Issue #258

July 29 - August 4, 2005

Headline

Meanwhile.

Meanwhile.

The rest of Nepal sees no hope in Kathmandu's continued political paralysis

KISHORE NEPAL

Editorial

The freedom to be fair

The freedom to be fair

We have been cursed with having to live in interesting times chronicling the past five years of Nepali life. What we as a nation have gone…

Columns

Four-ball
Tee Break by DEEPAK ACHARYA

Four-ball

Golf for these brothers is a family game

Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Nepalonomics at five

In this anniversary column, the Beed offers five economic mantras

State Of The State by CK LAL

God save the king

The countdown for a showdown over the monarchy has begun

Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT

Earning miles on Air Thrombosis

Ever since prehistoric man sat at his cave entrance gnawing at a mastodon bone and looking up to the sky at birds swooping and frolicking high…

Nation

Business

Flying in the rain

Flying in the rain

No sooner had the monsoon begun, then we got the first weather-related air mishap of the season

VIJAY LAMA

Review

Economy

Flying in the rain

Flying in the rain

No sooner had the monsoon begun, then we got the first weather-related air mishap of the season

VIJAY LAMA

Conservation

Sports

Nepali Society

Tuki-free country

Tuki-free country

Babu Raja Shrestha does not give up easily. Nearly a decade ago, when he started his solar tuki (lamp) project, everybody told him to drop the…

From The Nepali Press

Domestic Brief

Nepal’s road map for peace

As the government and the Maoists sit down for the third round of talks, the human rights group INSEC has come up with a 'road map' plan…

Contaminated colas

Nepal has begun testing several soft drinks including Coke and Pepsi after mounting public concern about a potential health hazard. A high level…

Business Briefs

Easy-to-wear styles

Easy-to-wear styles

Lifestyle Enterprises has launched Bossini apparels in Nepal. With an exclusive showroom in Darbar Marg displaying the latest spring and summer…

School for high flyers

School for high flyers

Training organisation Air Hostess Academy (AHA) of India brought a group of students to Kathmandu for international exposure. During the session…

Flying international

Flying international

Air Nepal International has started international schedule flights with its B767-300 aircraft from 24 July. The aircraft is configured into two…

Yay, Yak and Yeti

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has awarded Hotel Yak and Yeti the number one position among five-star hotels. The honour…

Another ATM in Pokhara

Standard Chartered has installed one more 24 hour ATM at Chipledhunga, Pokhara. The bank now has 11 ATMs in operation within the country-three…

New Products

READY TO GO: Galaxy Trading Concern has introduced ready-to-eat snack brands of SM Foods, India, in Nepal. The names of the products are Piknik,…

Letters

Lessons

In response to Preeti Koirala ('Letters', #256), I want to make it crystal clear that it is always unacceptable that innocent people are killed…

Demagoguery.

Dr Narayan Bahadur Thapa ('The silent majority', #257) has given pragmatic and prudent suggestions to our political parties. Our leaders need to…

.Or democracy?

Whether encouraging young children (Letters, 'Forced March', #257) to take part in various social and political functions is acceptable is a…

Ethnic gap

I support Rajendra Pradhan's 'The media's ethnic gap' (#256). I have been living in Siraha for nearly six years and have found the Madhesis to…

Clarification

'Underfed and underfunded' in #256 gave the erroneous impression the school-feeding program is being “phased out”. In fact, the World Food…

In this issue:

Meanwhile… | The Freedom to be fair | Editorial: Support by default | God save the king | Just like Afghanistan | Kathmandu to Kakarbitta and back | Nepalonomics at five | Flying in the rain | The no-horned Asiatic rhinoceros | Porters’ progress | Only one way home | Can’t fail this time | A tribute to history | Six hours in hel | Say it ain’t so, Manmohan | US nukes gas deal | “FM stations aren’t allowed to broadcast news even in the most democratic countries” | Fake federation | Widening gap | Son-in-law | Whose side? | Coronation | Ex-Maoists | Education vs education | Researching kuire researchers | Four-ball | Getting a kick out of it | Tuki-free country | Earning miles on Air Thrombosis