Explosive legacy
KIRAN PANDAY There may be a ceasefire but not a week goes by without children and women dying from bombs scattered across Nepal. On 25 June, the…
June 30 - July 6, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Turn down the volume
Conflict resolution is an art. It has to start with the political will for peace on both sides, a willingness to reconcile differences,…
Columns
Guest Column by ALOK K BOHARA
Hint, hint, wink, wink
Decompressing the Maoists can't be done with ambiguous private guarantees
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
How we can make it to the World Cup
ANFA must recast it role to invest on three critical priorities
State Of The State by CK LAL
Higher they go, further they fall
We need a stop-gap statute for checks and balances during this political interregnum
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
2050 World Cup in Kathmandu
Given the rapid pace of renovation and beautification taking place in the nation's capital these days, we can be fairly certain that Nepal can…
Nation
Why the hurry?
Even ministers are unhappy at the haste with which the government and Maoists are drafting an interim constitution
NARESH NEWAR
Review
Gross national distress
However much it tries, Bhutan will never be able to brush its refugee crisis under the carpet
CK LAL
Culture
These strangers are family now
Most people find shelters for senior citizens depressing and avoid visiting them. But working on this photo feature at the Pashupati Bridhashram…
PHOTOS and TEXT by SHEHAB UDDIN
Nepali Society
A school for Kristi
MIN BAJRACHARYA On 22 August 2002, 19 people died when a Twin Otter flight from Jomsom with 16 German tourists on board crashed just before…
Star Gazing
Update
From The Nepali Press
"90 percent are for a republic"
Interview with Baburam Bhattarai, chairman of the Maoist United Revolutionary Peoples Council, Radio Sagarmatha Ajaka Kura, 17 June
Business Briefs
New Products
Yamaha Gladiator: is the latest 125 cc bike from Yamaha. Morang Auto Works (MAW), the authorised distributor unveils the 5-speed 'next…
Jumla crash probe
Even while a CAAN investigation team begins its probe of the crash of a Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crash in Jumla on 22 June that killed nine…
Single-digit poverty
Attracting more investment and boosting workers' productivity could help South Asian nations cut poverty rates to single digits in less than a…
Hyundai to hike prices
Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) recently announced that it will hike prices of all Hyundai models, including the flagship 'Santro Xing', this month…
Letters
Trust
'Mainstreaming the Maoists' seems to be the buzzword these days and your editorials are not immune. But what does it mean? Changes to Nepal's…
A dog's life-3
Andrew Steele (#303) misses the point, which is a NIMBY (not in my back yard) attitude. By all means, shoot street dogs in the head, at least…
Goal!
I'm a New Zealander living in Nepal, and I read with empathy Kunda Dixit's dismay at the appallingly low scores of the current round of soccer…
In this issue:
Parallel government |Turn down the volume |Editorial: Hint, hint, wink, wink |Higher they go, further they fall |Including the excluded |“From feudalism to federalism” |How we can make it to the World Cup |“90 percent are for a republic” |Girija, Gyanendra and Prachanda |Bhutani refugees |These strangers are family now |Why the hurry? |South African model |Gross national distress |In search of lost time |World Cup watchers revolt |Starry-eyed |A school for Kristi |2050 World Cup in Kathmandu