Issue #365

September 7-13, 2007

Headline

Not in our name

Not in our name

Madhesis are sickened by the bombings claimed by a previously unknown tarai group

RAMESWOR BOHORA in NEPALGANJ, CHANDRA KISHOR and AJIT TIWARI in JANAKPUR

Editorial

Polls apart

Civil society called it a premeditated crime, the government blamed anti-election forces, the parties believe the main goal of the bombers was…

Columns

Some past the post
Guest Column by JAINENDRA JEEVAN

Some past the post

The parties still haven't understood that the winner can't take all

Jai Nepal
Nepalipan by MAURA MOYNIHAN

Jai Nepal

Being compulsively optimistic about Nepal

Bugged by paranoia
Critical Cinema by A. ANGELO D'SILVA

Bugged by paranoia

A love affair turns into a psychotic journey through fear when the imagination takes over

A missed opportunity
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

A missed opportunity

The MJF's deal with the government is not all its cracked up to be

Di Ass Pora
Backside by Ass

Di Ass Pora

We've all wondered when Girija would pull out his republican trump card, and it looks like the time has arrived. He had held on to it not to…

Nation

Learning from Northern Ireland

Learning from Northern Ireland

NARESH NEWAR It's one thing to face up to the truth, but quite another to accept reconciliation after a time of great suffering. That, at least,…

Interview

"He’s a traitor"

"He’s a traitor"

Kishore Biswas, public face of the MJF in Kathmandu, now leads the dissident faction of the party. He spoke to Prashant Jha about his decision to rebel.

Review

Moving to an international beat

Moving to an international beat

NAYANTARA GURUNG KAKSHAPATI A young Nepali folk ensemble travelled to India. They were nervous. How would the Indian audience react to Nepali…

Leisure

From The Nepali Press

Black list

Black list

In an interview with the BBC, Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai promised persecution of corrupt people like Gobinda Raj Joshi and Khum…

Business Briefs

In this issue:

Not in our name |Polls Apart |Editorial: Some past the post |In a state of fear |A missed opportunity |Justice in the balance |Learning from Northern Ireland |Jai Nepal |Black list |Expectations |New king |No surrender |Cloudscapes of the mind |The Gorakhpur connection |“They’re immature” |“He’s a traitor” |Chequebook development |Moving to an international beat |Bugged by paranoia |Backside: Di Ass Pora