March 27 - April 2, 2009
Headline
Editorial
Messengers beware
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has compared the relative dangers that journalists face around the world and has ranked Nepal seventh…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Mass producing mediocrity
423,000 students will sit for their school exams this week
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED
Revisiting student politics
Young people need to engage in politics but not on campus
Critical Cinema by A. ANGELO D'SILVA
Post Traumatic Stress
Browsing through a bookstore in Mumbai recently, I asked the convivial proprietor whether he could recommend a title on the history of Pakistan.…
Backside by Ass
Toxic assets
The good news this week is that the rain raised the level of Kulekhani reservoir by 1cm. The bad news is that the level went down by 50cm the…
Nation
The wild east
Is the violence in Janakpur a sign of things to come for the rest of the country?
DAMBAR K SHRESTHA in JANAKPUR
Life after Uma
RADIO ACTIVE: Seema Sharma and Gayatri Mishra, in the studio of Radio Today radio hosting the show Ajab Gajab, the hard-hitting program Uma…
Strangers in their own land
Children of Gurkhas who grew up in Singapore find it hard to adjust back in Nepal
CHONG ZI LANG
Interview
Concern about uncertain investment climate
Nadia Sood is the chief executive of the Norwegian state-owned energy giant, SN Power. She was in Nepal recently to meet government officials…
Review
Bon Appetit
Spicing up the food variety in their menu has always been a Hyatt specialty whether it is through their monthly food promotions or introducing…
Constitution Supplement
Tarai-Pahad unity
Teachers, businessmen, general workers, entrepreneurs, social and political activists of Dipayal gathered last week to discuss the new…
Star Gazing
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
NRNs as tourists
A group of young people have started a tourism campaign, targeting Nepalis living abroad for tourism year 2011. Titled 'Jau hai Nepal' the…
Letters
Letters - Issue #444: SHAREHOLDERS VS STAKEHOLDERS
SHAREHOLDERS VS STAKEHOLDERSWhile I can agree with your call for a visible corporate responsibility in order to have sustainable and profitable…
In this issue:
High and dry | Messengers Beware | Enough tit-for-tat | Mass producing mediocrity | Success and failure | Concern about uncertain investment climate | Revisiting student politics | Multicultural federalism | Mistrust | Commissions | Heir apparent | Tarai-Pahad unity | Reservation- not a magic solution | The wild east | Life after Uma | Strangers in their own land | Post Traumatic Stress | Mercury’s return | Backside: Toxic assets