Issue #422

October 24-30, 2008

Headline

Shake a leg

Shake a leg

SABIN TULADHAR HOWDY: Prime Minister Dahal receives American ambassador Nancy Powell in Singha Darbar on Tuesday. USAID announced a $42 million…

DEWAN RAI

Editorial

War and peace

War and peace

MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA As we know only too well in Nepal, peace is not the absence of war. We are currently in a period of no war, no peace. For…

Columns

Army amalgamation
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Army amalgamation

The integration debate is not only about numbers, but control

The big green jobs machine
Worldly Wise by BAN KI MOON

The big green jobs machine

The challenge of climate change is much bigger than the global financial crisis

Ugandan parallels
Nepalipan by SUBHADRA BELBASE

Ugandan parallels

Successes Nepal can emulate and mistakes we must avoid

INTERESTING TIMES by MALLIKA ARYAL

Kiboshed in Kabul

Nepalis languish in Afghanistan amid lies and false hopes

Guest Column by RAGHU PANT

Fusion or confusion

The Maoists must clarify their commitment to multiparty democracy once and for all

Nation

Sarala's struggle

Sarala's struggle

The woman who defeated Bam Dev Gautam in the elections can't understand how he could be made minister

DEWAN RAI

Growing much more rice

Growing much more rice

Nepal can easily boost paddy productivity and be self-sufficient again

RAJENDRA UPRETY in MORANG

Indian idolatry

Indian idolatry

A year after he burst on to the music scene, Prashant Tamang unites Nepalis worldwide

TOM OWEN-SMITH in LONDON

Freefall over Everest

Freefall over Everest

JASON BRYANT HIGH ADVENTURE: Henri Schurch (left), owner of the Pilatus Porter, organiser of the Everest skydiving event, Nigel Gifford of High…

From The Nepali Press

No change

Letter to the Editor in Kantipur, 21 October

Business Briefs

Letters

In this issue:

Shake a leg | War and Peace | Editorial: Fusion or confusion | Kiboshed in Kabul | Growing much more rice | Global meltdown | No change | For the people | Trekking jam in Manang | Army amalgamation | The big green jobs machine | Sarala’s struggle | Ugandan parallels | Freefall over Everest | Indian idolatry | Backside: Conjugal ministeries and first relatives