Breaking through
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA As we recover from Dasain, there's some respite before the headlong dash into Tihar. Nepalis may be surprised to find…
October 22-28, 2010
Headline
Editorial
Forcing tasks
We are in the eye of the festive storm. Fresh from tika chats across the country, Nepalis will once more turn their eyes back to the headlines…
Columns
Fourth Estate by CK LAL
Propaganda war
The Indian media is happy to indulge its government every once in a while
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
More rah-rah for Rara
Just because it's there doesn't mean tourists will visit it
My Take by DAMAKANT JAYSHI
The value of deadwood
PKD is suddenly the most flexible leader in Nepali politics thanks to RCP's defunct candidacy
Politically Cracked by INDU NEPAL
Food revolution
Development strategy isn't working. Neither is food aid. A farmer-focused policy could solve both these problems.
Backside by Ass
Once is not enough
All is not lost. Now that elections for prime minister are certain to go on till infinity, it is time to turn our attention to more important…
Nation
Men behaving badly
BBC's Katha Mitho Sarangiko radio series addresses the conflict in their roles a modern Nepali woman plays
FIONA LEDGER
Interview
"We are not a failed state yet"
Bhojraj Pokharel talks of his recent appointment to a UN Panel to monitor the upcoming self-determination referenda for Southern Sudan and the Abyei area
Business
Review
Whose language is it?
Two poetry collections from Nepal make for harmony, while a vast, rich compendium of Asian poetry risks cacophony
WAYNE AMTZIS
Life Times
A healthy Tihar
Tihar is likely to be laden with sweets. All the sweet shops in Nepal will do brisk business, but in the wake of Dasain's excesses, this may…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
Nepali in my heart
Rajendra Bimal's acceptance speech on receiving the Jagadamba Shree, reprinted in Nagarik, 11 October
Biz Brief
Financial institutions expand
NMB grows NMB Bank concluded its 15th Annual General Meeting, announcing a 10 per cent cash dividend and 10 per cent bonus share to its…
In this issue:
Breaking through | Forcing tasks | Propaganda war | Radical recovery | More rah-rah for Rara | The value of deadwood | Tale of two gombas | On the eighth note | A healthy Tihar | Vampire power | Whose language is it? | Food revolution | Men behaving badly | Farming Karnali | No Dasain for finance staffers | Maoists to buy Khanna Garment | Nepali in my heart | “We are not a failed state yet” | Backside: Once is not enough