December 19-25, 2008
Headline
Editorial
Coalition
The UML isn't too well known for the clarity of its ideology or its unity of purpose. Sometimes it fancies itself as a left-of-centre political…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
An appropriate time for technology
Let's make better chulos for the poor, the information superhighway can wait
INTERESTING TIMES by MALLIKA ARYAL
Into the darkness
Nepalis voted for peace, not for leaders who make threats when the going gets tough
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED
Labour pains
Politicians don't know how to tame militant unions that they unleashed
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
The India syndrome
Indians struggle to make sense of the recession and Mumbai attacks
Backside by Ass
UPRIDNFRIN
So our country's name is about to be changed again. The latest formulation that the Maobaddie central committee came up with is: People's…
Nation
Working to death
Stacks of coffins in Pashupati indicate the rising fatality rate among Nepali migrant workers abroad
DEWAN RAI
Behind bars
Prisons in Nepal are dilapidated, but their deterioration is not limited to their cracked roofs and crumbling walls.
TEXT AND PICTURES by KIRAN PANDAY
Integrate or disintegrate?
Not all Maoists in the camps want to be part of the Nepal Army
PRERANA MARASINI in NAWALPARASI
Unearthing the truth
Forensic investigation into the 43 disappeared on Shivapuri finally begins to address impunity
MALLIKA ARYAL
The sky is the limit
Engineer overcomes bureaucratic hurdles to test fly the first Nepal- built aircraft
PRAKRITI PATHAK in POKHARA
Business
Rich man, poor man
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA When a colleague from United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) suggested the refugee camps in Jhapa as a possible…
Economy
Rich man, poor man
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA When a colleague from United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) suggested the refugee camps in Jhapa as a possible…
Constitution Supplement
The Unrepresented
Madhesi ministers prove themselves powerless to effect change in the Tarai
SUBHAS DEVKOTA
International
The search for quality on the web
In the not-so-distant future, students will be able to graduate from high school without ever touching a book. Twenty years ago, they could…
RIZA BERKAN in NEW YORK
From The Nepali Press
Letters
Letters - Issue #430: COURSE CORRECTION
COURSE CORRECTIONHaving a political party play the role of the opposition is a crucial component in making a democratic system function properly…
In this issue:
No work |Coalition |Editorial: The India syndrome |An appropriate time for technology |Working to death |Labour pains |Rich man, poor man |Not so humble ministerial habits |Not in denial |Outside force |The Unrepresented |We will have one identity–Nepali” |Behind bars |nto the darkness |Integrate or disintegrate? |Unearthing the truth |No frills |Bridging the gap |The sky is the limit |Backside: Upridnfrin