Issue #490

February 19-25, 2010

Headline

Seeing double

Seeing double

NANDA RANA BLENDING IN OR FADING OUT? Tigers in India's Bandhavgarh National Park, as captured by Nepali hunter-turned- conservationist Nanda…

Columns

News that stays news
Fourth Estate by CK LAL

News that stays news

The print media can capitalise on the falling ratings for television in power-hungry Nepal

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Congress conundrums?

The grand old party has to start at square one if it is to continue at the heart of Nepali democratic politics

Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI

Local lapses

If you're wondering who your mayor is, don't bother

Placating the planets
Backside by Ass

Placating the planets

None of you who watched on tv the Suzie Jost vs Moonlight Lohani squabble in the Public Accounts Committee in parliament the other day now has…

Nation

Looking for a home

Looking for a home

A suspension on inter-country adoption will give the government time to work on strict adoption legislation

MALLIKA ARYAL

Back to the jungle

Back to the jungle

Will the real tiger survive until the next year of the tiger in 2022?

NIRMAL GHOSH in BANGKOK

Not just numbers

Not just numbers

For the economy, quality of tourism may be better than quantity

DEWAN RAI

Cinderella Children

Cinderella Children

Suspending inter-country adoption will deny kids in need the chance of a better life

PHILIP HOLMES

Business

Money matters

Money matters

"The government needs to take a more holistic approach or the crunch could recur"

SUVAYU DEV PANT

Short and medium-term optimist

Short and medium-term optimist

Sujit Mundul, CEO and Director of Standard Chartered Nepal, talks about lessons learnt from India and the economic prospects for Nepal.

Life Times

Beans to brew

Beans to brew

Nepal's nascent coffee business is slowly but surely redefining the idea of a Nepali's morning brew

FOO CHEE CHANG

Coffee crusade

Coffee crusade

If you've wanted to ditch instant coffee but found load-shedding rendered your fancy electric coffeemaker as useful as a one-armed juggler,…

Constitution Supplement

Publisher's Note

Tiger economy

Looking around the country today, it is hard to recall that Nepal was once internationally recognised for its pioneering work with eco-tourism…

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Rural Access Programme

Nepal's Rural Access Programme (RAP), which aims to reduce rural poverty by building roads in the countryside, has won an award from the…

In this issue:

Seeing double | Congress conundrums? | News that stays news | Money matters | Short and medium-term optimist | Local lapses | Not just numbers | Looking for a home | Cinderella Children | Back to the jungle | Dig deeper | Inverter import ban ill-considered | "Ms Sujata! You may go." | Political culture is the problem | Backside: Placating the planets