January 6-12, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Hear no peace, see no peace, speak no peace
Many of us mistook hope for conviction. It was our hope the Maoists would extend the ceasefire and therefore we tried to convince ourselves it…
Columns
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Memories in narrow gauge
Remembering good people and their good deeds is a good idea
Herojig by
Herojig - Issue #280
State Of The State by CK LAL
Between Bar and Bench
Like in everything else, loyalty rather than competence has been handsomely rewarded
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Effective activism
Tough advice helped the free kamaiya movement succeed
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Media is the plural of mediocre
It's that time of year once more when we give away the Annual Advertising Excellence Hall of Fame Awards for 2005 which has the slogan: 'The…
Nation
Accidental travellers
Highway mishaps can't be called 'accidents' when they are due to negligence and carelessness
PRAGYA SHRESTHA in MUGLING
Business
"The biggest challenge is to restore peace"
Jugal Bhurtel of the Non Resident Nepali International Coordination Committee (NRN-ICC) spoke to Nepali Times recently looking back at the…
Review
Leisure
What they are reading
We asked Nepali Times readers what else they have been reading over the holidays besides this paper and came up with this list. A sample survey of who is reading what and why.
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #280: STILL BEHIND BARS
STILL BEHIND BARS: A party member examines a poster of the Nepali Congress-Democratic put up for its Convention at BICC on Thursday. Party…
Economy
"The biggest challenge is to restore peace"
Jugal Bhurtel of the Non Resident Nepali International Coordination Committee (NRN-ICC) spoke to Nepali Times recently looking back at the…
Sports
Nepali Society
On Nyima’s farm
It is crisp and cold on the floodplain of the Lhasa River as Nyima Tashi takes visitors on a tour of his life's work: rows and rows of…
From The Nepali Press
History lesson
Former national assembly member and Brigadier General Dipta Prakash Shah in Deshantar, 1 January
Business Briefs
Growing load
Nepalis are being forced to adjust to the new load-shedding regimen, which is seeing electricity cut at least once a week, for about 1 ? hours…
Tourism tumbles
Despite good news on the tourist front in the last months of 2005, overall arrivals declined by 3.9 percent during the year, says the Nepal…
Handicraft hike
Exports of handicrafts rose 11 percent in fiscal year 2004-2005, earning Rs 2.84 billion, said the Handicraft Association of Nepal (HAN). The…
Nabil grows
Nabil Bank Limited reported a 13.9 percent after-tax profit at its 21st AGM on 25 December. In fiscal year 2004-2005, the bank's net worth grew…
Letters
Jaundiced
Notwithstanding the jaundiced view of some people (Krishna Adhikari in Letters #279) in response to my column ('Rebuilding democracy',#277)King…
Gurkha history
Enlightening article by Kanak Mani Dixit ('The Lahure of Kot Kangra', #278) Even as a member of the British Army I was unaware of some of the…
Cosmic significance
Reading Naresh Newar's investigation on Cosmic Air ('Pull up.pull up., #278) gave me a strong sense of d?j? vu. Having worked at Necon Air, I…
In this issue:
Bloody sunrise |Hear no peace, see no peace, speak no peace |Editorial: A healthy Nepal |Between Bar and Bench |Accidental travellers |Effective activism |“The biggest challenge is to restore peace” |Why we ended the ceasefire |Bring in the king |Parties’ dilemma |History lesson |Blockade |Trade and transit renewal |What they are reading |Human rights wronged |The music is the message |Easy to swallow |Opportunities and opportunists |Memories in narrow gauge |What handicap? |Girls get their kicks |n Nyima’s farm |Media is the plural of mediocre