November 24-30, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Making it work
DEEPENDRA BAJRACHARYA The peace accord this week is the formal declaration of a cessation of armed conflict. Nepalis are rightly euphoric. A…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
The future of the past
21 November was fraught with meaning, now we need more than symbols
Guest Column by TAPAN BOSE
The more things change
The Maoists now trust India, but let's not buy into the impression of reciprocity
Backside by Ass
Nectar of revolution
The ass is just a horse with big ears. This is what gives him an acute sense of hearing and wisdom, over and beyond his rugged good looks. That…
Nation
New life
NARESH NEWAR ALL SMILES: Rabina and Rabin (foreground) surrounded by friends at Bright Horizon Children's Home School in Kalanki. Smiling shyly,…
NARESH NEWAR
Accident on Ama Dablam
Last week, a distinctive part of the mountain broke off, killing six climbers
PADAM GHALE in SOLUKHUMBU
Leisure
Teacher teacher
ALL PICS: NAYANTARA GURUNG KAKSHAPATI There are a few bleary eyes in the community hall here at 7AM on a recent Tuesday. But Christine Stone is…
NAYANTARA GURUNG KAKSHAPATI in BAGLUNG
Travel
In search of the spirit
Some people raise the dead, others go along for the ride
BILLI BIERLING in SUSPA, DOLAKHA
Update
From The Nepali Press
Tomorrow’s army
Interview with Nanda Kishore Pun, deputy commander of the 'People's Liberation Army' in Nepal, 19-26 November
Domestic Brief
Beneath the surface
KIRAN NEPAL Efforts to remove a 56kg 'cylinder' bomb from the Ghardebi section of the Gaur-Chandranighapur road in Rautahat have been surrounded…
Kathmandu falls
DINESH SHRESTHA Kathmandu now has the distinction of being the most unpleasant of all 94 World Heritage Sites. A recent survey by National…
Pollution check
MUDITA BAJRACHARYA Almost 60 percent of the Valley's air pollution is caused by vehicular emission, despite authorities carrying out mandatory…
16 years, 16 days
Women's rights activists will be observing 16 days of stepped up activism against gender violence beginning 25 November (the International Day…
Business Briefs
New leader
Jaspal Singh Jass (centre) has been appointed the new executive director of Everest Bank. Jass, who has 30 years of experience, including as…
Truckloads of prizes
Asian Thai Foods' new 'Rumpum Truck Ma Luck' campaign features coupons with prizes such as a truckload of home appliances (including a Videocon…
Winners
Dhana Bahadur Waiba from Lalitpur, Chandra Kala Dahal from Bhojpur, and Kusum Gurung from Kathmandu won the Western Union Dasain Tihar Hungama…
New Products
ULTIMA: Asian Paints Nepal's new exterior emulsion, Apex Ultima, comes with a seven-year performance warranty for even the harshest weather…
Carlsberg Classic Golf winner
Dawa Sherpa won the Carlsberg Classic Golf Tournament 2006 held at the Royal Nepal Golf Club (RNGC) Saturday. Sherpa won the two-day tournament…
Letters
Safe landing indeed
After over a year of king bashing, Nepali Times has begun to pay attention to the other threat to democracy ('The Seduction of Process', #323).…
Light of peace
Your recent political analyses have been fairly wishy-washy. Admittedly, this could be as much because there is actually not much to say, though…
Rent-seeking
Rent-seeking has nothing to do with house rent or physical capital, as CK Lal suggests ('Power for the powerhungry,' State of the State, #323).…
In this issue:
Peace Bells |Making it work |Editorial: The more things change|he future of the past |Agreement and interregnum |New faces |To catch a thief |Long overdue |Tomorrow’s army |Ethics |Mahara money |Child recruits |Not in vain |Andolan justice |Marsyangdi darkness |In search of the spirit |Beneath the surface |New life |Pollution check |Teacher teacher |Accident on Ama Dablam |Backside: Nectar of revolution