Issue #388

February 22-28, 2008

Headline

Oil on troubled waters

Oil on troubled waters

The much-awaited agreement between the government and the United Madhesi Democratic Front on Thursday represents the removal of the final roadblock to elections.

ANALYSIS by KUNDA DIXIT

Editorial

Power to the people

Power to the people

SUBODH SINGH Not even if someone wanted to deliberately sabotage the country would they be as successful as the Seven Minus One party alliance…

Columns

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Can’t wait

A deal on the Madhes needs to be struck, and quickly

Backside by Ass

Prachanda Bonaparte

News just in: protesters in the Tarai are running out of petrol for their petrol bombs. Hurrah, the government strategy is working. Heard on the…

Nation

Flight cancelled

Flight cancelled

Government bureaucracy grounds the first light aircraft made in Nepal

DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA

Intensive impunity

Intensive impunity

The government's failure to enforce justice is rapidly eroding its grip and may be contributing to Nepal becoming a failed state.

JOHN NARAYAN PARAJULI in BELBARI, MORANG

No safer

No safer

Women are still highly vulnerable to domestic violence

UMA KHANAL in NAWALPARASI

Dark Ages

Dark Ages

Chronic shortages of electricity, fuel, water and now food have brought about a serious dislocation of businesses, trade and livelihoods…

PHOTO ESSAY by SAM KANG LI

Interview

Culture

One left foot

One left foot

A young dancer proves that one leg is enough

SHEERE NG

From The Nepali Press

No ethnic politics

No ethnic politics

Excerpts from an interview with Ram Baran Yadav of the NC in Bishal Nepal, 15 February

Spook speak

Interviews on the BBC Nepali Service by Navin Singh Khadka, 12-15 February

Irrelevant

Editorial in Himal Khabarpatrika, 14-28 March

In this issue:

Dark Ages | Power to the people | Editorial: A War on Tolerance | Can’t wait | Flight cancelled | No transparency please | Spook speak | No ethnic politics | No safer | Intensive impunity | Lifting the veil | One left foot | Mughal-eHindustani | Backside: Prachanda Bonaparte