September 9-15, 2005
Headline
Editorial
One-sided truce
The announcement last week of a three-month unilateral ceasefire by our wily comrades just went to show that they are way ahead of the…
Columns
Nepalipan by SHRADHA GHALE
Say it in Nepali
Alienated from Nepali, half-related to English, we grew up owning neither this nor that
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Southasia beyond SAARC
Afghan elections and Aung San Suu Kyi also matter
Tee Break by DEEPAK ACHARYA
Hit down to make it fly
Beginners must understand not to 'scoop' the ball to send it upwards
Guest Column by SUBODH RAJ PYAKHUREL
Between red and blue
Never has this country been at such a historic crossroads
State Of The State by CK LAL
22 May, 4 October, 1 February
Nepal may not be a republic tomorrow but the clock is ticking
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
All the news that didn’t fit
It has been our experience in the news business that important international happenings like Maria Sharapova's new tennis shoes, Kate Winslet's…
Nation
"It has to be reciprocal"
The Maoist ceasefire may mean no war for now but it doesn't mean peace
DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA in DHARAN and RAMSWOR BOHARA in NEPALGANJ
Business
Getting over the blame game
With the economy freefalling business leaders finger the various players for blame, even some of their own
KIRAN NEPAL
Legalise it
Nepal is losing out on export income because authorities are fixated on hemp's 'high'
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Crazy for Khastos
Enterpreneur Gautam Rana is reviving the art of Khasto making and his products are flying off the shelves
MALLIKA ARYAL
Review
Economy
Getting over the blame game
With the economy freefalling business leaders finger the various players for blame, even some of their own
KIRAN NEPAL
Legalise it
Nepal is losing out on export income because authorities are fixated on hemp's 'high'
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Crazy for Khastos
Enterpreneur Gautam Rana is reviving the art of Khasto making and his products are flying off the shelves
MALLIKA ARYAL
Sports
Changa-rama
This year's Changa Chait festival will feature 'open skies' in the name of peace
AARTI BASNYAT
Nepali Society
Yesterday once more
After the searing speeches at the pro-democracy demo in New Baneswor, a sudden downpour doused the crowd. Then a soothing voice wafted through…
From The Nepali Press
Ceasefire
Historic opportunity Editorial in Kantipur, 4 September The ceasefire announcement came just as the parties and the Maoists were taking forward…
Business Briefs
Banner year for bank
For the second time in three years Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL)has been named Bank of the Year in this country by the Financial Times…
Miss Nepal on wheels
Shrestha International Trading Concern has signed an agreement with The Hidden Treasure, organiser of Miss Nepal 2005, to present the soon to be…
FMs in business
On Wednesday the Supreme Court decided it would forgo a hearing on a stay order that allowed FM radio stations to resume airing news in August…
Hurricane Katrina relief fund
The Nepal Chamber of Commerce has established a Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund with a 'token' deposit of $1,000. It is appealing to…
UN torture expert arriving
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak will arrive in Kathmandu on Saturday for a fact-finding mission. According to UN officials,…
Letters
Joi-poi
In his long and rambling interview to the state-run media (and I thought Ganeshman Singh was a rambler) the king has compared party-palace…
Mero phone
Shiva Gaunle mentions the name of certain royal relatives who have a stake in the new private mobile venture ('A phony business', #262). The…
Karnali
Jivan Shahi deserves congratulations for informing all Nepalis and outsiders how the poor are made poorer by doling out subsidies and aid…
China card
'Chinese investors may be interested' (#262) could mean that China could be the saviour of our sick industries. The robber barons have pocketed…
Sky news
Congratulations to the Nepali Times and Kedar Sharma Badu for the clear notes on planet positions ('September sky', #263). Do keep us informed…
Ceasefire
Is somebody going nuts? A ceasefire during Dasain/Tihar and then back to the killing fields. (Nepali Times/nepalnews.com Internet poll #263)…
People first
Mr Bihari K Shrestha (#263) seems hell bent on advocating the positive aspects of authoritarian rule. Democracy and autocracy are two opposite…
In this issue:
What next? | One - sided Truce | Editorial: Between red and blue | 22 May, 4 October, 1 February | Say it in Nepali | “It has to be reciprocal” | Managing disaster | Getting over the blame game | Legalise it | Crazy for Khastos | A decent first descent | Ceasefire | No apparent leader | Repeatedly double-crossed | Defending the NC | In a failed state | Southasia beyond SAARC | Soaring and sparring