April 25 - May 1, 2008
Headline
Editorial
Peace on a war-footing
ROBIN SAYAMI The Maoists will soon be leading a government, and whether or not they do that with inside or outside support of the NC, UML or MJF…
Columns
Critical Cinema by DIWAS KC
Petit bourgeois pride and prejudice
Love and literature in the time of revolution
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Poll post-mortem
Winners or losers, Madhesi parties don't have a clear plan for the future
State Of The State by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Mission drift
The new government should not forget what it was elected for
Backside by Ass
Prachanda pratapi bhupati
Who on earth has been briefing the UN Security Council on Nepal? In New York this week Dumisani Kumalo asked "all political parties in Nepal to…
Nation
Third of the sky
KIRAN PANDAY When the constituent assembly sits next month at the Chinese-built conference centre in Baneswor, the chamber will have a fairer…
MALLIKA ARYAL
"Just let them try"
Ex-Gurkhas are worried about Maoist policy on recruitment
RABIN GIRI and PRANAYA SJB RANA in DHARAN
Nepal Dairy's river of milk
Nepal's top private dairy is preparing a new generation of entrepreneurs
SHEERE NG
The dreaded truth
With elections over, families of the disappeared hope someone will tell them what happened
GOPAL DAHAL in SUNSARI
Ready to put the past behind
PICS: WONG SHU YUN Mohan Kumari Shakya never thought that she would live to see the day where she would reach a polling booth to vote, and be…
Rainbow assembly
Janajati candidates elected to parliamnent Caste Population % General Election (1999) CA % Election (2008) Magar 7.17 6 13 Tharu/Chaudhari 6.75…
Business
"We can all win together"
Management self-help guru, Shiv Khera, is an educator, business consultant and a much sought-after speaker. His clients include Lufthansa,…
Culture
Star Gazing
From The Nepali Press
Poll toons
Nepali cartoonists had a field day during the election campaign and after, lampooning everything from the unexpected win of the Maoists, the bad losers in the other parties and looked forward to the challenges of the parties.
In this issue:
Let’s cooperate |Peace on War-footing |Editorial: Poll post-mortem |Among the alchemists |Nepal Dairy’s river of milk |“We can all win together” |Mission drift |Third of the sky |Rainbow assembly |Speaking in tongues |The dreaded truth |Ready to put the past behind |“Just let them try” |May sky |India’s Dalai Dilemma |Petit bourgeois pride and prejudice |Backside: Prachanda pratapi bhupati