September 23-29, 2005
Headline
Editorial
To kingdom come
There are only two ways to go from here: tighten up or loosen off. Which path will the architects of absolutism take? All indications are that…
Columns
Nepalipan by JIGME GATON
Media and dharma
Nepal has the spiritual answer to the cycles of happiness and suffering
Tee Break by DEEPAK ACHARYA
Green greens
Golf course care in Nepal involves grazing animals and village women
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
WANTED - Prime Minister
Insurgency-wracked landlocked kingdom in the lap of the Himalaya on verge of being declared a failed state has urgent vacancy for a tall,…
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Wanted Prime Minister
Insurgency-wracked landlocked kingdom in the lap of the Himalaya on verge of being declared a failed state has urgent vacancy for a tall,…
Nation
TULSI GIRI
In-house translation of excerpts from a transcript of the speech delivered by Vice-chairman Tulsi Giri in Biratnagar on 20 September.
Business
"Nepali drugs are now of international quality."
Hari Bhakta Sharma executive directortells Nepali Times he wants to get into the export market.
Review
The highest and longest gigs
Shattering world records to help Nepali children with music
RABINDRA MISHRA in LONDON
The art of care
The 20-year-old niece of Robin Needham, the director of CARE Nepal who died in last year's tsunami in Thailand, has enlisted the support of…
KUNDA DIXIT
Leisure
Feasting on films
For documentary enthusiasts in Kathmandu, the weekend of 29 September will feature movies galore. This year 43 films were chosen from the 189…
Economy
"Nepali drugs are now of international quality."
Hari Bhakta Sharma executive directortells Nepali Times he wants to get into the export market.
Sports
Crossborder football
A quaint film about a Birganj club playing in Bihar is the Nepali entry at Film South Asia next week
NARESH NEWAR
From The Nepali Press
"The UN is talking to India, China and the US"
As an Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations, Kul Chandra Gautam is the seniormost Nepali in the world body. He spoke to the BBC Nepali Service last week about the prospects of a negotiated solution to the Nepal conflict. Excerpts:
"His Majesty shouldn’t fight the people"
Panchayat-era Zonal Commissioner, Surya Bahadur Sen Himal Khabarpatrika, 17-30 September
Business Briefs
Kalikot food project resums
There is reason to be happy for the impoverished families in Kalikot-their favourite project Rural Community Infrastructure Works (RCIW) is…
A royal bill
Hetauda-It was merely a three-hour visit by King Gyanendra so many local people are asking if it was worth spending so much on decorations?…
Community forests forced to pay
Both the Maoists and the government have been interfering in community forest consumers' groups, said the Federation of Community Forests…
Gated community
Valley Homes Private Limited has launched the gated community, Terraces, in Sunakothi. The initial development will be on 49 ropanis with houses…
More mobile
Spice Nepal launched its Mero Mobile service on 17 September. The rate for calls between Mero Mobile subscribers has been set at one paisa per…
Letters
Ceasefire
The Maoists' unilateral ceasefire has naturally been met with some scepticism as noted by Naresh Newar in 'What next?' (#264). Those who hail it…
Naming and shaming
Kunda Dixit's 'Naming and shaming' (# 265) provides a true story of Nepal's progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Unlike…
India China
If both India and China are lukewarm about a transit through Nepal ('Traversing the middle kingdom', #265) I don't see why Nepal is so…
Top tips
Ashutosh Tiwari's column about jobs and careers 'Tips to reach the top' (Strictly Business, #265) makes some valid points about jobseekers…
Rainbow
Great picture of a rainbow and the all-seeing eyes of the Prince of Peace (#265) to coincide with International Day of Peace this week. Let's…
In this issue:
The royal trek | To kingdom come | Editorial: Tulsi Giri speaks out | Something is rotten | One-sided hope | Reform 2.0 | “Nepali drugs are now of international quality.” | “His Majesty shouldn’t fight the people” | Royal 737 | Peace-loving | Encroachment | “The UN is talking to India, China and the US” | Film South Asia ’05 | The highest and longest gigs | The art of care | Media and dharma | Star of Awadh | Green greens | Crossborder football | WANTED Prime Minister