'Tis the season
KIRAN PANDAY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY: Dentistry student Sunaina Palikhe and hotel management student Monita Pun trekking in Dhampus amidst a…
October 3-9, 2008
Headline
Editorial
Time is running out
The most frustrating thing about the pre-Dasain political mood in Kathmandu is the utter lack of urgency. Since he was sworn in five weeks ago,…
Columns
INTERESTING TIMES by MALLIKA ARYAL
Witch hunt hits wrong target
There are worse things to worry about than a beauty pageant
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Venting it out in Varanasi
Madhesi politicians need to figure out their vision
Books by SHYAMAL K SHRESTHA
Living beyond one's means
Do donors help or hinder self-reliance and development?
Guest Column by KARNA SHAKYA
Unseen heroes
Let's applaud Nepalis who have quietly contributed to the nation
Backside by Ass
The land of international intercourse
Just when you thought he couldn't be more dim-witted after banning night clubs and cyber cafes, unelected Home Minister Ban Dev has told the…
Nation
"History begins anew"
Prime Minsiter Dahal should have also rung the opening bell at the stock exchange on Wall Street
DAVID SASSOON in NEW YORK
Prez in west
ALL PICS: KANAK MANI DIXIT PRESIDENT'S EYE VIEW: President Yadav looks down on the Karnali Bridge at Chisapani during his visit to flood victims…
Dolakha's hidden charm
Charikot, 133km east from Kathmandu by road, is the gateway to the recently opened Gaurishankar Trekking Area, encompassing mountain peaks,…
DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA in DOLAKHA
Aid and influence
Aid & Influence Do donors hinder or help? Stephen Browne Earthscan, London, 2007 ISBN 1-84407-202-9Except for emergency humanitarian assistance,…
Mero jutta ho Nepali
This Dasain, Nepali shoe manufacturers have good reason to be cheerful
PAAVAN MATHEMA
Need for speed
So what if there's no space on the roads? So what if they are all potholed? So what if traffic jams make getting from Dhulikhel to Kathmandu…
Review
International
No bailout for the world's poorest
DAMBER KRISHNA SHRESTHA As a spreading financial crisis threatens to deepen the economic recession in the United States, the news of an…
THALIF DEEN at the UN
Aid doesn't reach the ultra-poor
Developing countries have raised large numbers of their people above the poverty line but few of the ultra poor 162 million people in the world…
ABID ASLAM in WASHINGTON
From The Nepali Press
"We will protect democracy"
Interview with Girija Prasad Koirala in Himal Khabarpatrika, 16-31 October
Business Briefs
Business Briefs - Issue #420: Helping hands
Helping handsStandard Chartered Bank has donated Rs 500,000 to the Finance Ministry to help flood victims in the Far West and East. The bank was…
Letters
In this issue:
’Tis the season |Time is running out |Unseen heroes |Witch hunt hits wrong target |Venting it out in Varanasi |“History begins anew” |Prez in west |Dasain resolutions |“We will protect democracy” |Darjis for darj |Wounded tiger |Dolakha’s hidden charm |Living beyond one’s means |Aid and influence |Aid doesn't reach the ultra-poor |No bailout for the world’s poorest |Reel revolutions |Uniformly smart |Down and dirty |Backside: The land of international intercourse