Burning bridges
LEFT HANGING: This bridge across the Bheri in Surkhet was destroyed by Maoists three years ago. Across the river is Dasratpur, where the…
February 16-22, 2007
Headline
Editorial
Long and bumpy road
KIRAN PANDAY Reading between the lines of Pushpa Kamal Dahal's first open public address in Kathmandu on Tuesday, it becomes clear that the…
Columns
Nepalipan by ARUNA UPRETY
It’s expensive being poor in Nepal
A balanced diet is the only medicine most children in Nepal need
State Of The State by CK LAL
From the inside looking out
If it had snowed on the Maoist party on Tundikhel it would be a sign
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Guru of business
Pushpa Kamal Dahal should go watch a film or two
Backside by Ass
Marxbad, Leninbad, Stalinbad, Maobad
Some of you are displaying an insalubrious interest in whether the much-anticipated March of the Naked Babas in Support of Monarchy on Friday…
Nation
My tongue or yours?
Language is contentious, and the debate between national languages and mother tongues more so
MARK TURIN
The janajatis are trying to replicate the tarai uprising, but can they?
NEPALNEWS.COM After the prime minister and the eight parties placated the restive plains, indigenous groups have now taken to the streets. The…
J B PUN MAGAR
The night of the babas
SUBHAS RAI Shivaratri is upon us, and so are hundreds of bearded, naked, marijuana-smoking incredible feat-performing ascetics. Shiva: creator,…
PRANAYA SJB RANA
Interview
"Nepal is carrying the banner of hope"
James Moran, The European Commission's Asia Director, speaks about a new European aid package, regional geopolitics, and the Bhutani refugees.
Managing South Asia
Dean Bijay KC ,The South Asian Institute of Management speaks about the need for context-specific management training, and the challenges and possibilities in higher education in Nepal.
"Communities manage mountains best"
James Gabriel Campbell, Director general of the Kathmandu-based International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
Moving Target
Nepali Society
Lahan's hero
DEVRAJ POKHREL On 19 January, protestors in Lahan torched five buses carrying over 350 passengers. Most of them lost their luggage and did not…
From The Nepali Press
"We’ll go bankrupt"
Interview with Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat in Himal Khabarpatrika, 15 February
Political general
Experts from General Dilip SJB Rana's 4 February speech at the Western Divisional Headquarters Conference in Pokhara, Kantipur, 5 February
In this issue:
Burning bridges |Long and Bumpy Road |Editorial: UN-amused |From the inside looking out |“Nepal is carrying the banner of hope” |The janajatis are trying to replicate the tarai uprising, but can they? |Guru of business |Managing South Asia |“We’ll go bankrupt” |“No one says sorry” |Political general |Camp chaos |My tongue or yours? |Speak up |“Communities manage mountains best” |The hole in the wall |Time warp gone wrong |For the greater good |It’s expensive being poor in Nepal |The night of the babas |Lahan’s hero |Backside: Marxbad, Leninbad, Stalinbad, Maobad