The midnight hour
SUBHAS RAI As the country reaches another constitutional crossroads, it is being paralysed by a buildup of bandas. The governance failure of the…
May 27 - June 2, 2011
Headline
Editorial
A sad ending
Some of the lingering questions about the prelude and the exact sequence of events of the royal massacre exactly ten years ago this week will…
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
The games they play
Political debate, like politics in Nepal, has reached an all-time low
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Reaching the top
Gaining proffesional success in Nepal needs patience and humility
Kalam by RABI THAPA
Feeling crabby?
It's bad enough being in a bucket without a bunch of crabs pulling you down
Guest Column by KRISHNA KHANAL
Point of no return
We need an extension, leaders understand very well that politics does not operate in a vacuum
Backside by Ass
Every son of a bitch has his day
It was one of those great reversals of fortune to hear Om Minister Mahara Kamred issue an appeal to Chhetris, Bahuns and Co Pvt Ltd not to go…
Nation
Flash back
The editorial in Nepali Times that Friday morning was eerily titled 'Long Live the King'
KUNDA DIXIT
Dipendra kicked his father after he shot him
Ketaki Chester was a cousin of King Birendra, and was present with her sister at the Naryanhiti Palace on 1 June 2001 when Crown Prince Dipendra…
KETAKI CHESTER
Dipendra's troubled childhood
Translated excerpt from book, Maile Dekheko Darbar by former Military Secretary to King Birendra Vivek Kumar Shah.
Review
Délices
MARCO POLLO Typical of upscale dining in Kathmandu, a 13% value-added tax (VAT) on top of a 10% service charge makes for a distasteful surprise…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
Life Times
Deaf like me
In John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me, the white journalist describes his experience traveling through the segregated American South of the…
MARCUS BENIGNO
For the children
This Friday evening, the doors of the hall at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza will open to an instrumental concert by Upendra Man Singh. Then, the…
The Khumbu cough
WWW.EXPLORADUS.COM WHAT'S UP DOC: Ashish Lohani doing a clinical trial of high altitude cough at Everest Base Camp recently. Many clinicians…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
The midnight hour | Editorial: A sad ending | The games they play | Reaching the top | Feeling crabby? | Deaf like me | For the children | The Khumbu cough | Flash back | “The New Kot Massacre” | Dipendra kicked his father after he shot him | I had no time to grieve | Dipendra’s troubled childhood | Living on perks | Fear factor | Point of no return | Backside: Every son of a bitch has his day