Same to same
BILASH RAI/KIRAN PANDAY King Gyanendra may have been a divisive force ever since he became king in 2001, but he was a unifying factor in keeping…
KUNDA DIXIT
June 13-19, 2008
Headline
Editorial
Level the playing field
The king has been sent packing in a uniquely Nepali way. Unlike the revolutions in Tehran, Addis Ababa or Bucharest, the Narayanhiti Palace was…
Columns
Critical Cinema by A. ANGELO D\'SILVA
Steroid-fuelled dreams
A muscle industry exposé that leaves you reeling
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
We ain't seen nothing yet
That was just the trailer; let the show commence
State Of The State by CK LAL
The priest and the warrior
Finding a president in an age of political correctness
Backside by Ass
Friday the 13th
Kingji was reportedly waiting for the auspicious time when all the planets were aligned properly to leave Naryanhiti for Nagarjun, and the royal…
Nation
Irrelevant republic
In Lele, it makes little difference whether Nepal has a king or not
MALLIKA ARYAL in LELE
Cartoon communication
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA Eager hands shoot up as the instructor calls for someone to illustrate how an angry man would look in a drawing. A student…
SRISHTI ADHIKARI
Business
Let them eat burgers
Nepali workers chase the American dream, in Malaysia
KISHOR PRADHAN in KULA LUMPUR
"I am quite hopeful that the new government will work for the welfare and development of the people because it is the people's own government"
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA Dr K C Chakrabarty, Chairman and Managing Director of India's Punjab National Bank, talks to Nepali Times about his bank's…
Leisure
The word from the top of the world
KAJI SHERPA "Will I ever climb Mt Everest?" I had asked a palm reader two years ago, unsure what the future held for me. But I hadn't waited…
SHAILEE BASNET
The gods have won
JAMIE MCGUINNESS/PROJECT HIMALAYA "I am in Thamel now and I couldn't be feeling better!" Iñaki Ochoa de Olza emailed on arriving in Kathmandu…
BILLI BIERLING
Music
Dancing those blues away
Born with two left feet and no sense of rhythm? No more excuses
PRANAYA SJB RANA
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Business Briefs - Issue #404: Kagbeni in Shanghai
Kagbeni in ShanghaiQuest Entertainment produced, Bhushan Dahal directed Kagbeni has been selected for the Asian New Talent Competition Section…
Letters
Letters - Issue #404: WANNABE MAO
WANNABE MAO I was proud of the fact that I stayed on in Nepal even after all my friends migrated. Now, reading, watching the news everyday, I…
In this issue:
Same to same |Level the playing yield |Editorial: We ain’t seen nothing yet |The priest and the warrior |Let them eat burgers |Those energy blues |Goodbye Mr Shah |New budget |Land lies fallow |The word from the top of the world |The gods have won |Into the death zone |Irrelevant republic |Murder most foul |Cartoon communication |Steroid-fuelled dreams |Dancing those blues away |Backside: Friday the 13th