February 25 - March 3, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Right here, right now
It's now getting on to 25 days since the royal proclamation. Far be it for us to say how things have been in that period. Even if we knew, we…
Columns
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
An aloof Valley
Capital egocentricism is seen around the region, but Kathmandu takes the cake
State Of The State by CK LAL
A flailing state
We may be writhing in agony but we're not about to become a failed state
Tee Break by DEEPAK ACHARYA
Golfing dreams
With the Himalayan Bank Cup it won't be long before we have our own champions
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Learning to live with sensors
In case you hadn't noticed, may we draw your kind attention, in the spirit of the times, to the electrodes and sensors sticking out of the sides…
Nation
Trekking to a trickle
The current crisis couldn't have come at a worse time for tourism
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Rotary comes a full circle
As Rotarians around the world celebrate 100 years this week, Nepali clubs push for their own district
AARTI BASNYAT
Pokhara takes a direct hit
The tourism slump has hit Pokhara badly. Last year it was Maoist activity on the Annapurna trek circuit, then it was the bandas, now it's the…
RAMESH POUDEL in POKHARA
Interview
Heritage
Brick by brick by brick
These bricks build more than just a house, they cement a heritage
AARTI BASNYAT
Sports
Nepali Society
A classless place
Ever since Boris Lissanevitch settled down in Kathmandu in the 1950s, there has been a long tradition of expatriates who have made Nepal their…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Pilgrims at Boudha
A chartered Druk Air Airbus A319 arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday carrying 114 Bhutani pilgrims attending a sacred ceremony held once in 12 years…
Mind management
A three-day mind management workshop was organised for the employees of the Karmachari Sanchay Kosh. It was conducted by Acharya Shree Dhrub,…
Hotel preferences
Qatar Airways has entered into the Preferred Hotel Program with Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu for 2005. It will help produce more than 300…
BKK-KTM-DXB
The Thai private operator, Phuket Air, is to launch a Bangkok-Kathmandu-Dubai turnaround from 9 March. The airline will use 757s flown by Nepali…
New Products
Mazda 3: Padma Shree Group has launched Mazda 3 in Nepal. Designed as a C-segment car with 1600 CC, safety measures have been produced in…
Letters
Hanging in there
I am glad the American ambassador James Moriarty asks Nepalis to "hang in there, to unite, to face the insurgency and also to rebuild democratic…
Poem
In 1992 it was my pleasure to visit your country and travel extensively. Whilst staying in Pokhara, I trekked around the Ghorepani circuit. That…
Good Journalism
The story on biogas by Naresh Newar was refreshing ('Nepal's future is in the dung heap', #234). It is beaming with hope and possibilities of…
In this issue:
Road closed | Right Here, Right Now | Editorial: “There was another road map” | A flailing state | Trees, roots and grass | Pokhara takes a direct hit | Crisis management | A decade of hope, violence and uncertainty | Unite | Home work | Political solutions | Will this ever stop? | “We want party reunification” | Brick by brick by brick | The software of life | What Nepal should do | An aloof Valley | Rotary comes a full circle | A classless place | Learning to live with sensors