Issue #3

On 18 January the Supreme Court will make a landmark ruling on the legal status of homosexuality in Nepal

As the latest air crash proves CFIT(controlled flight into terrain has now emerged as the deadliest acronym in Nepali aviation.

Due to cannibalisation, many avionics systems of Nepal's domestic airliners are unserviceable, or don't have back-up systems in case the main…

St. Xavier's School in Kathmandu, started by American Jesuits with the motto "Live for God, Lead for Nepal", celebrates its 50th anniversary…

After five decades, Nepal is finally asking what it is we want from aid

"Unless politics is taken out of garbage, and garbage is taken out of politics Kathmandu's waste problem will never be solved."

The disputed claims on the Indian border bunds tell one truth: someone is lying

Instead of helping, Patan fees are hurting tourism.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Chitra Lekha Yadav was a teacher of English literature at Siraha Campus before being elected on a…

Nepal's water wealth doesn't just mean hydro-electricity any more; it is also bottled drinking water

In Hindu tradition, a jogi is a person who has ceased to be a householder. He does not have a caste. There is a popular saying in Hindi: jaat na…

If one believes that fervent prayers must surely be answered, then the prayers of all Kathmandu must prevail.

Ouch, If you're a parent, your purse will already have felt it

The current Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy Mohan Koirala is applauded by fans who find his poems playful and inventive, and…

Yet another Olympics coming up, but the headlines after the Games can already be predicted: "Nepal comes back empty-handed again." With the…

Halfway on the drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara, and four hours off the highway lies Bandipur, the hilltop Newar trading town that time has…

If there is one aspect of Nepal that makes Arzu Deuba really concerned, it is the low status of women in Nepali society. This is the root of…

Two young nepali artists come of age with breath-taking exploration of identity and space.

Perhaps our computer-heavy culture actually does do more harm to our work than good.

Sambodhan, 28 July

Editorial in Chhalphal, 30 July

Jan Awhan, 28 July

Asan Bazar, 29 July

Drishti, 25 July

Gorkhapatm, 30 July

Budbabar, 26 July

Himalaya Times, 26 July

Was it coincidence, or planned? Prime Minister Koirala chose 31 July to embark on his trip to India. It was exactly 50 years ago on this day…

Gurkha soldiers based in northern England now have their own radio station that links them to Nepal. Called BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting…

Following the recommendation made by the Administration Reform Committee, the government has begun reducing the number of employees in…

A new study on the impact and institutional sustainability of small farmer cooperatives says that rural institutions promise to emerge as viable…

The Development and Communications Committee of Parliament has scrapped a controversial provision in a proposed law that would have required…

The country's 15 protected areas are soon going to be guided by site-specific tourism policies. Tourism experts have already drafted individual…

The Indo-Nepal Trucks and Trailers Association (INTTA) has ended its 15-day strike which had held up Nepal-bound imports at Calcutta port. The…

Nepal Rastra Bank said Nepali exports grew by 42.4 percent in the first ten months of fiscal year 1999/00 to Rs 41.7 billion, up from Rs 29.3…

Cathy Pacific subsidiary Dragon Air is negotiating to resume flights to Nepal in September, industry sources said. The Hong Kong-based airline…

Transavia, .the Amsterdam-based .charter subsidiary .of. KLM is to double its weekly flights from Amsterdam to Kathmandu from 21 September, at…

Taragaon Regency. Hotels Limited (TRHL) plans to issue more shares to cover cost overruns, The Rising Nepal reported. Accordingly, shares worth…

I never visited Novel and his family in Bonn. I don't want to be a parasite, and I avoid friends' residences and offices while I am in their…

Congratulations on your second issue. I enjoyed in particular your editorial on Nepal-India relations as well as your coverage of the Kamaiya…

As someone who abhors credit-seeking in general, I was embarrassed to read the caption under the photo in "Emergency relief for free kamaiyas"…

As you said, "when there are so many newspapers to choose from, a few must stand out" and I hope Nepali Times will be a "must read". But isn't…