Held hostage
It is pretty obvious what all the petrol queues, the harvest seizures, land grabs, extortion and hotel strikes are leading up to: the nationwide…
Columns
Kalam by Rabi Thapa
King of sneers
Eat and drink what you please, but don't pretend it's caviar if it ain't
Plain Speaking by Prashant Jha
Struggle for existence
While the titans battle it out, we have no choice but to watch and wait
Backside by Ass
Red letter days
At this rate, expect a holiday for the festivals of all of Nepal's 103 ethnic groups, full moon days and bands. When the Maobaddies found out…
Nation
Dateline Everest
PEAKING ATTENTION: A Buddha figure on the summit of Chomolungma earlier this year. Mountaineers say climate change has made climbing the world's…
Buddhists for nature
While pilgrims thronged the killing fields of Bariyapur, Bara, and local merchants in Janakpur lamented the low turnout at the Vivah Panchami…
Review
Constitution Supplement
Your View
On ethnicity and nationality
The Maoist party plans to declare federal autonomous states from 11-18 December. Last week, the party announced that the federal autonomous…
From The Nepali Press
Letters
Letters - Issue #479: NEW PROLETARIAT
This is an interesting article ('The new proletariat', #478). I agree that living abroad widens people's horizons, and brings other positive and…
In this issue:
Dateline Everest | eld Hostage | Struggle for existence | Bustling Janakpur | Unwanted in Achham | Back to labour woes | Anti-federal forces alert | The Maoist agenda | Vultures disappear | Preserving our heritage | “My enthusiasm has died” | “The rush of foreign wives and husbands to Nepal will stop” | Defrosted | King of sneers | Buddhists for nature | Manang sans Manangis | A Boy from Siklis | Backside:Red letter days