Issue #472

October 16-22, 2009

Editorial

Getting on with it

Getting on with it

KIRAN PANDAY Trust Bidya Bhandari to transform the most mundane issues of the defence ministry into the most pressing concerns of the nation.…

Columns

Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI

Risk-taking for dummies

The latest scandal exposes the management values that underpin many of Nepal's institutions

INTERESTING TIMES by MALLIKA ARYAL

Family matters

Koirala's dynastic tendency undermines democracy in his party

Backside by Ass

Donkey Tihar

Kasto kich kich gareko, hairanai paryo buda le! Exact Makunay soundbite last week before Girija finally bamboozled him into making Suzy DPM. "I…

Nation

Living daylights

Living daylights

KIRAN PANDAY If Nepal Standard Time is pushed forward one hour and 15 minutes, we can reduce our electricity shortfall this winter by upto 4 per…

Tampering with time

Tampering with time

Adding an hour and fifteen minutes to NST could reduce loadshedding

SUVAYU DEV PANT and DEWAN RAI

Susmita's choice

Susmita's choice

Susmita chose kayaks over her husband, but all's well that ends well

DINANATH BARAL in POKHARA

The Great Himalayan Trail

The Great Himalayan Trail

The mother of all trekking trails promises adventure for tourists and hope for the denizens of the Himalaya

ROBIN BOUSTEAD

Business

Review

Let them hear jazz

Let them hear jazz

Eclectic, energetic, and exclusive, Jazzmandu bridged the holiday season in high style?

Constitution Supplement

International

From The Nepali Press

Unionism

Unionism

Om Aastha Rai in Nagarik, October 10

Biz Brief

Letters

In this issue:

Living daylights | Getting on with it | Uncomplicating peace | The daughter also rises | Leading the charge | Risk-taking for dummies | Intensifying food crisis | Unionism | Death wish | Discord, and more discord | The Great Himalaya Trail | Family matters | Tampering with time | Susmita’s choice | Everyone is an island | Copenhagen climate countdown | Backside: Donkey Tihar