Issue #503

May 21-27, 2010

Headline

Columns

Online incline
Fourth Estate by CK LAL

Online incline

Net journalism is picking up, but the chiya pasal is still the preferred forum for most Nepalis

Guest Column by GAGAN THAPA

Don't kill the CA

Dissolving the CA would mean officially inviting violence into politics

Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

War games

The issue of CA extension is being milked for all it is worth by all

Ahl iz well
Backside by Ass

Ahl iz well

KUMAR SHRESTHA The talk of the town this week was the Primordial Minister lashing out at the Europeans and telling them to Foxtrot Oscar. In his…

Nation

Hunger looms

Hunger looms

An imminent food crisis will expose the short-termism of the government, but don't expect an overnight resolution to hunger

RUBEENA MAHATO

Buddhaland

Buddhaland

It's more circle of life than tourist circuit for the locals of Lumbini

INDU NEPAL

Business

Quality sells

Quality sells

Panchakanya Group proves that price isn't everything

Publisher's Note

The Buddha's message

The Buddha's message

Here we go round in circles again. Like a game of musical chairs, it seems our political players won't stop until someone is left standing. It…

Life Times

Himalayan Art revived

Himalayan Art revived

Madanjeet Singh's classic book on the artistic heritage of the Himalayan region gets a reprint

Constitution Supplement

The PLA speaks

The PLA speaks

Ex-combatants in Shaktikhor are getting restless, but remain committed to their cause

EKAL SILWAL

Economy

Quality sells

Quality sells

Panchakanya Group proves that price isn't everything

From The Nepali Press

Buzz the fuzz

SP Ramesh Kharel, chief of Metro Police Range, Hanuman Dhoka in Kantipur, 17 May

In this issue:

Running on empty | The Buddha's Message | Don’t kill the CA | War games | Quality sells | Online incline | Himalayan experiments | Renewal: a time for change | Flagellating the self-flagellators | Hunger looms | Buddhaland | International interference | The PLA speaks | Backside: Ahl iz well