Issue #511

July 16-22, 2010

Headline

Cross Border

Cross Border

KUNDA DIXIT EYE IN THE SKY: The effect of deforestation in the Tarai is clearly visible along the India-Nepal border in this photograph taken…

Columns

Muddy waters
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

Muddy waters

The political parties are too caught up in their own internal dilemmas to be able to forge a consensus with each other

Ignored economy
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Ignored economy

Maybe it's time to take matters into our own hands

Social in the capital
Kalam by RABI THAPA

Social in the capital

Knowing me knowing you, is there nothing we can do but attend on end each others' big fat weddings, bratabandhas and pasnis?

I Love Prachanda
Nepalipan by RANJAN ADIGA

I Love Prachanda

"He's from Nepal, the land of Prachanda"

Asstrology for beginners
Backside by Ass

Asstrology for beginners

NHUCHHE MAN DANGOL When politics gets uncertain, politicians start seeing stars. Rulers vying for top jobs are all turning to astrologers. Unfed…

Nation

Follow the river

Follow the river

The development of link roads along the banks of the Valley's rivers could ease our traffic woes

PAAVAN MATHEMA

Invisible force

Invisible force

Singapore Gurkhas give the best years of their life to the Lion City, but could do with a better deal once they retire

CHONG ZI LIANG and ZAKARIA ZAINAL in SINGAPORE and NEPAL

Publisher's Note

Multitracking South Asia

Multitracking South Asia

If there is one acronym that makes people's eyes glaze over it is 'SAARC'. Even the hint of a write-up on south Asian regional cooperation can…

Life Times

Namita's yatra

Namita's yatra

"Nepali writing does not carry the baggage of postcolonial pretensions and relates dynamically to the changes in Nepali society"

Video Nights

Video Nights

An unconventional French movie gets under the skin of criminals, a musical transcends its genre

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Sunny Ace

Ace Development Bank, with Winrock International as the lead consultant, has collaborated with the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management's…

In this issue:

Cross Border | Multitracking South Asia | Muddy waters | Follow the river | Ignored economy | Namita’s yatra | Extreme cleaners | Social in the capital | Invisible Force | Maoists’ one-sided proposal | Rays of hope | Advance defeat | Climate refugees in Mustang | Incorrect priorities | Backside: Asstrology for beginners