Issue #341

March 23-29, 2007

Headline

Gore in Gaur

Gore in Gaur

KIRAN PANDAY WARNING SIGNS: Businesspeople protesting Maoist excesses shut down the capital for two days earlier this week. Before that ended,…

KIRAN NEPAL

Editorial

Step away from the polls

This is not peace. When 28 people die in violence in a single day while a 'comprehensive' peace agreement still holds, something is seriously…

Columns

Only fools rush in
Eyes Wide Shut by SHEETAL KUMAR

Only fools rush in

Deferring the polls is the best way to save Nepal from future madness

Enough
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Enough

This week we saw the cost of ignoring Nepalis who invest in Nepal

The middle path
Here And There by DANIEL LAK

The middle path

Nepal desperately needs centrists to sit quiet, centre-stage

Guest Column by SAUBHAGYA SHAH

One year itch

A peace compromise, or compromised peace?

Let’s kick ass
Backside by Ass

Let’s kick ass

Ever wondered why tourists are no longer being harassed as they emerge from the departure lounge at the airport? No more taxiwallas trying to…

Nation

Change is in the air

Change is in the air

Kicking politics out of schools is this Kabhre village's first step towards peace and development

DAMBER K SHRESTHA in KABHRE

Valley of fear

Not even police and MPs are safe from burglary and mugging in the capital

DIPESH KC

Review

Moving Target

Happenings

Arts

Artistic healing

Artistic healing

For former circus children, life falls into place when they make mosaics

PRANAYA SJB RANA

From The Nepali Press

Not fighting

Interview with CPM-UML central committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari in Chhalphal, 18 March

Business Briefs

Letters

Letters - Issue #341: Royally wrong

Royally wrong It is the Maoists' responsibility, as a major political party, to create peace. Instead, they are lying to the people and pointing…

In this issue:

Gore in Gaur |Sep away from the polls |Editorial: One year itch |A small, shrinking centre |Only fools rush in |Little Maoists |Victim turned aggressor |Fun Run done |Enough |Ethnicity-based federalism? |Humble abode |Not fighting |The middle path |Change is in the air |Valley of fear |A private little war |Tightrope act |Himalayan endeavours |Backside: Let’s kick ass