Issue #534

December 31, 2010 - January 6, 2011

Editorial

Looking back, moving on

Looking back, moving on

KIRAN PANDAY Whatever you are doing on new year's eve, if you look back honestly on 2010, it's hard to miss a sense of collective failure as a…

Columns

2010's men
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA

2010's men

A bad year for the Maoists, a good one for the president and the army, and status quo for the rest of the politicians

Think national, act local
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI

Think national, act local

The experience of The Last Resort highlights the urgent need for elected local government

Ignored lessons
My Take by DAMAKANT JAYSHI

Ignored lessons

Unless our politicians internalise the lessons of 2010, we can expect a repeat performance

Back to Bikram Sambat
Comment by SANJAYA POUDYAL

Back to Bikram Sambat

How to adjust if the Nepali dream overwhelms the American one

Not tolerating tolerance
Politically Cracked by INDU NEPAL

Not tolerating tolerance

Tolerance doesn't mean we should be holding hands with someone who has just picked his nose

Comment by RABINDRA MISHRA

Philanthropic journalism

Nepali Times partners with the HELP NEPAL Network to support Nepalis in need

Everything's gonna be alright
Backside by Ass

Everything's gonna be alright

The Donk isn't someone who counts chicks before they hatch, but as 2010 draws to a close I detect strong vibes that this country is headed for…

Nation

A year of false dawns

A year of false dawns

All across the country, there is a real sense that the people have been let down by their leaders

NARAYAN SHRESTHA

Untying the knot

In 2011, the parties should prove that they are still capable of delivering on peace and the constitution.

DAMAKANT JAYSHI

Interview

Review

2010 in Review

The past year was a political quagmire, but Nepalis won awards, made music, wrote books, produced films and theater, and came together in…

Life Times

The humble soap

The humble soap

Just washing hands can significantly prevent pneumonia and diarrhoea

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

For the love of birds

For the love of birds

Tim Inskipp and Carol Inskipp get felicitated for their contribution to Nepali ornithology

GREEN SCENE

People In Between

People In Between

' People In Between', the photo exhibition by Sri Lankan photographer Gemunu Amarasinghe, is in its last week. Amarasinghe's pictures document…

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Economy deal

Teletalk has launched G-300, a dual SIM mobile that boasts a camera, an FM radio, an MP4 player, a video player, and a flashlight. It has an…

Letters

In this issue:

Untying the knot | Editorial: Looking back, moving on | 2010’s men | “I think there can be an agreement” | Think national, act local | Ignored lessons | Back to Bikram Sambat | The humble soap | Not tolerating tolerance | Nepalis helping Nepalis | Philanthropic journalism | “India gave army training to the Maoists” | Integrate respectfully | Incentive treatments | One voice | A year of false dawns | Backside: Everything’s gonna be alright