Getting down to business
Singha Darbar is uncharacteristically defiant towards donors
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
February 18-24, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Been there, done that
The diplomatic grapevine and the Internet discussions are humming with a sanctimonious cry for sanctions. There is loose talk of a trade and…
Columns
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
‘Chicago Boys’
Chile's lesson: curtailing criticism means policy errors go uncorrected
State Of The State by CK LAL
First the good news
Everything will turn out all right in the end, it always does
Nepalipan by JEMIMA SHERPA
Further from home, closer we are
The Nepali diaspora is watching and worrying
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Can we have a word?
Since no one has bothered to bring out full page ads in national broadsheets to congratulate me on the extraordinary honour conferred on me…
Nation
Radio activity
Nepal set an example in South Asia with community empowerment through radio, now it's all on hold
MANISHA ARYAL
Shhhh.Nepal’s best kept secret
Get to Bandipur for a relaxing weekend before everyone else discovers the place
NARESH NEWAR in BANDIPUR
Interview
"Most donors are in wait-and-see mode"
Jan de Witte, headed the Dutch aid group SNV in Nepal for five years and has just been reassigned to East Africa.
Review
Sports
Marathon is good for health
More than 1,000 people from 20 countries including Nepal are participating in an international marathon in Kathmandu Valley on 18 February.…
Nepali Society
Long journey home
She carries the news from Kabhre to the capital. She roams the town looking for scoops, writes news and helps in editing as well. And she is…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Danish aid
The Danish government has suspended new aid agreements and projects in the pipeline for Nepal. "There will be no new aid agreement and the…
Dailekh defiance
The residents of Dailekh have boycotted the bandas and blockades called by the Maoists. They said they have had enough of Maoist activities…
Through fares to India
Indian Airlines has announced its 'Through Fare' scheme between points to and from India to Kathmandu from 16 February to 30 September. The…
Bank accounts
Based on the first six month's unaudited accounts, Everest Bank's operating profit showed an increase of 21 percent over last year reaching a…
Letters
Pruning trees
Not certain if losing some trees is a complete disaster, as your editorial states ('Hariyo ban Nepalko dhan', #233). Some pruning was clearly…
Dung heap
I was really happy to read 'Hurrah, Nepal's future is in the dung heap' by Naresh Newar (#234). I wish to congratulate him for crediting the…
New news
My compliments to Shrinkala Sharma for her thought provoking article ('23 weeks to go', #234) on the opportunities now present to journalists…
Ukranian elections
I am shocked by Moscow-based Jugal Bhurtel's highly polemic and illogical article 'The next great game' (#233). The Organisation for Security…
Under My Hat
Inspite of the sad mood and heavy heart, Kunda Dixit's latest Under My hat ('All the news that is fit to print', #234) brought a smile to my…
In this issue:
Getting down to business | Been there, Done that | Editorial: At the helm | First the good news | Further from home, closer we are | Radio activity | ‘Chicago Boys’ | “Most donors are in wait-and-see mode” | Demystifying Himalayan degradation | Course conduct | Scrum run | Shhhh…Nepal’s best kept secret | February First was inevitable | In the gulf | Medical attention | Rumours | Will they learn? | Leaving wives and kids | Kyoto:Ke ho tyo? | Can we have a word?