January 5-11, 2007
Headline
Editorial
Born-again democracy
Nepal never fails to surprise as it goes through the pangs of nation-building. Extreme, even exhilarating, diversity is the leitmotif of this…
Columns


The trouble with the election
Look beyond the lack of preparation and political will, and it's the constituencies
Hope amid pessimism
The short-term outlook aside, things are looking good for Nepal

Animal Farm in 1984
Is it just me or does everyone get the feeling that after the original 40-point Demand, the 12-point Agreement, the 8-point Accord, and finally…
Nation
Getting away with it
There's no justice for victims of the state and the Maoists in the draft interim constitution
NARESH NEWAR
The face of a revolution
KIRAN PANDAY Post revolutions have an iconic figure. The first People's Movement had Durga Pokhrel, and the second has Krishna Bahadur Thapa.…
NARESH NEWAR
Time lost, lessons unlearnt
DAMBAR K SHRESTHA It's been over three years since 18-year-old Prajwal Raj Gyawali started marking off every school day that's been disrupted by…
Review
How do you say?
Talking to Hill Peoples, or Pahadi Bolichali, is an amusing diversion from the slew of academic and otherwise weighty books which set forth a…
MAKING SENSE OF IT
The gun had a need now to be fired. It had a will to be taken in hand It had a power among many to lead them together. It had binding force It…
WAYNE AMTZIS
Culture
Empty, stately Thapagaun
The Thapas of Muga must act fast to preserve what the past has gifted them
HIMALI DIXIT in DHANKUTA
Moving Target
Nepali Society
Stamped
There's a Nepali face on one of a series of six British Post stamps released to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross. The VC,…
From The Nepali Press
Mixed signals
A day after a meeting between Kathmandu-based donors and the top leadership of the CPN-M, the World Bank's Nepal Representative, Ken Ohashi,…
Business Briefs
Concrete rewards
Vishwakarma Cements and Gorkha Cements' new Lakhpati Dhamaka scheme gives every customer who purchases 20 bags of cement a scratch card with the…
One more
Together Fashion Store has opened a new store in Khichapokhari, their fourth in Kathmandu Valley. Together say their emphasis is on sourcing the…
New Praoducts
ADVANCING: The new Toyota Avanza features a five-speed manual drive, petrol VVT-I 1298cc engine, high ground clearance, and a spacious cabin…
Shut down
Citing “recent threats, unreasonable demands, and disruptive activities of Maoists”, Dabur Nepal has decided to close down its greenhouse for…
Cricket coupons
The Sarbagun Sampanna Wai Wai range, which includes chicken, vegetarian, and tom yam flavours?has introducing the new Wai Wai Hot Shot scheme,…
Letters
Lal and Lak
I want to congratulate Nepali Times and CK Lal for writing such a wonderful review of 2006 which is right in every sense ('A year of living…
Propaganda
What you forgot to mention in your editorial was the influence of foreign forces active in the country. We are not idiots, intellectual…
Inclusive
Hats off to Sheetal Kumar for addressing such important questions in his Eyes Wide Shut column ('Open your eyes', #329). But I wonder if his…
Asset
I've become quite a fan of your backpage Ass. As he says, 2007 BS was an eventful year for us all. So will 2007 AD be, if we are ready for Three…
Diverted
Loved your toys, expensive and unavailable in Nepal though they might be ('Play the winter away', #329). You caused some serious problems in the…
Correction
The website for Kosmandu in 'Clear skies, fresh start' (Stargazing, #329), should have read www.kosmandu.com .
In this issue:
Healing touch |Born - Again Democracy |Editorial:Draw the line |The trouble with the election |Hope amid pessimism |Getting away with it |Envoy envy |Up in the air |“The royal threat is still here.” |Troubled tarai |Empty, stately Thapagaun |The face of a revolution |Conventional wisdom |Time lost, lessons unlearnt |Xenophobia |Victors’ justice |Women on top |How do you say? |Stamped on history |Backside: Animal Farm in 1984














