July 15-21, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Democracy in installments
Billboards on the city's intersections have been painted over with soundbites from King Gyanendra's recent proclamations. The one outside Singha…
Columns
The economics of freedom
Curtailment of economic freedom is detrimental to a nation's growth
Brown man’s burden
Who is to distinguish between a young Muslim of 'Pakistani' ancestry and a young Muslim of 'Indian' ancestry both living in Leeds?
The media’s ethnic gap
Madhesis are Nepalis and not just residents of the southern plains
Pillion riders not wearing helmets are now allowed to use pre-paid mobiles
This country is changing so fast, things are in such a state of flux, there is so much uncertainty about what is around the bend that one can't…
Nation
The miracle is it’s no miracle
Seeing is believing for rice farmers in eastern Nepal who are reaping bumper paddy harvests from fewer seeds
KUNDA DIXIT
Underfed and underfunded
Seventy percent of child deaths in Nepal are indirectly a result of malnutrition
NARESH NEWAR
Review
Fiction more real than fact
Narayan Wagle's first novel drags us to the edge and forces us to peer down at the abyss below
KUNDA DIXIT
Travel
Double traverse in the trans-Himalaya
Diary of a rainshadow trek across Thorung and Tilicho
STEPHEN J KEELING
Sports
A trigger happy sport
With a new shooting range, new equipment, new tournaments Nepali shooters may soon be bagging medals
AARTI BASNYAT
Nepali Society
Fatima the healer
Fatima Younoos is 62 but she is still poking needles into four dozen patients a day. This tireless acupuncturist has steadily gained a…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Apartments in Pokhara
Annapurna Developers have built Fishtail Residency, the first apartment complex in Pokhara. Sprawled on the outskits with a magnificient view of…
Nepal’s first flying school
As the number of military and civilian aircrafts increase, the Royal Nepali Army has decided to get into flight training from Kathmandu airport.…
Easy fares
Indian Airlines has started new fares called 'Easy Fare' for travel to various destinations within India. Under this scheme, it is available for…
New Products
MARKING: NOMARKS, a flagship brand of Ozone Ayurvedics, has launched the herbal cream in 12 gm packs that easily fits into handbags and pockets.…
Letters
WFP replies
World Food Program (WFP) Nepal wishes to disagree and argue certain statements made by James Shikwati in an interview from Der Spiegel reprinted…
Terrorism
While it is sad that more than 50 innocent people died in London blasts, as a Nepali I am tempted to ask the British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield…
Caste aside
I agree with Manjushree Thapa that the caste system is still very much a part of Nepali society ('Let's talk about caste', #254) but I don't…
Jiri road
I just had a visit to Jiri and Charikot last month. This was my fourth visit to Jiri since 1992. I can easily see the meaningful impacts of the…
Museum piece
As a founder member of Tamu Pye Lhu Sangh and the first director of the Kohinbo Museum I was delighted to see the review of our museum in your…
In this issue:
Comrades-in-arms | Democracy in installments | Editorial: The media’s ethnic gap | …but they want to fight their wars separately | The miracle is it’s no miracle | The economics of freedom | Protests that go nowhere | Innocent targets | Abuser of authority | Troika | Eye for an eye | Royal bash | Forced march | “The euphoria has evaporated” | Double traverse in the trans-Himalaya | Fiction more real than fact | Underfed and underfunded | Brown man’s burden | Sweeping through | A trigger happy sport | Fatima the healer | Pillion riders not wearing helmets are now allowed to use pre-paid mobiles