Staying afloat
BIKRAM RAI With no government to speak of, the economy is barely surviving on remittances from Nepali workers abroad. On average, one coffin…
July 29 - August 4, 2011
Headline
Editorial
Far from right
BIKRAM RAI Last week's terrible terrorist attacks in Norway made many accepted certainties uncertain once more. It proved that the international…
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
One man's terrorist is everyone's terrorist
Each society must deal with its share of extremism in its own way
Nepalipan by ADAM FRIEDSOHN
The sun is free for everyone but not for Nepalis, it seems
KUNDA DIXIT In the early 1990s Lotus Energy was one of three companies promoting solar electricity for rural electrification. Everyone said…
Backside by Ass
Decisive govt decides to take decisions
One thing you have to say about this UML-led govt compared to the previous UML-led govt is its no-nonsense style. It takes decisions decisively…
Nation
If this is what a small glacial lake flood can do, imagine a big one
Humla is one of the most remote districts in Nepal, and in a remote corner of Humla lies the settlement of Halji in Limi VDC. On 30 June this…
ASTRID HOVDEN in HUMLA
Compensation by accident
It's the rule of the jungle when it comes to seeking damages after a traffic accident
DEWAN RAI
Review
Cafe Mitra
Restaurateur Kunal Tej Bir Lama irks at the word "fusion" when describing his menu at the reopened Cafe Mitra in Thamel. The term often renders…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
International
Japan aid cut
Funding to developing countries will be cut as Japan rebuilds
SUVENDRINI KAKUCHI in TOKYO
Life Times
Facelift for the Patan Palace
The Patan Darbar Square is not just a Kathmandu Valley treasure but a World Heritage Site that is undergoing much-needed restoration
CAI YUN
Leptospirosis
Twenty-five year old Ram Devi Shakya presented to a hospital with high fever, conjunctivitis, muscle pain, and breathing problems for a week.…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Business happenings of the week
More Dragons Good news if you plan to travel to Hong Kong, or stop there for transit. Dragonair, the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Cathay…
In this issue:
Staying afloat | Editorial: Far from right | One man's terrorist is everyone's terrorist | Compensation by accident | Japan aid cut | Facelift for the Patan Palace | "Do for nation" | Leptospirosis | F-port 2100 | If this is what a small glacial lake flood can do, imagine a big one | The sun is free for everyone. .but not for Nepalis, it seems | Empty coffers | Justice for Govinda | Three heroes | Backside: Decisive govt decides to take decisions