Issue #523

October 8-14, 2010

Headline

Victory of good over evil

Victory of good over evil

KIRAN PANDAY The country heads into the holidays with politics in a coma till at least 19 October. There seems to be no end in sight to the…

Columns

There is hope
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

There is hope

Nepali youths always inspire

Let them eat ice-cream
Backside by Ass

Let them eat ice-cream

The take-care prime minister is getting so bored with endless elections he is gorging on ice-cream. Can't blame him, he has a sweet tooth and…

Nation

Finding the Dhanusa 5

Finding the Dhanusa 5

Seven years ago, Sanjeev Kumar Karna and his friends were allegedly shot dead by security forces and buried by the banks of the Kamala River.

NAYANTARA GURUNG KAKSHAPATI

Badi life

Badi life

The social stigma of being a Badi is nothing compared to their current struggle for survival

DEWAN RAI in DAILEKH

Interview

Right livelihood

Right livelihood

Co-winner of the 2010 Rights Livelihood Award, Shrikrishna Upadhyay of SAPPROS talks about Nepal's current development status

Business

Pizza & chicken

Pizza & chicken

Pizza Hut and KFC are building on their success by expanding menus and operations

Publisher's Note

In defence of the status quo

In defence of the status quo

The everlasting elections for prime minister and the prolonged political impasse have now made the much-abused slogan of a 'New Nepal' a joke.…

Life Times

Grand Designs

Grand Designs

A new generation of Nepali architects is striking a balance between heritage and modernity

RUBEENA MAHATO

The inside story

The inside story

Nepalis are beginning to care about what their imposing buildings look like inside

PAAVAN MATHEMA

Rakshi lagyo?

Rakshi lagyo?

With Dasain around the corner, it's a good time to talk about alcohol. A lot of people including doctors do not know what, in terms of quantity,…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

Need for LEED

Need for LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), an international certification system that ensures environment-friendly design in…

GREEN SCENE by SHAHANI SINGH

International

From The Nepali Press

Voting rights

Umesh Upreti, Letter to the Editor, Naya Patrika, 4 October

Biz Brief

Sherpa's 1st Anniversary

Sherpa Adventure Gear's flagship store in Kathmandu's Lal Darbar Marg celebrates its first anniversary on Friday with special offers. The 'made…

In this issue:

Victory of good over evil | In defense of the status quo | Right livelihood | There is hope | Grand Designs | The inside story | Rakshi lagyo? | Need for LEED | Who wants to be an imam? | Badi life | From city to country | Finding the Dhanusa 5 | No Dasain for some | Maoist induction of royalists | Western woes | “Mr. Prachanda Path, the Co-chairman” | Voting rights | Backside: Let them eat ice-cream