Issue #550

April 22-28, 2011

Headline

Friends again

Friends again

BIKRAM RAI After many months of trying to be everything to everyone, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal finally took the plunge during…

Editorial

Columns

It's an expensive jam
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA

It's an expensive jam

Time is not the only thing you waste when you are stuck in traffic

The real dui sabda
Kalam by RABI THAPA

The real dui sabda

Pecha Kucha began in 2003 in Japan and has now spread to over 260 cities

Might is not right
My Take by DAMAKANT JAYSHI

Might is not right

KUNDA DIXIT Ah, so finally, there are signs that two principal architects of the peace process in Nepal, the Maoists and the NC are trying to…

Horseshit raises stink at Supreme Court
Backside by ASS

Horseshit raises stink at Supreme Court

BIKASH RAUNIYAR Those of you who know Assdom well will not need to be reminded what we think of our snooty equine cousins, the horses. Although…

Nation

Review

Inconvenient truths

Inconvenient truths

Provocative new book is for pluralism and against populism

KUL CHANDRA GAUTAM

Vesper Cafe

Vesper Cafe

I'd never frequented Vesper Café, but had noted its slick interior, the pleasant garden, and the wonderful red building next to it. The cuisine,…

SOMEPLACE ELSE by NEPALI KUKUR

Travel

Life Times

"Wellness"

"Wellness"

The question below is commonly asked in medical examinations for qualified doctors. Which one preventive intervention leads to the largest…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Business happenings of the week

Return giftsKumari Bank marked its 10th anniversary by gifting computers to Shree Janabikash Secondary School. The school is located in Balkhu.…

In this issue:

riends again | Editorial: Hydrocarbon, hydropower and carbohydrates | Unintelligent intelligence | Bypassing the information superhighway | It’s an expensive jam | “Not just taking pictures,but giving them back” | Running with resonance | “Wellness” | The real dui sabda | Might is not right | No place like home | Anti-poverty salary | Healthy mums | Dahal's roadmap | Inconvenient truths | Backside: Horseshit raises stink at Supreme Court