December 29, 2006 - January 4, 2007
Headline
Editorial
Starting over again
BILASH RAI The most-used word in Nepali newspaper headlines in 2006 was the adjective 'historic'. It was a historic Jana Andolan, a historic…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
A year of living anxiously
In 2006, we learnt to trust our hopes rather than our fears
Eyes Wide Shut by SHEETAL KUMAR
Open your eyes
We can choose to fight with words in the constituent assembly, or guns on the streets
Backside by Ass
Back to 2007
In a lot of ways, Nepal seems to be back to Sat Sal when the country got rid of its Rana Yoke and replaced it with a Shah Yoke. In 2007 BS there…
Nation
The year in pictures
The historic Tansen Darbar that housed the Palpa distict administration burns after a Maoist attack in February. (GOVINDA LUITEL) Police charge…
Bring our boys home
Parents of new underage recruits anxiously await the return of their children
LAXMAN BHANDARI in SURKHET
Friendly living
ALL PICS: HERBERT GRAMMATIKAPOLOUS Nepalis have a predilection for overstuffed velvet sofas, underwhelming formica tables, and mirrored display…
Star Gazing
Clear skies, fresh start
It's looking like a good year for amateur astronomy in Nepal
KEDAR SHARMA BADU
Moving Target
From The Nepali Press
TOON 2OO6
'Congress reunification' Robin Sayami in Himal Khabarpatrika, March Crown Prince Paras donates rhino to Vienna Zoo Robin Sayami in Himal…
Business Briefs
Evening MBAs
Apex College is now offering a 60-credit, two-and-a-half year MBA evening Program, which allows professionals to earn the advanced degree…
Cosmic displays
Cosmic Motorcycle's new showroom in Baradghat, Nawalparasi was inaugurated with celebrity guests 1974AD. Besides Cosmic's Nepali motorcycles,…
More ATMs
A new agreement allows over 260,000 customers with an Everest Bank debit card to withdraw money at 870 Punjab National Bank ATMs across India…
Looking sanguine
United Telecom Limited, with support from Nepal Red Cross Society, hosted a blood donation camp on its premises in Hattisar. UTL staff,…
Gulp and golf
The third annual McDowell's Signature Swig and Swing golf tournament on 30 December will be played over 18 holes with each golfer having to…
New Products
BLAZING TRAILS: The 165cc Kinetic Blaze, the first of seven Italjet scooters Kinetic plans to launch, features a powerful four-stroke engine, a…
Letters
Tarai tinderbox
Your editorial ('Put out this fire', #328) highlights the history of discrimination against the madhesi people and the need to redress this…
Switzersthan
The way the anonymous author of 'Switzersthan' compares my country to Prachandra's vision is not correct (Moving Target, #328). We too had civil…
Reinventing business
I hope our leaders, on both the left and the right, understand what Ashutosh Tiwari is saying in 'Love the neighbours' (Strictly Business,…
Nepalis first
Really liked Captain Vijay Lama's essay ('I'm a Nepali first', Nepali Pan, #328). Being a Parsi resident in Nepal, I wholeheartedly concur with…
Under his hat
It is a good thing Kunda Dixit has taken a well-deserved hiatus from the last page, but I would like to see his Under My Hat column back at the…
In this issue:
A headline year |ditorial: Starting over again |A year of living anxiously |The year in pictures |Yes. Or no. |Open your eyes |Friendly living |Shot at a new life |Bring our boys home |Here comes the sun |A risky year |Clear skies, fresh start |Karma of a corner people |You owe me |Backside: Back to 2007