Issue #495

March 26 - April 1, 2010

Headline

THE MORNING AFTER

THE MORNING AFTER

MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA SPECIAL K: Two youths peer out from behind a billboard as Girija Prasad Koirala's funeral procession passes Dillibajar,…

Columns

Real democracy
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Real democracy

Post GP-leaders would do well to respond to the call of their time – not just democracy, but democracy to improve lives

Media mourning
Fourth Estate by CK LAL

Media mourning

The media has done Girija Prasad Koirala's death to death

Governor's woes
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Governor's woes

A to-do list for the new Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank

Babylon babble
Kalam by RABI THAPA

Babylon babble

Never mind the kids, what were the cops and the media up to?

Mass yogasm
Backside by Ass

Mass yogasm

It looks like Kingji badly upstaged Presidentji in Janakpur this week. The ex-head of state and the present head of state were head-to-head at…

Nation

Classes in the sun

Classes in the sun

Initiative Outdoor brings an 'out-of-classroom' experience to a new generation of Nepalis

FOO CHEE CHANG

Himalayan spring

Himalayan spring

Lots of women mountaineers are hoping to break climbing records this season

BILLI BIERLING

Keep in touch

Keep in touch

Satellite phones may be the only way to communicate in the event of a natural disaster

No peace within

In the aftermath of the conflict, the state's neglect of mental health is set to be badly exposed

RUBEENA MAHATO

Publisher's Note

The golden middle

The golden middle

KIRAN PANDAY Girija Prasad Koirala's last conversation with Pushpa Kamal Dahal focused on the latter's leadership of the largest party and his…

Life Times

Up in the air, KTM-style

Up in the air, KTM-style

"Gone are the days when you needed to make a long trip to Pokhara to experience paragliding in Nepal," say the people at Kathmandu Paragliding…

Constitution Supplement

CA extension

CA extension

Continuity of the existing CA will be crucial to write the new constitution

RADHESHYAM ADHIKARI

From The Nepali Press

"That's hypothetical..."

"That's hypothetical..."

For the first time since he became an ordinary citizen, ex-king Gyanendra took a regular flight to Janakpur and on Wednesday, worshipped at the…

Post-GP

Post-GP

Editorial in Janadisha, 22 March

Biz Brief

Lights on

The Norwegian Ambassador, Thor Gislesen, has handed over the 635kW Jhankre Community Hydropower Plant along with a transmission and distribution…

In this issue:

The Morning After | The Golden middle | Real democracy | Media mourning | Governor’s woes | Classes in the sun | Local school, global cool | Babylon babble | Himalayan spring | Keep in touch | No peace within | “That’s hypothetical...” | Political vacuum | Death of the guardian | Political being | Post-GP | CA extension | Fundamental rights: from 21 to 31 | Backside: Mass yogasm