First impressions
CHONG ZI LIANG HOME AWAY FROM HOME: Over five million people are estimated to have visited the Nepal Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo this year
Columns
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
The Gambler
Prachanda is exposed on multiple fronts, but may not recognise the limits of his power
Fourth Estate by CK LAL
Conflict of coverage
The case of Sita Tamang shows the media needs to exercise caution when it comes to covering conflict-sensitive issues
Politically Cracked by INDU NEPAL
Stuff of dreams
If nations were people what kind of person would Nepal be?
Guest Column by KUL CHANDRA GAUTAM
10+2 for public health
Nepal's public health successes are extraordinary, but a 10-fold focus supplemented by a healthy body politic is needed to consolidate our achievements so far
Backside by Ass
Far pavilion
PICS :CHONG ZI LIANG The Nepal Tourism Bored may have hit upon a great fundraising strategy completely by chance. Our roving correspondent took…
Nation
Long journey home
Former child soldier Sita Tamang's powerful testimony at the Security Council focused the world's attention on Nepal's Maoists
EKAL SILWAL
Lost in migration
Would-be migrants from Bangladesh find themselves in Nepali jails
SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD
Cycle city
There is an amazingly simple solution to curbing air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley (and your weight). Ditch your motorbike and get on a…
Interview
On the beat
President and MD of General Motors India, Karl Slym, talks about Chevrolet's market in Nepal
Publisher's Note
Green hunt
The most serious side-effect of Nepal's prolonged political volatility is the way it is undermining the dramatic progress since 1990 in…
Life Times
The world of south Asia
If you missed out last year, Travelling Film South Asia 2010 brings you the best non-fiction of the region
From The Nepali Press
The road from here
This commentary from senior NC leader Bal Bahadur Rai was published in Himal Khabarpatrika 30 June-16 July.
Biz Brief
One more show
Morang Auto Works, the sole authorised distributor for Yamaha Motorcycles in Nepal, has opened a new showroom, Kismat Automobile, in Bhairahawa.…
In this issue:
First impressions | Green Hunt | 10+2 for public health | The Gambler | Lost in migration | Conflict of coverage | What’s sticky? | The world of south Asia | Epic yearnings | Stuff of dreams | Troubled waters | Long journey home | The road from here | Win-bean situation | Rice crisis | Exodus | Delayed justice | Crime and politics | Backside: Far pavilion