Issue #424

November 7-13, 2008

Headline

Editorial

Win some, lose some

Among all the challenges before us in the constitution drafting process, perhaps the most daunting will be the lack of political cooperation…

Columns

Obama mania
INTERESTING TIMES by MALLIKA ARYAL

Obama mania

What does the Obama win mean for Nepal?

Of crime and punishment
Critical Cinema by A. ANGELO D'SILVA

Of crime and punishment

Boy A has paid for his sins, but perhaps he hasn't paid enough

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Don't be mean

The NC is blaming UNMIN for its own mistakes

Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Integrationomics

Nobody is looking at the economics of army integration

Comment by KANAK MANI DIXIT

The United Nations now

The interests of the UN and Nepalis coincide in making the peace process a success

Backside by Ass

Commissars in the committees

Will someone please give Parmananda the Veep something to do before he goes and does something silly again? Over Tihar, the office of the…

Nation

Timber to Tibet

Timber to Tibet

Nepal's high Himalayan forests are felled to feed China's growth

Kick start

Kick start

The constitution-drafting process can't be delayed any longer

DHRUBA SIMKHADA

Interview

Review

The other brother

The other brother

MP's new memoir shows us how little Nepal has changed since 1950

DHRUBA SIMKHADA

Jazz carnival

Jazz carnival

PICS: PRAVAT J GURUNG The Kathmandu Jazz Festival, held from 22-27 October at various venues in the city, was a huge success. The festival seems…

International

Three-dimensional chess

Three-dimensional chess

Barack Obama understands that even the most powerful country can't go it alone

JOSEPH S NYE,JR

From The Nepali Press

Business Briefs

Letters

Letters - Issue #424: FAKE

FAKEThank you for the investigation into fake Indian currency ('Fake or real?', #423). It is natural that when politicians and criminals start…

In this issue:

Seesaw politics |Win Some, Lose Some |Editorial: Don’t be mean |Obama mania |Timber to Tibet |Integrationomics |The war was better' |Kick start |Against discrimination |For equity |Two wheels good |Health for those without wealth |The United Nations now |Who will run the world now? |Three-dimensional chess |he other brother |Of crime and punishment |Backside: Commissars in the committees