January 30 - February 5, 2009
Headline
Editorial
Guerrillas in our midst
It's difficult to find fault with the contention of Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa that the army should be under civilian command. However,…
Columns
Red takes on black
The Maoists learn that getting citizens to pay income tax isn't the same as extorting money from them
Null and void
The PM's speech was rich in rhetoric but otherwise empty
Power to people
The constitution needs to ensure that the lion's share of executive power resides with central government
The view from India
Delhi is wary, but the solutions to our crises must be found domestically
Ass-to ass talk
Bad idea to change the YCL's acronym. Just when we were getting used to it, and it had started to strike terror in the hearts of Nepalis, the…
Nation
Interview
"Army integration won't be easy"
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA At the end of his three-year assignment in Nepal as the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United…
"Thimphu will not get away with expulsion"
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA Bhutanese refugee activist leader and one-time Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience, Ratan Gazmere, leaves on…
Business
Economy
Apartment
Constitution Supplement
Jurisdiction of the judiciary
How do the various political parties see the role of the judiciary in the new constitution?
From The Nepali Press
Addressing the address
In his address, Prime Minister Dahal admitted the administration's weaknesses and pledged new commitments. But the fact remains that the present…
Letters
Letters - Issue #436: TOTAL CONTROL
TOTAL CONTROLEveryone knows that the NC has been wolfing down ultra leftists who don't commune to their ideas of nationalism and patriotism.…
In this issue:
Wait and watch | Guerrillas in our midst | “Army integration won’t be easy” | Red takes on black | The view from India | “Thimphu will not get away with expulsion” | Taxation blues | Flying high | A question | Addressing the address | Going up | New firm pioneers DNA testing | Sixty minutes | Null and void | Jurisdiction of the judiciary | Power to people | Backside: Ass-to ass talk