Issue #454

June 5-11, 2009

Headline

Bhuwan and Juna

Bhuwan and Juna

CHARLES HAVILAND A brother and sister who served on opposite sides during the war have mended fences and got together again for a family reunion…

Editorial

The ethnic card

The ethnic card

KIRAN PANDAY It took only a week after the Maoists fell from power for them to unleash their affiliated ethnic groups and set them on the…

Columns

Square one
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Square one

An economically empowered mass is all that can stem the rot in Nepali politics

Nepal's 'shining path'
Here And There by DANIEL LAK

Nepal's 'shining path'

Both Kathmandu and Lima were and still are city states in dysfunctional lands

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Under siege

The Maoists are lashing out at everyone the president, speaker, army, judiciary, India

Backside by Ass

Republic of Euthanasia

While California debates the merits of legalising marijuana, Nepal is way ahead of the US. Has anyone noticed the pot growing in pots right in…

Nation

Let the sun shine in

Let the sun shine in

Going solar doesn't just make ecological sense, it also makes economic sense

SHRADHA BASNYAT

From birth to death

From birth to death

Ambitions to improve reproductive health and beat maternal mortality in post-war Rolpa face an array of obstacles

KONG YEN LIN in ROLPA

Kollywood calling

Kollywood calling

Nepali film makers are now trying to reach out to a larger audience

PAAVAN MATHEMA

Constitution Supplement

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

FDI down

Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in Nepal have fallen to Rs 5.53 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared…

Letters

Letters - Issue #454: ACTION NOW

ACTION NOWThank you for promoting non violence on your editorial ('Action now,' #453). No religion advocates violence, this is an act of…

In this issue:

Bhuwan and Juna | The Ethnic Card | Under siege | Yesterday’s men (and women) | From birth to death | Rebirth and revival | Square one | Charity is child’s play | The Dependents | Fight back | New revelations | Purposeless proposal | Devolving natural resources | onfused ideology | Let the sun shine in | Rain check | Green prisons | Brother and sister together again | Kollywood calling | Nepal’s ‘shining path’ | Backside: Republic of Euthanasia