Issue #5

Fifty years after he first set foot in Nepal, if you were expecting Toni Hagen to be full of nostalgia for Nepal's unspoilt past, you're in for a surprise.

How will English slogans on billboards and T-shirts help these Nepali boys?

"He was our inspiration,our guiding light."

The following is what looks like a farewell letter from Anil Bhavnani of X-Zone discotheque in Kamaladi which was emailed to Nepali Times. Parts…

Nepal's stolen religious images are coming home.

Nepal is not responsible for the floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Even in a country where lockouts and strikes are a regular feature, the ongoing shutdown by the public enterprises has made everyone sit up and…

A favourite motif was to show political figures in various transsexual avatars, ministers with mammaries and exposed backsides.

The predictable thing about remote places is that they don't stay remote for long. The same will be the case with the literally "gorgeous" Arun…

When Kathmandu used to be known for its hippy-era flower children, the few blossoms that could be found grew wild, along hedges and the sides of…

After a tedious afternoon's work at the traffic island at Tripureswor, a taxi driver's offhand remark made our day. "The city looks prettier…

"The dog ate my homework,"need not be an excuse anymore.

One of Desmond Doig's favourite spots in Katmandu was Boudhanath, "a shimmering beacon of faith".

Story and essay writer Sita Pandey has earned fame (or, among orthodox flanks, notoriety) by writing frankly about sexuality-a topic still…

The swirling blue waves evoke Japanese paintings, the billowing white clouds on an azure sky look like Tibetan thankas, the mandalas and the…

The ubiquitous symbol of Internet-era communications, the @ sign used in email addresses, is actually a 500-year-old invention of Italian…

NEW DELHI - In an effort to bring the Internet to the masses in India and other developing countries, several academics and engineers have used…

"The dog ate my homework,"need not be an excuse anymore.

Imagine a hall packed with none but the best Nepali exponents of martial arts and all shouting "Whoosh" in unison. There is but one word to…

Some 420,000 free passes will be distributed to people without tickets for Olympic events to allow them to soak up the atmosphere at the Sydney…

Kathmandu's Mayor Keshav Sthapit comes across as someone with a thick hide. A politico who calls a spade a spade and someone who doesn't suffer…

Asan Bazar, 12 August

Nepali Patra, 11 August

Narayan Man Bijukchhe, president of Nepal Workers and Peasant's Party in

Nepali Patra, 11 August

Last week's arrest of an ex-employee of Citibank Kathmandu has revealed an elaborate electronic scam to steal money from the New York account of…

After remaining unchanged for the last seven years, airfares in the domestic sector are in for a hike. The Ministry of Tourism is preparing a…

Eurorient, the American Investment Banking Company, formally applied for a survey licence to build the Arun 3 project on 10 August but that does…

Nepal Human Rights Committee-USA has been deeply saddened by the alleged involvement of Prince Paras in the tragic death of singer and musician…

A few days back my imperfectly trained dog 'did it again' on the drawing room floor. I rushed with a piece of paper, realising too late that it…