July 21-27, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Bhutan is home
NARESH NEWAR It has now been 16 years that more than 100,000 Bhutani refugees have been living in camps in eastern Nepal. A whole new generation…
Columns
Guest Column by BHARAT SJB RANA
History foretold
We need an unconventional shakeup to rid ourselves of feudalism
Comment by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Come back, Ian
Why has Kofi yanked off the UN's human rights man just when Nepal needs him the most?
State Of The State by CK LAL
Anjana Rajbanshi’s journey
The SLC topper's success masks an ugly truth about our education malaise.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Interim national anthem
It is a disgrace and embarrassment that two months after abolishing the national anthem we still don't have a new one. In fact, it's hard to…
Nation
Not seeing is believing
Some people can't see but others just don't want to see
RUBEN MEIJERINK?in JUMLA
Death as a right denied
Don't expect the legalisation of abortion to have impact on maternal mortality any time soon
ARUNA UPRETY
Interview
"We can work something out."
Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for UN Secretary General of the United Nations
Review
Nature
Youth against poachers
Chitwan youth fight back to protect rhinos and tigers
PRERANA MARASINI in CHITWAN
Nepali Society
Jeena’s wings
KUMAR SHRESTHA For women like Jeena Lingden, parliament's decision to reserve 33 percent of government jobs for women was nothing new. Even…
Update
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Top refugee official arrives
UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Judy Cheng-Hopkins will visit the Bhutanese refugee camps and other UNHCR programs during her…
Chinese university hosted
A reception in honour of visiting Chinese delegates from Nanjing Medical University was hosted by Alfa Beta Institute, New Baneshwor, at…
World Cup winners
Nepa Hima Trade Link awarded three prizes as part of its Sony World Cup scheme. A digital camera worth Rs 16,600 was won by Nabina Maharjan from…
New products
BANK'S INSTANT SMS: Laxmi Bank now provides customers instant notification of account activity via SMS. The bank says this makes for more secure…
Letters
Parachutists
Most parachuting foreign consultants (Nepali Pan, 'More consultants the merrier', #306) tend to be one of the following: friends, past…
Basic Training
Although basic skills training is the best option for school leavers, the Nepali government is not giving proper attention to this sector (State…
Female Fighters
I must thank Nayan Tara for her centrefold pictures which further raised the suspicions of me and my female friends about Maoist intentions ('A…
Leaderless
Most of the articles in your last issue offer little hope for Nepal. Ashraf Ghani analysed the people's movement as one which changed the regime…
By the rope
Ropeways should play an important role in poverty alleviation. Recently installed ropeways have benefited small farmers dramatically and they…
In this issue:
Jumping the gun |Bhutan is home |Editorial: Come back, Ian |Anjana Rajbanshi’s journey |“We can work something out.” |History foretold |Beyond budgets |Families wait |Compromise |Conflict’s profit |Maoists mobilise |Man and beast |Youth against poachers |Death as a right denied |Not seeing is believing |Time running out |India’s illiterate revolution |The ungreening of the world |Alps topple Tour leader |Nine tips |Jeena’s wings |Backside: Interim national anthem