Mood of doom
ALL PICS:CHONG ZI LIANG It wasn't supposed to be like this. When the Maoists came to power through elections, most Nepalis expected improvements…
DEWAN RAI
January 9-15, 2009
Headline
Editorial
Crisis prone government
KIRAN PANDAY The Maoists in government are showing themselves to be crisis-prone. Why would they want to destabilise their own government by…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
It is Nepal's army
The army is not 'above' politics, it is 'below' politics
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Two steps forward one step back
The Maoists underestimated the media-induced political pressure from India
Comment by SAM KANG LI
Don't let me down
A Singaporean's optimism for this new republic may soon wither
Worldly Wise by SHASHI THAROOR
Air farce
'Jokes or inappropriate remarks regarding security could lead to your arrest'
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Spinning out of control
The Maoists can't go on covering one lie with another lie strictly business
Backside by ASS
Taking on the Almighty
After placing their political appointees in the national airline, handing supporters ambassadorships, vice-chancellorhoods, padding the…
Nation
On the right track
Business is about luck and passion for Shona's trekking supply in Thamel
KATY ELLIOTT
Women show the way
Simi's women break traditional barriers and become trekking guides
BHAWANI KARKI in DOLAKHA
Banking on women
RAMESH POUDEL HEADING UP: With more women heads of households in Nepal, a branch of Pokhara's Shangri-La Bank is cashing in with an all female…
RAMESH POUDEL
Don't curse the darkness, show a light
RAJESH KC/MY REPUBLICA.COM How much for these generators?... I need one to recharge my inverter It's hard to be optimistic when the power goes…
SHRADHA BASNYAT
Interview
"I am not frustrated, and no one should be..."
Nepali Times: Revenue collection this quarter is 35 per cent up from last year. Is this because you started from a low base, or did you really…
Review
'No magic bullet'
New edition of ethnicity book can help in constitution-writing
REVIEW by DHRUBA SIMKHADA
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Business Briefs - Issue #433: Television emergency
Television emergencyThe newly-set up union of television stations, Television Broadcasters Nepal, have declared a "tv emergency" and vowed tol…
Letters
Letters - Issue #433: UNACCEPTABLE CRIME
UNACCEPTABLE CRIMEThe interview of the prime minister sound good and what he is saying is quite praiseworthy ('Unacceptable crime', # 432). If…
In this issue:
Mood of Doom | Crisis Prone Government | Let’s rethink this | It is Nepal’s army | Two steps forward one step back | "I am not frustrated,and no one should be..." | Spinning out of control | Promises not kept | Nepali champions | Shared rule, self-rule | ‘No magic bullet’ | On the right track | Women show the way | Banking on women | Don’t let me down | Air farce | Slumdogs and millionaires | Backside: Taking on the Almighty