Issue #283

January 27 - February 2, 2006

Editorial

SUBHAS RAIThe government is once again embarking on a confrontation course with everyone it doesn't agree with. It let the Maoists' unilateral…

State Of The State by CK LAL

A lesson on how to lose legitimacy in quick easy steps

Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT

Don't laugh. Given the present state of the nation, it is our duty to inform all concerned authorities, heads of constitutional bodies, and…

A vaccine tested on 2,000 Nepali soldiers will soon be released in the market

MARTY LOGAN

Twenty years later, tons of condemned pesticides remain stored in Nepal

ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY in AMLEKHGANJ

Kudos to the Nepali government for its restraint, despite attempts by political saboteurs to destroy the state. These are just political thugs…

I deeply appreciate Kanak Mani Dixit bringing out hope and enthusiasm in these darkest times (Southasia Beat, 'Country in vernacular', #283). We…

I really liked reading Rita Thapa's 'The art of giving' (# 268). I admire your strength of coping with your single hood by finding your own way.…

When I read any English language newspaper or magazine from Nepal and compare it with yours I find it very, very difficult to understand. The…

Kunda Dixit should see a shrink! Kapil Rana,email

I beg to differ with JK ('Cancha Hajur)'s letter to the editor (#282) regarding the Little Buddha of Bara article (Nepali Pan, 'The little…

I read with interest the comments of Stephen McClelland, head of DfID's Asia Directorate and Jean-Marc Mangin, Canada's first secretary…