Issue #558

June 17-23, 2011

Headline

My way, or no way

My way, or no way

DIWAKAR CHETTRI Finally, last week, the Special Committee agreed on how and how many Maoist fighters to rehabilitate and integrate. But, after…

Editorial

Budge on the budget

Budge on the budget

DIWAKAR CHETTRI There is nothing new to add to what we wrote last week, or the week before, about constitution-making and the peace process.…

Columns

Reinstating the state
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA

Reinstating the state

We end up maiming the messenger when politics and crime merge

An idiocracy of old men
This Is It by RUBEENA MAHATO

An idiocracy of old men

It is hugely symbolic that Nepal's impatient urban youth have seized on the urgency of new media to express their disgust with politicians

Ode for Namobuddha
Kalam by RABI THAPA

Ode for Namobuddha

In the end, there was no compassion for Namobuddha the Tiger

Comment by SANJIB SUBBA

Eight reasons why

Trust and confidence in the banking system is evaporating, and what can be done about it

Getting to the point
Backside by Ass

Getting to the point

There is debate among political anal-ysts about who started this trend of doing everything in points. Why do Nepal's political parties always…

Nation

United they stand

United they stand

Social networking sites offer a platform for new age activism

PAAVAN MATHEMA

From Awesome to Awful

From Awesome to Awful

The ultimate lesson for Prachanda is that his own party is mocking him as irrelevant

NGUTUP SHERPA

Revenge culture

The decade long war has had a devastating effect on the minds of children who lived through the years of violence. They have developed what we…

SISHIR SUBBA

Review

Cibo

Cibo

PICS: MARCO POLLO Cibo (pronounced 'CHEE-boh') is Italian for 'food'. But aside from its modest offering of pasta dishes (Bolognese, Carbonara…

SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO

Life Times

Immunisation imperative

Immunisation imperative

This week, vaccination was in the news with US billionaire Bill Gates and a consortium of western nations pledging $3.7 billion at an…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Business happenings of the week

Picture perfectCannon launched five new models of digital cameras - three in PowerShot series and one each in Ixus and DSLR series. The capacity…

In this issue:

My way, or no way | Editorial: Budge on the budget | Reinstating the state | Revenge culture | An idiocracy of old men | United they stand | Eight reasons why | Water worshippers of Mustang | Immunisation imperative | Ode for Namobuddha | Generation in peril | Winds of change | Mr Dahal you are guilty | Backside: Getting to the point