March 11-17, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Something to hide?
It is difficult for us in the media to look for a light at the end of the tunnel when that light could very well be another train. There are…
Columns
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Lhotshampa chargesheet
Bhutan's Gross National Sadness will undermine its future happiness
Nepalipan by PRAVIN RANA
When you’re a poor country
You don't get to have a Patriot Act, you have a Vitamin A Act
Guest Column by SAUBHAGYA SHAH
Hyper Empire and Hindu Kingdom
Nepalis need quick liberation from violence and fear, it doesn't matter who the knight in shining armour is
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Hint hint, wink wink
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING (READ THIS FIRST BEFORE SNEAKING OFF TO READ THE PUNCHLINE): This column has been pre-tested on lab rats and has been…
Interview
"The real issue is about security vs terrorism"
Pakistani ambassador Zamir Akram served two terms in Washington DC before being sent to Nepal and doesn't agree that Kathmandu is R&R posting.…
Review
Amazing grace
With easy grace, he stretches lankily on the step centre stage as the play Jat Sodhnu Jogi Ko opens. The flow of his speech, body language and…
Development
The sounds of silence
Across Nepal, there is an information vacuum as radio stations are gagged
NARESH NEWAR
Sports
Teaming up
The Nepal Under-14 tennis team is back in Kathmandu from Ho Chi Minh City where it participated in the International Tennis Federation's 14 and…
Nepali Society
Kevin’s eye
In the early 1980s when Nepal was still roadless and undiscovered, Kevin Bubriski (below) went off the beaten trek to record the lives of people…
From The Nepali Press
"Politicians pushed out democracy"
Sanghu, 7 March Interview with Krishna Prasad Bhandari, senior advocate
Business Briefs
Everest is once-in-a-lifetime
The annual iExplore list of Top 10 Once-in-a-Lifetime Trips has put a trek to Mt Everest Base Camp in seventh position in its Top 10 ranking.…
World Bank warning
WASINGTON-The World Bank said Wednesday it is considering stopping its projects and programs in the country if the current political tension…
Setting sites
Advertising Avenues Nepal has launched its website www.avenues.com.np. It is one of the first online advertising services in the country.
Letters
Anti-violence
In your editorial ' Right here right now' ( # 236) you repeat the oft-repeated refrain on the need for the Maoists to 'join the mainstream'. One…
Elegy for democracy
I was very disappointed with the review of Majushree Thapa's excellent new book Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy by Asthi Sakhwa…
Raw deal
I read the interview of Indian ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherji ('There was another road map', #236) and was struck by the questions your…
True grit
I want you to know that I admire the grit and spirit shown by you and your colleagues thus far in such extremely adverse circumstances. I wish…
Good cop
Lovely Nepali Pan article by Jiggy Gaton ('Kathmandu's finest', #237). Maybe he should thank his karma before he thanks Nepali public service…
In this issue:
Fleeing school | Something to hide? | Editorial: Hyper Empire and Hindu | When you’re a poor country | “The real issue is about security vs terrorism” | Rocking stocks | “Politicians pushed out democracy” | Defining democracy | Village schools | Home coming | Jailhouse rock | Switching sides | The sounds of silence | Behind Dubai’s dazzle | Kiss and tell | Lhotshampa chargesheet | Real life drama | Amazing grace | The whole 90 yards | Sticks and stones | Kevin’s eye | Hint hint, wink wink