Poorer and poorer
It is simple arithmetic: if a country's GDP growth is less than its population growth rate then its citizens are getting poorer. Nepal's…
KIRAN NEPAL
July 8-14, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Let a thousand radios bloom
Of all the ridiculous decisions that have been taken lately, the one that gets the prize for sheer idiocy is the continued ban on news by FM…
Columns
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
In clear conscience
Krishna Pahadi's incarceration and release has lessons for the business community
State Of The State by CK LAL
Our 3Ms
The Maoists, monarchists and mainstreamers are just arguing about different versions of modernity
Guest Column by BIHARI K SHRESTHA
No sermons, please
Foreign meddling impedes Nepal's democratic development
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Now for some international news
India retaliates by declassifying its tapes A week after recently declassified White House tapes revealed what President Richard Nixon and…
Nation
Helpless and hopeless
Eight months after their uprising, the brave women of Dailekh are fending for themselves
ARUNA UPRETY
"Keep us out of it"
Nima Dorje Lama was lucky he survived, others never made it out alive
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
A tortured past and torturous future
The UN is sending a special envoy to report on the rise in torture cases in Nepal's conflict
NARESH NEWAR
Mixing development with security
The government wants to win hearts and minds with this budget but donors are not likely to foot the bill
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Business
Review
Update
"Esle janata lai dukkha huna hundaina"
Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey has worked under three kings, served as minister six times in various governments and has been in parliament…
Sports
Nepali Society
Feeling the Pulse
It was a party full of surprises. Though Nepa~laya, agents for Nepathya, Aavas and Phatteman, had been planning to launch their new jazz band,…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Lucky deposits
When Everest Bank Limited opened its 16th branch in Pokhara, it introduced a deposit campaign for one month offering various additional benefits…
Swift is here
Suzuki Swift is finally ready and on offer to clients. It took the company five years to come up with this model, which has taken a lot of…
Cosmic spreads wings
Cosmic Air has been unrelenting in its expansion, adding two new sectors to its route map this week: Banaras and Kolkata. It will begin flying…
Letters
Caste aside
Manjushree Thapa (Guest Column, 'Let's talk about caste', #254) needs to get her facts straight before she starts spouting venom all over the…
SLC not-pass
I would like to thank CK Lal for his column 'How about those who didn't pass?' (#252). He has made a really outstanding point about why it is…
Dinesh Pyakhurel
CK Lal's obituary for Dinesh Chandra Pyakhurel 'Death of an engineer' (#253) was a poignant example of a country in paralysis. Political…
Toons
Thanks for that special treat on cartooning in Nepal ('Toontime', #253) . They make us laugh, they make us cry, and they pass on vital messages…
Wedding woes
I can totally relate to Kapil Tamot's wedding woes ('Pre-monsoon weddings', #253). Being a jeans and t-shirt person myself, one of my fears…
Green road
Indeed, the Lamosangu-Jiri road serves as an outstanding model for other mountain roads ('The great green road', # 254) not only for its…
In this issue:
Poorer and poorer | Let a thousand radios bloom | Editorial: No sermons, please | Our 3Ms | Down, down, down | Mixing development with security | In clear conscience | Privatising privatisation | Museum town | Helpless and hopeless | “Esle janata lai dukkha huna hundaina” | “For god’s sake, please stop the aid!” | Attack on Ayodhya | Out of control | Peace and security | Suicide behind bars | Bardiya battle | Back to the village | Anti-media | UML convention | Madi’s young citizens | “Keep us out of it” | A tortured past and torturous future