AFLOAT
Geneva's fallout is mostly positive but a lot will now depend on how sincerely it is implemented
KUNDA DIXIT
April 15-21, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Understanding the memorandum
A memorandum of understanding between the government and the UN on establishing a human rights monitoring field office in Kathmandu was signed…
Columns
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
The crackdown and after
The only voice that speaks without government censorship comes clandestinely and illegally over an FM band
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Accidental businessman
Karna Sakya's positive outlook needs to spread
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Forgive us our press passes
The great American philosopher, Spiderman, once said during an unguarded moment: "With absolute power comes absolute responsibility." We…
Nation
Time to do something
The time for talk is gone, let's start helping people displaced by the conflict
NARESH NEWAR
Adjusting Nepali time
We may be a century ahead of the Gregorian calendar but we are a month behind the sun
ABHA ELI PHOBOO
Interview
"One of the biggest press freedom crises in the world "
Anne Cooper-executive director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Business
Review
The girl from Dolpo
A classic fairy tale of triumph over social obstacles, mysterious creativity and the intervention of royalty
MARK TURIN
Thalara’s black and white world
The visual history of a village in western Nepal that is frozen in time
AARTI BASNYAT
Economy
Travel
Trekking in the time of terrorism
The east is red with rhododendron and revolution
DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA in GUPHA POKHARI
Development
Nepali Society
Family cycle
It isn't unusual to see Mark and Becky Pickett cycling around Patan with their five children in tow. The Picketts have lived in Nepal for 12…
From The Nepali Press
"The alternative to democracy is democracy"
Unofficial translation of King Gyanendra's speech at the Royal Nepali Army Academy graduation parade Nispakshya, 5 April
"It’s an internal matter"
Interview with Maoist spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara on BBC Nepali Service, 10 April
Business Briefs
Leave schools alone
On the occasion of the new school year that begins 15 April, the United Nations in Kathmandu has urged all groups to create a safe environment…
Winners take it all
Four months ago, the boss magazine started a joint campaign with Philips. Subscribers would qualify for a lucky draw to win a set of Philips…
Lines of fortune
Himalayan Instant Noodles has launched a new marketing campaign Mayos Bhagya Rekha to sell Mayos instant noodles. Every packet of Mayos instant…
New Products
EYE CONTACT: Cipla's multipurpose brand name, Total Care, is launching its soft contact lens solution in Nepal. Instyle Trading Concern, the…
Letters
Ulbaek
I believe that when Susan Ulbaek refers to 'revival of democracy and restoration of civil liberties' she does not mean Maoist democracy and…
Aidocrats
Thanks to CK Lal for introducing a new debate on aidocrats ('Meddling along'). Aid and campaign groups or NGOs matter more and more in our…
Artha Beed
I feel compelled to write after reading Artha Beed's very pertinent Economic Sense column ('The aid haemorrhage', #242). There is a need for…
Ironic Times
It must be quite difficult for Kunda Dixit to keep up his Under My Hat column in these times of censorship, but I'm glad that he has kept his…
In this issue:
Afloat | Understanding the memorandum | Editorial:"One of the biggest press freedom cries in the world" | Mixed messages | The crackdown and after | Time to do something | Accidental businessman | “Insurance business moves with the times” | Police donates blood to wounded Maoist | “It’s an internal matter” | Holier than thou | Facing the music | “The alternative to democracy is democracy” | Trekking in the time of terrorism | The girl from Dolpo | Thalara’s black and white world | Adjusting Nepali time | Shush Bush | Skin deep | Tiger at the top | L’école française | Family cycle | Forgive us our press passes