Issue #273

November 18-24, 2005

Headline

Put children first

Put children first

The ceasefire has been a short period of respite for children in Nepal and their families. As the war drags into its tenth year, some, like…

Columns

Same old Nepal
Nepalipan by SUBINDRA BOGATI

Same old Nepal

Diaspora Nepalis are not impressed with visitors from the homeland

State Of The State by CK LAL

Military fatigue

The Jaleswor incident is a pointer to bubbling resentment

Guest Column by SUNIT BAGREE

Biggish brother

India's policy towards Nepal has been cynical, selfish and unethical, its time to change all that

Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT

It's a tough Act to follow

If you have turned to this page in search of comic relief, then I'm sorry to have to break the distressing news that you have come to the wrong…

Nation

Frontline teachers

Frontline teachers

More than any other profession, teachers have borne the brunt of the conflict

NARESH NEWAR

Heritage

Sports

Nepal in finals

Nepal in finals

Hopes rise as the Under 19 home team reaches the finals

Alok Tumbahangphey

Nepali Society

His father’s son

His father’s son

As a 17-year-old Boy Scout, Keshar Bahadur Bista travelled the world in the 1960s. Like many Nepalis, he could have stayed abroad and done well…

From The Nepali Press

Soul-searching

Former Foreign Minister Bhek Bahadur Thapa in Deshantar, 13 November

(Inter)national

Political scientist Ganga Bahadur Thapa in Dishanirdesh, 13 November

Business Briefs

Cosmic sightseeing

Cosmic sightseeing

Cosmic Air is launching mountain sightseeing flights with its Fokker 100 jet aircraft from Sunday, the company announced after a test flight…

New Products

New Products

NEW LOGO: Surya Nepal has revealed a new logo and redfined its corporate values with the slogan: 'Creating Enduring Value for Society and Among…

Letters

Inaccurate

Kunda Dixit's page one article ('Taking flight', #272) inaccurately characterised the US Embassy's 4 November statement as warning the political…

Yam

Welcome back, Daniel Lak. His 'Thinking the unthinkable' (#272) read like a checklist of things going wrong in Nepal. I would like to second his…

Mandu jazz

As Artha Beed writes in Economic Sense ('Youth power rising', #271) the best way to harness the power of the youth is education. But the…

Nar and Phu

Pristine as it looks in Wanda Vivequin's photographs ('Nar Phu', #271) I am reminded of the harsh realities of living in high mountain villages…

Onslaught

Thank you very much for publishing my letter to the editor (Letters, #272). But the balanced message I put forward has not been conveyed in true…

Chelis, come back

Just wondering where on earth the Charitraheen Chelis have disappeared. Did they give up their wonderful and courageous mission or have they all…

In this issue:

Put children first | Breakthrough in Delhi? | Editorial: Biggish brother | Military fatigue | Decoding the Code of Conduct | “The Code of Conduct is confusing and vague” | Integrating Nepal, Inc | Grade one children learn about Lenin | New VDCs | (Inter)national | Soul-searching | How they went | Reviving Patan’s royal canal | World summit of disinformation officials | US wants to remain global webmaster | Same old Nepal | Frontline teachers | “Hind-Chin Bhai-Bhai” again | They still have a long way to go... | Nine tips | Nepal in finals | His father’s son | It's a tough Act to follow