November 4-10, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Human sacrifices
Ten years into the war and nearly half that time without parliament, it is difficult to see a solution to the three-way power struggle between…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Absolutely traditional
The only way to make monarchies less absolute is to make them dispensable
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Driving each other nuts
We were always opposed to foreign interference in this country's internal affairs and that is why the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief…
Nation
Ceasefire or no ceasefire
It doesn't seem to make much of a difference in the Maoist heartland
NARESH NEWAR
Review
The still-life of red-light kids
Oscar winning documentary portrays the lives of the children of Calcutta's brothels
ASTHI SAKHWA
Travel
Sports
Pokhara’s new waves
Sustained peace could turn the trickle of rafters this season into a flood
RAMESH PAUDEL
Nepali Society
The light of learning
For someone who is from one of the most oppressed and economically deprived communities in the country, Bal Maya Biswakarma, 29, has come a long…
From The Nepali Press
The Maoists must extend the ceasefire
Former MP Radheshyam Adhikari in Himal Khabarpatrika 2-15 November
Domestic Brief
New Products
Pick one up: Agni Incorporated has introduced the Indian Maxx pick-up in the Nepali market. With 2,523cc and 63 horsepower, the vehicle is also…
Himalayan tsunamis
LHASA?An international conference in Lhasa last week warned that flash-floods are a growing threat to mountain dwellers in the Hindu…
Chand, Jr abducted
Maoists have abducted industrialist Arun Chand from Chuha village in Kailali district, where he had gone to reopen his Bahulinga Sugar Mills.…
Branching out
Nabil Bank inaugurated its 17th branch on 27 October at Maharajganj. Located behind Namaste Supermarket, the full-service branch includes safe…
Letters
Right Rajbhandari
was shocked to see the photograph of the previous election commissioner shown in place of the present one. Agreed that both are Rajbhandaris but…
Dark age
B K Shrestha seems to be actively involved in the publicity campaign supporting the present regime ('Rock and hard place', #269) and defaming…
Sycophancy
While your editorials and CK Lal are as good as ever, please spare us regular features like Shradha Ghale and the Guest Column. What's a…
Game Point
I read Sujay Lama's tennis column Game Point on Nepali Times especial and I am amazed and proud that a Nepali is a tennis coach in the US! I am…
Herojig
I have been following Herojig's meteoric rise in the cartoon world. He is truly impressive. Having lived in Nepal for some years and now back in…
In this issue:
Line of control | Humna Sacrifices | Editorial: The king at the summit | Absolutely traditional | Ceasefire or no ceasefire | Our street kids | Polls apart | Safety valve | The Maoists must extend the ceasefire | Nar Phu | The still-life of red-light kids | The inside story | The politics of frustration | Juniour rackets | Pokhara’s new waves | The light of learning | Driving each other nuts