Issue #402

May 30 - June 5, 2008

Headline

Getting down to business

Getting down to business

MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA While Kathmandu celebrated the abolition of the monarchy and the declaration of a republic on Wednesday, in remote parts…

Editorial

The public\'s republic

If anyone wanted a glimpse of the New Nepal, it could be seen inside the Sagarmatha Hall of the convention centre this week on the fresh and…

Columns

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

May the 28th

Wednesday was the easy part

Backside by ASS

Federal Gun-tantra of Nepal

After waiting nine hours for the historic second session of the constituent assembly to begin on Wednesday to declare Nepal a republic, many of…

Nation

War wounds

War wounds

Many in Nepal still bear scars of the war

SRISHTI ADHIKARI

PORTRAIT

PORTRAIT

MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA South across the Vishnumati,behind the walls of an enclosed courtyard,in a small three room house there hangs on the wall,…

WAYNE AMTZIS

Business

Review

Leisure

On Everest, everything is for sale

On Everest, everything is for sale

High Crimes The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed By Michael Kodas Hperion, New York 2008 pp 368, $24.95 (hardback)When American journalist,…

Women on top

Women on top

SUNDAR SHRESTHA The Himalmedia flag flew high atop Chomolungma on 25 May. Himal Khabarpatrika reporter Shailee Basnet managed to scale the…

Never too late

Never too late

WFP-JAMES GIAMBRONE 25 May was a great day for another Chomolungma summiteer. Min Bahadur Sherchan, at 76-going-on-77, became the oldest person…

Star Gazing

June Sky 2008

June Sky 2008

A beginner’s guide to the midsummer sky

KEDAR SHARMA BADU

From The Nepali Press

Business Briefs

Letters

Letters - Issue #402: MAOIST MATTERS

MAOIST MATTERS In last week’s guest column (‘Sore losers’, #401), Tapan Bose has stated the facts but does not pay heed to the consequences. The…

In this issue:

The Public's REpublic | Editorial: May the 28th | More interesting times | Feeding the masses | Time for real change | Up against the wall | End of an epoch | Looking ahead | Responsible | A Himalayan spring | “It doesn’t make any difference to me if there is a raja in Kathmandu or not” | War wounds | June Sky 2008 | Come cheer on your Nepali pros | Roasted in Nepal | Federal Gun-tantra of Nepal | Federal Gun-tantra of Nepal