Issue #496

April 2-8, 2010

Headline

Legacies of war

Legacies of war

RAJU SHRESTHA While the media continues to mull over Girija Prasad Koirala's demise, Nepali legacies of a more martial kind are taking shape…

Columns

Constitutional conundrums
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Constitutional conundrums

Everyone knows the best way out, but no one is willing to admit to it publicly

The year of print
Fourth Estate by CK LAL

The year of print

The print media may be under the hammer in the developed world, but here in Nepal it's live and kicking

Succession issues
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI

Succession issues

It's not past glory that counts when it comes to the Nepali Congress, it's the future

Guest Column by RABINDRA MISHRA

A call to politics

Until good people are encouraged to join politics, we will get nothing out of it but filth and frustration

Let's do the Analom Vilom
Backside by Ass

Let's do the Analom Vilom

Like half of Kathmandu, the Ass got up at an ungodly hour this week to head off to Tundikhel. Sitting crosslegged on my hindquarters doing the…

Nation

Opiate of the masses

Opiate of the masses

The spread of opium cultivation in the Tarai is turning parts of Nepal into Afghanistan

RAMESWOR BOHARA in PARSA

Flower power

Flower power

Nepal's floriculture industry has witnessed remarkable growth, but could be so much more

AHMAD ISKANDAR

Business

The boss at Boss

The boss at Boss

Shalini Wadhwa wanted to change the public's negative perception of business

Publisher's Note

Teach to cheat

Teach to cheat

GITA ADHIKARI The conduct of the ongoing school-leaving exams gives us plenty of indication as to how our state and society functions. On the…

Life Times

Kathmandu ink

Kathmandu ink

Nepal's busiest tattoo artist tries a new piece on his friend Captain Vijay Lama

FOO CHEE CHANG

Constitution Supplement

Imminent danger

Imminent danger

Already vexed by frequent bandhs and strikes, the eastern districts are worried about the delay in constitution writing and its consequences

DAMBAR K SHRESTHA in ILAM

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

2609 Mahavir

Nepal Jain Parishad celebrated the 2609th birth anniversary of Mahavir as a welfare festival on 29 March. Mahavir is the founder of Jainism, a…

In this issue:

Legacies of war | Teach to cheat | A call to politics | Constitutional conundrums | The year of print | Final betrayal | Succession issues | Flower power | Opiate of the masses | No load-shedding zone | Imminent danger | Backside:Let’s do the Analom Vilom