December 8-14, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Birds on a wire
DEEPENDRA BAJRACHARYA Every day that goes by during this heady hiatus, the Maoists are taking themselves further out of the jungles from which…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Change management
The Nepal Army isn’t going anywhere, which is why it must be made accountable
Guest Column by PURUSHOTTAM DAHAL
Born again
It isn't just Nepal that's new, GPK and PKD have also reinvented themselves
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Volunteering growth
We need short-term foreign experts for more diverse and efficient industry
Backside by Ass
The National Anathema
It is when soldiers padlock the gates of the Supreme Court and threaten to expand their agitation until all their demands are met that we know…
Nation
Hunger in peace
MARTY LOGAN THE MORE THINGS CHANGE: For Humlis like Man Bahadur Budha, Jaltirkha Budha, and Mangite Sunar, peace without food is little…
MARTY LOGAN in HUMLA
Women after war
KIRAN PANDAY The Maoist movement may have helped improve the position of women in Nepal, but the peace agreement is a throwback to less equal…
NARESH NEWAR
Review
Rainbows
Documentary filmmaking in Nepal has grown tremendously in recent years. The subjects and themes explored have, unfortunately, not. A welcome…
Black and white
Tibet has been the source of inspiration for artists and poets alike for many centuries. Artist Zhang Weiyuan says he is merely following…
Leisure
Mountain lives
hese images from In Harmony—People and Nature in Nepal’s Highlands, a photography contest organised by Himal Association and WWF Nepal, are just…
Yak Yeti Yak
Moving Target
Prachanda JBR and The Great Hysterical Pupil's War
NARENDRA SHRESTHA LOST GENERATION: In 2004, these students were taken away by Maoists from Chhaimale, 25km south of Kathmandu, made to walk for…
FOREIGN HAND
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #326: STONED
STONED: A woman turns to hurl a stone while pursued by riot police on Monday at Mahendra Ratna Campus in Tahachal. Students and unions were…
From The Nepali Press
Hope for Humla
Interview with NC(D) member of parliament from Humla, Jiwan Shahi in the Prakop Chakra program on Radio Sagarmatha 102FM, 4 December
Business Briefs
Laxmi in Teku
With the addition of a new branch in Teku, Laxmi Bank now has a total of eight branches in Nepal, three of which are inside Kathmandu Valley.…
Awarded
Everest Bank has been awarded Bank of the Year-2006, Nepal by The Banker, a publication of the British Financial Times. The award is given out…
New Products
CLICK: Fujifilm has launched a range of new photographic products via Rainbow Group Nepal, including two models of Fujifilm Minilab—the Frontier…
More tourists, please
The Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO) sent a letter to all foreign embassies, urging them to review and lift their travel advisories…
More sport
Nimbus Sports Broadcast has given Pacific Traders authority to distribute the Neo Sports and Neo Sports Plus channels within Nepal. Neo Sports…
Letters
Girija babu
The title of CK Lal’s article (‘Loving to hate Girijababu’, #325) paints a true picture of our ambivalence towards Girija Babu. Often termed as…
Letters - Issue #326: I am writing to congratulate you and thank Padam Ghale for the excellent story on Ama Dablam ('Accident on Ama Dablam', #324)
I am writing to congratulate you and thank Padam Ghale for the excellent story on Ama Dablam ('Accident on Ama Dablam', #324). It is the best…
Ama Dablam
In this issue:
Birds on wire |Editorial: Born again |Change management |Certified problem |Volunteering growth |Memories of torture |Historic night |Paid off |Hope for Humla |Mountain lives |Hunger in peace |Women after war |Prachanda JBR and The Great Hysterical Pupil’s War |Subversion to submission |Backside: The National Anathema