January 7-13, 2011
Headline
Editorial
Stop wasting time
KIRAN PANDAY By now it must be clear to most Nepalis that UNMIN's mission in Nepal is a done deal. Even the Maoists are only really pretending…
Columns
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Big Madhesi politics
Watch this space for future splits among the Madhes parties
My Take by DAMAKANT JAYSHI
Post-UNMIN tasks
The parties should be focusing on enabling the existing local mechanisms post-UNMIN
Kalam by RABI THAPA
Old year reckonings
Beware the furious present and the anxious future, the past awaits
Backside by Ass
Hinji minji
So we bungle along somehow. Or, as the Sherpas would say, it's a 'hinji minji' state of affairs. The Ass would have advised fellow mules to make…
Nation
Neither forests nor trees
Nepal's political disarray is destroying what remains of our forests
SURYA THAPA
Business
Review
Through our eyes
Former child soldiers have a lot more to say than their erstwhile leaders
LUCIA DE VRIES
Life Times
Bring 'em on!
Piecemeal efforts have been made to promote Nepal Tourism Year-2011, but success depends largely on the cooperation of the political parties
DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA and PRABHAT BHATTARAI
Aspirin therapy needs guidelines
Aspirin continues to impress. A study published in The Lancet last year suggested that aspirin users have a 21 per cent less chance of dying…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Green thumbs together
MICHAEL COX Some of Kathmandu's youngest green thumbs are getting a healthy dose of eco-friendly living.A Balkot children's home has ditched the…
GREEN SCENE by MICHAEL COX
International
The Lady speaks
Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi talks with Mon Mon Myat of the Mekong series/IPS Asia-Pacific
From The Nepali Press
"A conservative mouthpiece"
Conversation between Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Himal Khabarpatrika editor Kiran Nepal, before the start of an interview published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 1-16 January
Biz Brief
Business happenings of the week
Car of the yearFord Figo has been selected as the Indian Car of the Year. The model was recently launched in Nepal and has sold over 200 units.…
Letters
Letters - Issue #535: Letter to the Editor
Letter to the EditorI got a terrible shock when I checked my email to find HSSAN (Higher Secondary Schools Association Nepal) and Kathmandu…
In this issue:
Looking to the future | Editorial: Stop Wasting Time | Big Madhesi politics | Flying high | Questions for Buddha’s Basnyet | Post-UNMIN tasks | Bring ‘em on! | Through our eyes | Aspirin therapy needs guidelines | Old year reckonings | Neither forests nor trees | The Lady speaks | “Himal is a conservative mouthpiece” | Water, please! | Local hero | Fill the vacuum | Elected vs selected | Being small | Backside: Hinji minji