Coming home
A hint of peace is all it took for thousands of Nepalis to return
RAMESWOR BOHARA in BARDIA
May 12-18, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Guns and slogans
MIN BAJRACHARYAIt's natural for people who have achieved a breath-taking overthrow of dictatorship to be on the guard against sellout. And that…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
A coalition of the concerned
Remembering Galbraith, the man who trashed trickle-down economics
Comment by JORG FRIEDEN
Peace and development plan
How donors can support the incipient peace process in Nepal
Nepalipan by SHRADHA GHALE
The Situation
To understand, we must first cross the distance in mind, if not in miles.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Living in a supernatural state
In any other country they'd have thrown up their hands and given up by now. But not here in Nepal, because we are a hardy and resilient people…
Nation
At the crossroads in Nawalparasi
All quiet as a war zone turns overnight into the idyllic land it once was
NARESH NEWAR in NAWALPARASI
Because it’s still there
It's been ten years since eight climbers were killed on Chomolungma but the storm it unleashed about the commercialisation of expeditions refuses to die.
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Seeing is believing
Thanks to a unique charity, inhabitants of a remote corner of Nepal can see again
Interview
"The sun is shining over Nepal"
Erik Solhem, Norwegian Minister for Development Cooperation also the architect of the Sri Lanka peace process
Culture
"Peace comes from within."
Gautam Buddha was born 2,446 years ago in Lumbini. His teachings on peace and compassion are as relevant to us today as they were then. Lumbini…
Leisure
Carried away by cars
Bandas and blockades are suspended, the firing has ceased, it's time to zoom off into the outback in your shiny new hatchback
PANKAJ RAYAMAJHI
Nepali Society
Umesh’s blogosphere
When blogger Umesh Shrestha's blogsite www.mysansar.com received 20 visitors in April 2005, he was ecstatic. One very eventful year and lots of…
Sports
Going that extra mile
Nirmala Bharati finds excitement lies first in setting a record and breaking it
Update
From The Nepali Press
"Heed the people’s voice"
Krishna Jung Rayamajhi, Chairman Judicial Investigation Commission Sanghu, 8 May
Business Briefs
NTB in India
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal's Consulate General organised a meet for press and tour operators in Kolkata last week to talk about tourism…
Letters
Democracy
I agree with L Sherpa and Rahul Shrestha's Democracy begins at home' (Letters, #297). Taranath Ranabhat has said in an interview that the king…
What's out
This name changing has gone too far. But I couldn't help adding two more 'What's in' and 'What's out' entries to Kunda Dixit's hilarious Under…
Megawealth
Ian Martin's realistic analysis of Nepal's challenges ('Let's not be naive about how difficult this process is going to be', #296) was in stark…
In this issue:
Coming home |Guns and slogan |Editorial: Myths and martyrs |A coalition of the concerned |Peace and development plan |“Renounce violence completely” |“The sun is shining over Nepal” |Let’s get cracking |“Heed the people’s voice” |Democracy and dependence |Tragedy in Jhumka |Ten years in jail |Looters |At the crossroads in Nawalparasi |“Our war is not over” |Carried away by Cars |West Bengal votes red again |Because it’s still there |Seeing is believing |The Situation |“Peace comes from within…” |Going that extra mile |Thinking positive |Umesh’s blogosphere |Living in a supernatural state