Issue #527

November 12-18, 2010

Headline

Sinking ship

Sinking ship

KIRAN PANDAY There's a hole in our bucket, as I'm sure you'll agree. Quite a few, actually. There's the politicians, of course, who manage on a…

Editorial

Last resort

Last resort

PICS: PRADEEP SHRESTHA The 'resort series' of political talks on power sharing and the peace process have yielded nothing beyond a pointless…

Columns

Medieval mindsets
My Take by DAMAKANT JAYSHI

Medieval mindsets

The high level task force has stooped low in its treatment of Nepali women and citizenship

Whose festival is it anyway?
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED

Whose festival is it anyway?

NARESH SHRESTHA A Nepali calendar is cluttered with a number of holidays, and the 'red' marked days have risen since we acquired the status of a…

A return to reason
Comment by BJORN LOMBORG

A return to reason

COPENHAGEN – Common sense was an early loser in the scorching battle over the reality of man-made global warming. For nearly 20 years, one group…

welcomenepal.com
Kalam by RABI THAPA

welcomenepal.com

Kathmandu may be cooler than Colombo, but Sri Lankans are warmer to visitors

No Prime Minister
Nepalipan by RANJAN ADIGA

No Prime Minister

A few years ago, I watched an episode of the British political satire Yes Prime Minister on Nepal TV. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and Nepal…

Bye baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting
Backside by Ass

Bye baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting

KIRAN PANDAY ALL ABOARD? Tea-time at the Prime Minister's Helipad on Tuesday. Sorry to keep harping on and on about the Great Gateway of Nepal…

Nation

Nepal's Hero

Nepal's Hero

Anuradha Koirala talks about being chosen as one of the top ten CNN heroes and her work in fighting trafficking. She has since been declared the CNN Hero of the Year 2010.

Mumbai's shame

Mumbai's shame

There was good reason to bar Michelle Obama from visiting Kamathipura, but it wasn't just security concerns

PAMELA SCIANTARELLI and EUGENIA GABELIA

Business

Life Times

Dengue ke ho?

Dengue ke ho?

For starters, most newscasters in Nepal pronounce 'dengue' incorrectly. Forget the 'oo', extend the 'ey', and at least we know what we're…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

Scat !

Scat !

Snow leopards are among the most magnificent creatures to grace the Himalayan landscapes, but their survival has long been under threat. They…

GREEN SCENE by DIBESH KARMACHARYA

From The Nepali Press

Casino life

Casino life

Dambar Krishna Shrestha in Himal Khabarpatrika, 2-16 November

Lifeline

Lifeline

Damodar Neupane in Kantipur, 9 November

In this issue:

Sinking ship | Editorial: Last Resort | Medieval mindsets | Sweet smell of success | Whose festival is it anyway? | Brave new e-world | A return to reason | The colours of Chagall | Chirag on Chagall | Dengue ke ho? | welcomenepal.com | Nepal’s Hero | Mumbai’s shame | No Prime Minister | Casino life | Investigate | People power | Lifeline | Coming in last | Backside: Bye baby bunting, Daddy’s gone a-hunting