Abandoned
The suspension of one of the country's most effective donor supported poverty alleviation projects in remote western Nepal has sparked debate…
NARESH NEWAR
May 20-26, 2005
Headline
Editorial
United we stand
The declaration by seven political parties on 8 May to work together to find a common approach to restore peace and democracy in the kingdom is…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Fear of freedom or freedom from fear?
The third anniversary of the dissolution of parliament is a time to reflect on restoring it
Guest Column by MIN BAHADUR SHAHI
Sa, Karnali
The people of Kalikot shouldn't be punished for something carried out by a handful of outlaws
Nepalipan by BIJEN JONCHHE
Lest we forget
And still the political parties wonder why the people don't come out in their support
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Politically corrected news items
The great thing about practicing journalism at a time when corporal punishment is back in vogue is that you don't have to worry about telling…
Nation
TB or not TB
Nepal's world acclaimed anti-TB treatment program is relatively unscathed by the conflict
NARESH NEWAR
Business
The wonderful women and their flying machines
At the rate they are flying, Nepali women pilots may soon outnumber the men
ABHA ELI PHOBOO
Low fares lure domestic travellers
The introduction of jets on domestic air routes for the first time has taken the aviation sector by storm
Review
Economy
The wonderful women and their flying machines
At the rate they are flying, Nepali women pilots may soon outnumber the men
ABHA ELI PHOBOO
Low fares lure domestic travellers
The introduction of jets on domestic air routes for the first time has taken the aviation sector by storm
Sports
Nepali Society
Prativa goes places
Prativa Panday used to be quite satisfied being a doctor to Nepal. But she loved to trek and go places. Earlier this month, she was elected…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
20 May 2005
Bhaikaji Ghimire, managing director of Samadrishti weekly has been in detention for at Nakkhu the past two-and-a-half years without charge.…
Business Briefs
Speeding up
Speed Remit Pvt Ltd has entered into an agreement with Nabil Bank for domestic distribution of money for customers across Nepal. NabilSpeedremit…
New schedule
Druk Air will begin its new summer flight schedule effective until 29 October on the Delhi and Paro routes from Kathmandu.
Masti campaign
Asian Thai Foods has started Rumpum Biking Masti scheme under which every second day a consumer will be given an Anna Lifan bike. Rumpum packets…
Safe safe
Bumil Safe has launched Dia Safe in Nepal. The safes are available in a wide range of models and colours at their showroom, Home Furnishers in…
New Products
MILKY DREAM: Golchha Organisation's Hulas Biscuit and Confectionery's has introduced Dream Cream Milky in the market. It is specially packaged…
Letters
Flop-flip
Both Prashant Jha and Swapan Dasgupta hit it squarely on the head in your last issue (NT, #247), heralding perhaps not just realpolitik…
Colonial haunts
Just read Pravin Rana's piece ('Colonial hunts', #247) on Rana nostalgia in your Internet edition and enjoyed it very much. Would he also care…
No fun
For all of us who have already read Dan Brown's book Da Vinci Code, Jiggy Gaton's review ('The religious X-files, #247) does give us additional…
Tree slaughter
Your front page photo ('Grand Trunk Road', #247) could break anyone's heart. At a time when the environment of Kathmandu Valley is worsening the…
In this issue:
Abandoned | United we stand | Editorial : Sa, Karnali | Fear of freedom or freedom from fear? | Shock in Kalikot | Don’t roll back | Flip-flop | State blockade | Corruption charges | Captain’s telly | Who killed Pokhrel? | Rebel rebels | The wonderful women and their flying machines | Don Quixote, dissident | Etching a world | TB or not TB | Lest we forget | Denial of departure | 108 holes | Upendra’s dream | Prativa goes places | Politically corrected news items