March 7-13, 2008
Headline
Editorial
Half the sky
KUNDA DIXIT The real revolution that has swept Nepal in the past 12 years is not of the political kind. It is the dramatic strides this country…
Columns
Critical Cinema by DIWAS KC
Oriental affectation, Occidental disaffection
Wes Anderson's passage to India
Guest Column by BIHARI K SHRESTHA
History and geography
New Madhesi parties must correct past injustices
Backside by Ass
Dummy candidates
Nepal's tourism planners decided three years ago to hire a rather horny-looking Rhino Dai as its frolicking brand ambassador with the suggestive…
Nation
Treating pain and shame
Mobile clinics in remote western Nepal provide relief, but are a drop in the ocean
MALLIKA ARYAL in BAJHANG
Giving credit where it’s due
Women are trained in nursing and micro-credit so they will stay where they are most needed
SRISHTI ADHIKARI in KABHRE
Deepa, Pushpa, Sita and Maiya
ICRC LEFT ALONE: Sunamati, whose husband is missing since the war. Deepa Pandey lives in Surkhet, Pushpa Chaudhary is from Kailali, Sita Thapa…
Interview
Nepal still in crisis
KIRAN PANDAY David Seddon is the author of Nepal in Crisis. This Wednesday in Kathmandu he presented a discussion of the same name, examining…
'Truly Asia' cuisine promo
WONG SHU YUN Dato Mirza Mohammad Taiyab Beg, Director General of Tourism Malaysia, shares his views on the marketing of destinations and the…
Culture
The Dutch connection
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA Erna Anema came to Nepal from the Netherlands for the mountains, but she fell in love with Kathmandu's art. Anema was…
Women's Day Special
Treating pain and shame
Mobile clinics in remote western Nepal provide relief, but are a drop in the ocean
MALLIKA ARYAL in BAJHANG
Giving credit where it’s due
Women are trained in nursing and micro-credit so they will stay where they are most needed
SRISHTI ADHIKARI in KABHRE
Deepa, Pushpa, Sita and Maiya
ICRC LEFT ALONE: Sunamati, whose husband is missing since the war. Deepa Pandey lives in Surkhet, Pushpa Chaudhary is from Kailali, Sita Thapa…
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #390: DONE DEAL
DONE DEAL: Upendra Yadav, Mahanta Thakur, and Rajendra Mahato, members of the United Democratic Madhesi Forum, sign a long-awaited eight-point…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Business Briefs - Issue #390: Iron plus
Iron plus The Government of Nepal, Nepal Flour Mills Association and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) are launching an iron fortification…
Letters
Letters - Issue #390: MADHES
MADHES It's a historic achievement that the SPA and the UDMF finally struck a deal, and all Nepalis should rejoice ('Madhes Street', #389). The…
In this issue:
Poll drama | Half the sky | Editorial: No matter where | History and geography | No men’s land | The American dream | Truly Asia' cuisine promo | Naumule now | Don’t forget | So near, and yet so wild | Waiting for spring | Treating pain and shame | Giving credit where it’s due | Deepa, Pushpa, Sita and Maiya | Nepal still in crisis | The Dutch connection | Oriental affectation, Occidental disaffection | A new way of thinking | Levelled fields | Backside: Dummy candidates