Voice of the people
This time it wasn't lathi-wielding police we were running from, it was party workers armed with stones and iron rods
ARTHA BEED
Columns
Guest Column by J B PUN MAGAR
The 2/3 strategy
What we are seeing is a Maoist election campaign to win an absolute majority
Fourth Estate by CK LAL
The metropolitan media
The media has missed the real meaning of this week's protests
Backside by Ass
Shit happens
The business community has put forward a proposal (STATUTORY GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING: THIS IS NOT A JOKE) to make Khaobadi extortion tax…
Nation
All for one man
To give in to the Maoist strike is to fundamentally undermine Nepali democracy
KANAK MANI DIXIT
Struck down
The Maoists have been forced into a tactical retreat, but all parties would do well to assess the possibilities and pitfalls of the road ahead
PRASHANT JHA
Publisher's Note
Get back in the House
For its own good, and for the good of the country, the Maoists need to get off the streets and back into parliament.There is a functioning…
Life Times
Banda tales
Frightening to some, inspiring to others, every protestor has a tale to tell
ABHA ELI PHOBOO
Ba(n)d(a) reviews
When you are stuck at home during the banda, it's time to get into a good book, or catch up on the pile of DVDs you bought from the street…
International
Constitution Supplement
Ecology-based provinces
A river basin based federal model will ensure inclusive socio-economic development
GOVINDA DAS SHRESTHA
From The Nepali Press
Birth pangs of a new constitution
Rama Parajuli interviewing political analyst Saurav BBC Nepali Service, 6 May
In this issue:
Rs 15,000,000,000 | Get back in the house | The 2/3 strategy | Point proven | All for one man | The metropolitan media | The business of extortion | Banda tales | Where water kills | Doing nothing, nothing doing | Thailand in denial | Last Stop | What about the economy? | Birth pangs of a new constitution | ‘We are sons of Newars’ | Ecology-based provinces | ‘Extend by four months’ | Backside: Shit happens