May 16-22, 2008
Headline
Editorial
Diary of a nation
This is the 400th edition of Nepali Times. Flipping through the back issues in our electronic archives (www.nepalitimes.com/archive.php) is like…
"400'th Issue"
#1, 6 July 2000 #100, 28 June 2002 #200, 11 June 2004 #300, 2 June 2006 The next 400 Eight years ago, Nepali Times started with promises.…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
"The state of our nation state"
Preparing the rough draft of history for mythmakers of the future
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Post-identity politics
Madhesi groups will now have to move to the next stage
Backside by Ass
Mr Raja‘s neighbourhood
The new government is going to have a Ministry of Youth. Brilliant. But just so no one will call us ageists how about also a Ministry of…
Nation
Jungle camp
SAM KANG LI It is 11AM and the Shaktikhor cantonment is a massive sports field. Some of the People's Liberation Army fighters are jogging, some…
Sports
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #400: HEAVE HO
HEAVE HO: The chariot of Rato Machhindranath is dragged through Patan Darbar Square on Monday. Its journey around Lalitpur will last several…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Business Briefs - Issue #400: Meet dream team
Meet dream team Pepsi has launched a campaign called "Pepsi-Meet the dream team". Those interested will SMS an answer to the question of the…
Letters
Letters - Issue #400: ELECTRIC HORSEPOWER
ELECTRIC HORSEPOWER It is good to see the diplomats going electric ('Flying the green flag', #399). I myself have just bought a Chinese electric…
In this issue:
It will happen here | Diary of the nation | The next 400 | World class | The state of our nation state | The Maoists’ first budget | Digesting inflation | Smug king | Dear education | New beginning | “We don’t have to do as India says” | Jungle camp | Post-identity politics | “Maybe we are different” | Striding out | Painting KTM red | Schooldays over | Backside: Mr Raja’s neighbourhood