Peace sanctuary
Tourists look for tigers as elephants wade through tall grass at the Royal Chitwan National Park on Tuesday. Although the numbers of safari…
September 30 - October 6, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Power vacuum
Be warned: we are heading into a cold and dark winter and we don't mean that just figuratively. Among all the looming disasters this country…
Columns
Game Point by SUJAY LAMA
Ten reasons to tennis
Why you should find a court, a partner and start hitting
State Of The State by CK LAL
Murphy’s Law in force
Three years after October Four, we know that if anything can go wrong it will
Guest Column by RAGHU PANT
Unilateral multilateralism
The Maoists and the parties should use the remaining two months of the ceasefire for confidence-building
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Nepal’s zoological society
Now, kids, listen up. Quiet I said. Today's field trip is to the zoo. There is nowhere to wee-wee inside so anyone who needs to go to the…
Nation
Balancing the books
Booksellers and students are worst affected by the controversial new tariff on books
MALLIKA ARYAL
Business
"English is a worldwide language."
John Fry, the new country manager of British Council Nepal speaks to Nepali Times about the importance of English and the Council's activities in Nepal.
Review
Tales of conflict
The final two days of Film South Asia '05 (3-4 October) will showcase international documentaries that highlight the suffering caused by war
Travel
Manang’s middle path
With tourism growing, Manang is struggling to balance economic progress with cultural conservation
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY in MANANG
Nepali Society
Mechanical hero
Krishna Thapa Magar is definitely an inspiration for the victims of conflict. While many in Sankhuwasabha run away from their villages for…
Star Gazing
From The Nepali Press
Rathour’s story
Kantipur's Dailekh reporter, Hariharsingh Rathore, wrote this in the 'Notebook' column before being detained by police on Monday. Nepal, 23 September
"Many have died in detention"
Interview with Maoist student leader Krishna KC in Prakash, 26 September
Domestic Brief
Soldiers guilty but free
On Tuesday, a court martial ruled that Colonel Bobby Khatri, Captain Sunil Adhikari and Captain Amit Pun were directly responsible for killing…
ICJ on human rights mission
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is in Nepal on a mission to assess the human rights crisis in the country. Led by ICJ Secretary…
New Products
A new clean: Puja Soap has upgraded with a newly-designed Cromoart Wrapper and new ingredients, including Zeo Blaster, Naturo Fizz and Swiss…
Letters
Royal trek
I don't know why all the big fuss about the king walking through Patan ('The Royal Trek,' #266). This is his country as well, he is trying to…
Clique
The recent outburst by Tulsi Giri that the present constitution (Editorial, 'To kingdom come', #266) is a barrier to the royal takeover does not…
Candid camera
When will Thai International stop that silly inflight announcement just before landing in Kathmandu that “the use of camera over Nepal and at…
Advisories
I wish to draw the attention of the foreign embassies based in Kathmandu to their travel advisories. The United States, most European countries,…
In this issue:
Peace sanctuary | Power Vaccum | Editorial: Unilateral multilateralism | Murphy’s Law in force | Third division | Balancing the books | Fight for FDI | “English is a worldwide language.” | Tortured by both sides | Army school | Rathour’s story | Manang’s middle path | Anchored in reality | Tales of conflict | October sky | Canada’s ‘Vollywood’ | Ten reasons to tennis | Mechanical hero | Nepal’s zoological society