Issue #32

If equal parts of happiness and exasperation have ever lain in winding, narrow streets packed with people, shops, pubs, restaurants, hostels, travel and tour agencies, video and pool parlours and cybercafes, they've done in Thamel.

In the face of expensive private medical services, Kathmandu Valley's government hospitals need to be better supported so they can continue providing large numbers of people the stellar services they are known for.

This bideshi doctor looks like Noam Chomsky, has written Nepal's first trekking guide, and swears by John Rawls' theory of justice.

The 72-point headline "Saving Nepal" was probably intended to grab the attention of readers sick

If "development" was real, why was Rapti zone so favourable for the development of the Maoist movement?

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear exchange is not a matter just for those two squabbling neighbours, it will affect us too.

The new education policy aims at making primary-level learning "joyful" and involving communities in their children's schooling.

Nepal's traditional gold and silver craftsmen are facing a two-pronged challenge-from new investors and changing tastes.

Indo-Nepal trade has soared and both countries have benefited.

Girija Prasad Koirala may yet become the second Nepali prime minister to visit France. The first was none other than Jang Bahadur Rana, who made…

Poubha artists are set to create a huge mural inside Patan's Golden Temple, melding devotional art and architectural preservation.

Nepal's traditional gold and silver craftsmen are facing a two-pronged challenge-from new investors and changing tastes.

Indo-Nepal trade has soared and both countries have benefited.

Nepali football is at a stalemate.

Cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman, the best batsman in the game's history, has died aged 92. Aussie Sir Donald, who had an amazing Test average…

The Upper West Side of Manhattan, NY, is where intellectuals hang out. One such is Kaski-born Ashok Gurung, who for the last decade or so has…

"Who gave His Majesty this advice?" is the question being asked everywhere. The question concerns the Citizens Bill, which the lower house of…

It appears that the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has stopped following the directives issued to it by the concerned ministry. The Ministry of…

The Nepal Electricity Authority, it seems, is always at the centre of some corruption scandal or other. The latest concerns the buying of 50,000…

The government had formed a high level team to look into the functioning of the public sector undertakings (PSUs) and to recommend ways and…

Development Ministry passed a directive stating that village development committee (VDC) secretaries should not be transferred to another place…

Prasuti Griha, the maternity hospital at Thapathali, has been in the news lately. The Paropakar Sanstha, which founded the hospital in August…

King Birendra has decided to seek the Supreme Court's advice on what he should do with a controversial bill that was approved by parliament in…

The Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation has brought out a "White Paper" on the controversial jet-leasing deal that has paralysed the country for…

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is to set up a regional office in Nepal. IPPF President Angela Gomez says having a…

Our very own round-the-world cyclist, Pushkar Shah, had his bike stolen in Auckland, New Zealand 16 February. Shah has already spent two years…

Another peak tourist season. Another threat of a hotel strike. Hotel unions and owners are on warpath again as talks failed. Unions will go on…

Nepal's Sirubari Village Tourism Project has been awarded the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2001 in recognition for its…

The Supreme Court has extended its previous "interim order" instructing the government not to import Indian vehicles based on Self Certification…

Nepal's pioneer exhibition group Himalayan Expo is organising its 11th exposition in Kathmandu 20-24 April. Nearly 210 exhibitors from 8-10…

Reports from east Nepal, the main jute-growing belt in the country, say that the area under cultivation has been shrinking every year, despite a…

The overall slump in tourist arrivals in 2000 has also had an impact in Pokhara, the second major stop for travellers visiting Nepal. Pokhara…

Finally, an economist has attempted to assess the impact of what has become a pastime of almost every political party worth its name. Professor…

The Hyatt Regency Kathmandu opened the Rox Restaurant and Bar, a three level dining and entertainment centre at the newly opened hotel near…

In his review of Resunga: The Mountain of the Horned Sage (#29), Sudhindra Sharma highlights various features of the book and writes, "Also…

Your last issue (#31) left me bitterly disappointed. Having shelled out Rs 20, I went home to find that I was chiselled out of Rs 3. In addition…

I thought that Under my hat was a regular section that I could always find on the last page. This was not so in your last issue (#31)-must you…