Alms race
The army and the rebels are arming themselves to wage a war the country can ill afford
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
February 24 - March 2, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Guns and roses
In times of crisis and calamity, it is human nature to look for a saviour. Nepalis, too, yearn for a knight in shining armour who will banish…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Professor Moriarty strikes again
The aftershocks of the ambassador's speech still reverberate in the Nepali media
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED
Inflation blues
Economists please explain why we can't change the exchange rate with the Indian rupee
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Why not to kill a minister
Bollywood's Rang de Basanti is revolutionary chic and dangerous
Nepalipan by SHRADHA GHALE
A unique uncle
A dear uncle recently returned from Japan and told me his bittersweet tale
Herojig by
Herojig - Issue #287
Guest Column by SAM COWAN
Nepal's two wars
War is not metaphor, war is death, destruction, ruined lives, children orphaned, women widowed
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Streetwise in Kathmandu
Regular readers of this column will have discerned by now that every year or so they are required by law to mandatorily read through yet another…
Nation
Empty heartland
The Maoists have headed for the towns, leaving their base areas deserted
SUBEL BHANDARI in THAWANG
The longest night
Panauti residents will never forget a night of terror that brought the war to their doorstep
MALLIKA ARYAL in PANAUTI
Interview
“It is the quality of banks that matters”
Prithvi B Pande, Chairman and Chief Executive Director of Nepal Investment Bank
Leisure
Post-modern western
Although it may never be screened in Nepal, it's worth getting a DVD of Brokeback Mountain
Heritage
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #287: WOMEN WITH SWORDS
WOMEN WITH SWORDS: 67 female officers, the RNA's first, were among the graduates from the Kharipati Army Academy in Bhaktapur on Monday.SAVING…
Nepali Society
Sarahana’s Samudaya
When a group of likeminded Nepalis in the US got together to launch www.samudaya.org in January 2005 they were looking to start a discussion…
Update
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Flying again
Private carrier Air Nepal says it will resume its regular flights from 27 February after being grounded for nearly two months and finding a new…
New product
Longer life yoghurt: Kathmandu Dairy, maker of Snow fun dairy products, has launched a new type of yoghurt in a disposable container. The new…
Revenue drops
Government revenue grew just 2.9 percent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, compared to a projection of 15 percent, according…
Letters
Blind alley
Every time I log on to the Nepali Times (www.nepalitimes.com) there is more evidence pointing to the failure of current politicians of every hue…
Conflict of interest
'Journalistic ethics are to society what morals are to a person' so intones C K Lal in his State of the State column ('Coping with court…
Travel warning
Your news item ('End travel warnings', #286) blaming foreign travel advisories just go to show that the private sector is as much to blame as…
In this issue:
Alms race |Guns and roses |ditorial: Nepal’s two wars |Professor Moriarty strikes again |Kalashnikovs and gunships |Inflation blues |“It is the quality of banks that matters” |Bamdeb’s reply to Jim |King’s way |IMF |Chopper war |Caught between two armies |In the name of the Lord |Empty heartland |The longest night |Martyrs’ road |A unique uncle |hy not to kill the minister |Post-modern western |The experts say… |Sarhana’s Samudaya |Streetwise in Kathmandu