Issue #431

December 26, 2008 - January 1, 2009

Headline

Sharp divide

Sharp divide

A rift within the Maoist hierarchy is now out in the open

ANALYSIS by KUNDA DIXIT

Editorial

Columns

Dahal in the dock
State Of The State by CK LAL

Dahal in the dock

Meddling with the media was the last straw

The Man and the Movement
Critical Cinema by A. ANGELO D'SILVA

The Man and the Movement

Gus Van Sant's Milk proves that the past is the present, and the future too.

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

They do it again

Keep the peace process on track, but resist Maoist extremism

Backside by Ass

Sarkar ko sabari

The good news is that from next month there will be no more load shedding. The bad news is: there will be no more electricity. The government is…

Nation

High noon at Himal

High noon at Himal

Dambar K Shrestha, Special Correspondent of Himal Khabarpatrika, recounted the attack by Maoists on 22 December 2008 in this article published in Nepali Times.

DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA

Constitution Supplement

Sports

From The Nepali Press

Jammarspeak

Jammarspeak

Maoist union leader Salikram Jammarkatel in an interview with Rabindra Mishra of the BBC Nepali Service, 21 December

Shame

Editorial in Naya Patrika, 24 December

Business Briefs

Letters

In this issue:

Sharp divide |Dahal in the dock |Freedom from pressure |“Corruption and insecurity” |Shame |They beat us |Predictable |Press bashing |Jammarspeak |The boundaries of federalism |A presidential system for stability |Press attack |Naya Nepal |Out of the dark |The Man and the Movement |Backside: Sarkar ko sabari