May 6-12, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Long and winding road
The removal of emergency has been greeted by all with a sigh of relief. The UN secretary general, neighbouring India and others have expressed…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Yellow + blue = green
When will our political hues be a harmony of colours?
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Bol! Speak up!
What Faiz wrote against the British in his India resonates in Kathmandu today
Tee Break by DEEPAK ACHARYA
Golfing glory
Our team leaves to participate in the SAARC Golf Championship
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Our nation’s horrorscope
Throughout human history to the present day, mankind has fantasised about heavenly bodies. So if you are one of those, there is nothing to be…
Nation
Transforming Nepali industry
Quietly, a Nepali electrical component manufacturer shows what hard work and perseverance can achieve
AARTI BASNYAT
Interview
"Tremendous scope for growth in electricals"
Kush Kumar Joshi-Managing Director of the Nepal Ekarat Engineering Company
The European perspective
Eduardo Lechuga Jimenez-head of Delegation of the European Commission in Nepal
Review
Looking up to the mountains
A centre for Himalayan studies located in the plains
MARK TURIN in SILIGURI
Leisure
Celebration of European integration
On 9 May Europeans worldwide will celebrate Europe Day, recalling achievements and looking to the future
Sports
Balancing mind and body
Tai Chi may be derived from the martial arts but it is now a great way to relax
AARTI BASNYAT
Nepali Society
Ustad Ale
Nepal has many flautists but no one has completed his Masters in flute-playing as has Jeevan Ale, 37. He completed his Masters from the Prayag…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Tourists plummet again
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said that tourist arrivals by air declined 38 percent in April this year as compared to the…
Ghar subidha
Nepal Industrial and Commercial Bank has launched its NIC Ghar Subhidha scheme. With the lowest interest rates, this facility aims to enable…
Fly to Bhutan
Druk Air has introduced special promotional fares on KTM-DEL-KTM and KTM-DEL routes under certain conditions. The offer is valid for a month.
Showroom
Giordano has opened a new exclusive showroom in Lajimpat, opposite Suwal music library. Opened under the agreement of Giordano Hongkong and…
New Products
HI-TECH: LG Electronics in association with the Chaudhary Group has unveiled its latest range of premium products for the Nepali market such as…
Letters
Statement
I am surprised that ICJ Secretary General Nicholas Howen told Samaya weekly ('Mission statement', #244) 'If the Maoists don't cooperate, it will…
Hug trees
Recently you published a timely letter from Jan Salter and Neeta Pokhrel ('Tree huggers', #241). The following week you showed a photograph of…
Humla
Thanks to Naresh Newar for his articles highlighting the plight of the people in Humla (#245). It is very much a neglected and forgotten outpost…
U-15
I am a regular reader of Nepali Times and love to read your sports articles. It will definitely help in developing sports in Nepal. In the last…
In this issue:
Enter the politician | Long and winding road | Editorial: The European perspective | Yellow + blue = green | Transforming Nepali industry | “Tremendous scope for growth in electricals” | The numbers game | Vigilante justice | Irresponsible | People’s interest | Information war | Land grab | Prachanda’s rejoinder to Baburam | Celebration of European integration | Looking up to the mountains | Germany’s zero hour | A lull in the mountains | Jasmine | Bol! Speak up! | Golfing glory | Balancing mind and body | Ustad Ale | Our nation’s horrorscope