February 4-10, 2011
Headline
Bolt from heaven
BOLT FROM HEAVEN: The turret of Pratap Pur at Swayambhu which was renovated after a fire in 2004 was hit by lightning on Tuesday morning's…
Editorial
SLAP-HAPPY
RSS The media is better placed than most to predict what will happen next in politics, but in Nepal this does not always apply. When politicians…
Columns
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED
Jaipuri lessons
If we are to host big events, we need to take our cue from the Jaipur Literature Festival
My Take by DAMAKANT JAYSHI
NC's loss
NC must move on from its mistakes and reach out to Khanal and the Maoists
Kalam by RABI THAPA
Jaipur: jostle or josh?
Where festivals are concerned, the good old days are passe
Plain Speaking by PRASHANT JHA
Presidential poise
The president was careful not to ruffle any feathers, home and abroad, during his visit to India
Backside by Ass
One of the world's coolest nationalities
The only consensus is that there is no possibility of a consensus now. The way the cookie has crumbled, maybe we should have just let Prime…
Nation
Shaktikhor waits
Maoist ex-combatants want an end to the uncertainty over their futures
DAMBAR K SHRESTHA in CHITWAN
Power sharing, post-handover
Concrete steps are needed to create trust, not agreements on paper that are never implemented
MADHAV KUMAR NEPAL
Interview
"The extreme right and left are feeding each other"
Maoist Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai talks about the political deadlock and the fissures in his party
Review
Life Times
Looking too healthy?
A western friend once told me that when a Nepali says you look 'very healthy', he euphemistically means you are morbidly obese. Obesity is an…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Green bricks
The Kathmandu Valley's smog owes much to the highly polluting brick kilns that dot its southern expanses. What's worse, the smoke billowing out…
GREEN SCENE
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Biz brief
High-end of townUrban Oasis Projects launched four new stores in Pulchowk on 29 January. The brands to open the stores are Tresmode and Catwalk…
In this issue:
Main of the match | Editorial: Slap-Happy | Presidential poise | Making the cut | Jaipuri lessons | NC's loss | Looking too healthy? | Jaipur: jostle or josh? | "The extreme right and left are feeding each other" | Shaktikhor waits | ower sharing, post-handover | President)s visit to India | Banned pesticides | Let them all in! | Loathing leaders | Lets say ‘ours’ | Backside: One of the world’s coolest nationalities