Left behind
BIKRAM RAI Those who think there is no hope for Nepal should just look at Bihar. Until a decade ago, it was India's poorest, most corrupt,…
July 1-7, 2011
Headline
Editorial
Going the Bihar way
DIWAKAR CHHETRI An article in this newspaper in 2000 (#4) bemoaned the fact that Nepal bordered India's poorest state and asked: 'Is Nepal going…
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Glimpses of Bihar
When there is so much to do to catch up, progress can be slow
Kalam by RABI THAPA
Cabin fever
The monsoon is conducive to staying home, but what's behind those thunderclouds?
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
All politics is local
Democracy has to be locally responsive to deliver development
Backside by Ass
Boxer rebellion
Some people say we need a Lee Kuan You to fix things in Nepal. I think things have gone beyond even the Minister Mentor. For example, when the…
Interview
"Let's not be the laughing stock"
Interview with former CEO of ActionAid International, Ramesh Singh Malla about the development lessons, achievements and challenges of Nepal
Review
A ray of anger
MARCUS BENIGNO In his critical essays Morning Yet on Creation Day, Chinua Achebe calls 'art for art sake' "just another piece of deodorised dog…
OR2K
MARCO POLLO Daring excursions into Thamel likely begin and end at OR2K, a waterhole for witty wanderers constantly pondering the ultimate…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
Life Times
Mountains of trash
The tail rotor of a helicopter, whiskey bottles, rusted cans, oxygen cylinders and aluminium ladders
TSERING DOLKER GURUNG
Rash of rashes
Herpes zoster, which is commonly known as shingles in English, has a more descriptive and apt Nepali name, 'janai khatira' because the skin…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Bihar Focus
"We want to see Nepal develop"
Nepali Times talked to Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar about the success and challenges of his government and Bihar's unique relationship with Nepal
Winds of change
Bihar is on the right track, but it still has a long way to go
ANURAG ACHARYA and NAVIN JHA in BIHAR
What they don't tell you
The Nitish Kumar government has indeed transformed Bihar in the last five years. But we have to de-construct this success story.
PRAFFUL KUMAR SINGH
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Business happenings of the week
Nano in NepalTata Motors launched Tata Nano in Nepal. All three variants of the car Tata Nano, Tata Nano CX and Tata Nano LX are on sale in…
In this issue:
Left behind | Editorial: Going the Bihar Way | Glimpses of Bihar | "Let's not be the laughing stock" | All politics is local | Mountains of trash | Never too free | Rash of rashes | Cabin fever | "We want to see Nepal develop" | Winds of change | What they don’t tell you | Government excesses | Nepalis targeted in Britain | Backside: Boxer rebellion