August 21-27, 2009
Headline
Editorial
It's a disaster
The cholera outbreak is fading from the headlines. Those who died are now just statistics. The country awaits the next disaster, and when it…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
A pragmatic vassal
Reciprocity is now the mainstay of diplomacy even in asymmetrical bilateral relations
Comment by BISHNU DEV PANT
Lies, damn lies
If the quality of statistics in Nepal is dubious, then so are policies based on them
INTERESTING TIMES by MALLIKA ARYAL
Re-inventing Tij
Women dressing in red are using the colour of liberation
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Nepal's Mr Nepal
NEW DELHI?Madhav Nepal came, he saw, and he left without as much as creating a ripple in the Indian capital. If anything, the core message that…
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Business ecosystem
Let's strengthen our collective entrepreneurial know-how for prosperity
Backside by Ass
The other Manmohan
hen people say there is no government in Nepal at present, it's quite literally true: 9 members of the 27-member jumbo cabinet is currently…
Nation
Nepal in India
In his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Madhav Nepal thanked India for its support for the peace and democratic process.…
Hot spot
ELAYNE TAKEMOTO The eastern Himalaya, encompassing Nepal, is a global biodiversity treasure trove with 353 new species discovered in the past…
How far we lag behind
The poverty and inequality that gave birth to the conflict persist, says a UN report
RABI THAPA
Review
Rinchen reaches Ulan Bator
LILI MORGAN It seemed to the participants of the Mongol Rally that they had one last obstacle to overcome on their epic trip by car from London…
Citizen Donnelly
Not many who met the late James J Donnelly will ever be able to forget him: his thundering voice and commanding stature, his phenomenal memory…
Constitution Supplement
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Forefront
With the provisional profit before bonus and tax of Rs 1.63 billion and profit after tax of Rs 1.03 billion, Nabil Bank, now in its 25th…
Letters
Letters - Issue #465: CHITWAN & MELAMCHI
CHITWAN & MELAMCHIThank you for your double-barrelled editorial ('Harm reduction', #464) exposing the government's incompetence. I doubt if it…
In this issue:
It's a disaster | Nepal’s Mr Nepal | A pragmatic vassal | Lies, damn lies | How far we lag behind | Business ecosystem | Lame duck | Nepal and India | Wire-tapping | “It will be written on time” | Delayed for sure | “No party whip” | Rinchen reaches Ulan Bator | Re-inventing Tij