Issue #35

For the first time the national census will highlight women's status and their contribution to the national economy.

Perhaps in acknowledgement of the goddess of plenty the government sets up a supply shop in time of kerosene shortage almost under the golden roofs.

Forty-one years after the first shovel hit the ground, another 22 km section (4.75m wide) of the Banepa-Bardibas road has been completed. The…

If you still think it is the memory of the anti-Hrithik Roshan riots in Kathmandu that have kept Indian tourists away, think again. It is now…

True to their names, Asha and Sharan represent a marriage of hope and refuge.

There are Nepalis who campaign for change at considerable personal cost and show real leadership potential. So why do they make so little impact?

Next month, it will be 25 years since the Indian annexation of Sikkim. Sudheer Sharma looks back at how a Himalayan kingdom lost its sovereignty.

Nepal's justly famous Gurkhas are falling in number. They want to preserve their history, but it's an uphill battle.

The lure of 34" screens and the miraculously obtained copies of most nominated films make Thamel the best pre-Oscar destination in…

Personal and Universal Sorrow

Peter Gleick was in Kathmandu this month to attend an international conference on Water Resource Human Rights and Governance organised by Nepal…

It takes more then just a hard strike to pot the ball. Snooker is a game of calculations, precision and control over cue stick and ball.

The popular folk song Rato Bhale Kyaya Kyaya may not be a favourite among today's MTV generation in Nepal. And few today might remember that it…

safeguarding ever drop of clean water

A restaurant worker is suspected of using the identities of some of America's richest celebrities to pull off the biggest theft in Internet…

Nepali Patra, 16 March

Saptahik Bimarsa, 16 March

Jana Aastha, 14 March

Jana Ahwan, 16 March

The movement started by our party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has accomplished a lot in the last five years. On 12 February this year…

One more sector has been declared an essential service. Strikes are now illegal in hotels, resorts and other tourism-related businesses. In…

Keeping peace was a main point on the agenda Nepali officials discussed with the United Nations during Kofi Annan's 12-13 March visit to…

Germany says it is giving $1.08 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for use in Phase II of the Rural Community Infrastructure Works (RCIW)…

Prime Minister Koirala has an 8 April deadline to get his pet Armed Police Force ordinance passed by parliament. But opposition parties have…

Ram Sharan Mahat was as frank as diplomacy would allow while reporting back to donors this week on the country's economic and development…

The Panchakanya Steel Limited, Kotehawa, Bhairahawa has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 for its cold-twisted, ribbed (CRT) deformed steel bars.…

Here's something for air travellers. The government has approved a proposal from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to raise the…

The Himalayan Bank Limited, a Nepal-Pakistan joint venture, has announced that profits in fiscal 1999/2000 were up 20 percent compared to the…

Royal Nepal Army units have begun patrolling two customs check points along Nepal's borders with India and China. The troops are already doing…

The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) is organising a trade fair 10-14 April together with the Tradex 2001, an…

Since the publication of Resunga: the Mountain of the Horned Sage, we, the authors, have eagerly expected critical comments from Nepali readers.…

In "Leaving it to the last minute" (Economic sense, #34). Artha Beed says the government lets valuable opportunities slip, and only attempts to…

Why is it that whenever we hear of corruption, it is only about the receiving end? Those giving the ghoos get away scot free. No one talks about…

First Kunda Dixit raves about the gastronomic delights of such appetising delicacies as beetles, red ant abdomens and Boiled Eggs a la Murgh…