Issue #50

The throne was thrust upon him, and the only silver lining may be that exemplary leadership is often forged during testing times.

Philanthropy is finally gaining ground among Nepalis who are moved by a sense of equity, rather than the possibility of religious or spiritual payback.

Nepali children have the right to education in their native languages, but where is the money?

BOSTON - Americans have generally avoided things not worth doing. Americans have also generally overdone those things that are worth doing. And…

Toothpaste is now Nepal's fourth-largest export. The war is on between personal care products.

"When there is a bright sun and the ground gets very warm, then there will be afternoon rain. The gods suck water from the ground with their rainbows to replenish the clouds in the eastern sky."

Something to think about: the Federation of Nepali Businessmen in Politics

A call for free expression

Law, Policy and Practice Ananda Mohan BhattaraiAnmol Publications, New Delhi, 2001 Rs 700 Nepal's constitutional provisions say project-affected…

Deconstructions/ Reconstructions Jan Nederveen Pieterse Vistaar Publications, New Delhi, 2001 Rs 440 Pieterse discusses Eurocentrism, critical…

Emerging Issues and Opportunities Dr Bishwa Keshar Maskay, ed Centre for Development and Governance, Kathmandu, 2001 Rs 400 The book explores…

Sandeep Raj Regmi, 2001 Rs 500 The head of TU's Department of Sociology/ Anthropology discusses the roots of sociology, research methods,…

Roop Jyoti is a serenely composed man, quick to smile, always relaxed. The scion of the Jyoti Group, Roop is not your stereotypically stressed…

Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai, Rajdhani, 29 June

Drishti , 26 June

Ujit Magar in Kantipur , 19 June

Tarun , 25 June

Jana Ahwan , 29 June

Nepal's first railway container terminal is finished, but there are no trains because Kathmandu and New Delhi can't get their act together.

They want to tidy up the city, but will the trash cans prove too tempting? Kathmandu's municipality is worried that Rs 1,500 garbage bins they…

What goes up must come down, and the Nepal Police Force will soon have its own choppers-but at less than the money they asked for. The Ministry…

Four royal ADCs have been sacked from service after a high-level military committee commissioned to review security arrangements at the palace…

Government spending reached Rs 50.5 billion in mid-May, up 23 percent compared to last year, and much of that was spent in meeting recurrent…

The central bank has begun computing the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The index, published for the first time last week, will complement the…

A small Nepali company is doing IT to make a difference. Only At Nepal P Ltd, a dot.com company, has taken Nepal's first initiative to assemble…

The Khetan Group has taken one more step towards launching its mobile telephone services. Spice Cell (P) Ltd., Khetan's joint venture with…

The American juice company Sunkist is now in Nepal, via the Philippines. The fruit drinks and instant drink mixes come in Apple, Orange, Grape…

Bhajuratna Agency P Ltd says it is prepared to bring more Fiat cars into Nepal, now that its service centre is fully operational. The…

Sayakar Co Ltd has begun marketing the Philips Plasma, a 42? TV screen with a 160 degree viewing range. The TV is just 11 cm thick, can be hung…

CK Lal's article on insecurity in the hills was poignant and empathetic ("An unquiet peace", #49). In stark contrast, Kathmandu's educated…

have read and admired the Nepali Times for its considered views and rationality. But on the question of the resignation of the Prime Minister,…

In his article, "The Valley of Halla" (#46) Kanak Dixit correctly writes about the structure of Nepali society and how it affects access to the…

Salil Subedi's report on allo ("Say Allo", #49) produced by the indigenous Kulunge Rai people was fantastic. We should encourage and appreciate…

I just read the article by Rupa Joshi ("Tears and roses, #49) on your Internet edition. And I must congratulate her on one of the best piece of…

After reading "Sharpening knives" (#49) I eagerly waited for the announcement of the king's nominees to the upper house to look, like you said,…