Coopted
JANA ASENBRENNEROVA Cooperatives have become the lifeblood of rural development, like this fisheries collective in Kaski that ploughs income…
August 5-11, 2011
Headline
Editorial
Maoist Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal
DIWAKAR CHHETRI What does the US debt bill debate in the US Congress have in common with Nepal's peace process in the Constituent Assembly? Both…
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Wounds that won't heal
The fact that we have two Madhesis as the heads of the state doesn't mean we live in a multicultural republic.
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Opting for co-ops
A cooperative response to cooperatives may help strengthen this third pillar of development
Chalo Dilli by JYOTI MALHOTRA
One size doesn't fit all
Two threads run through India's bilateral ties with each neighbour: democracy and trade
Comment by THOURAYA BAHRI
Rethinking cooperatives
For the poorest of the poor microcredit loans can actually make things worse
Backside by Ass
Don of a new era
The pace at which top cops are being sent to jail and top dons released, we are soon going to have a situation where the Central Jail will be…
Nation
Earning from nature to pay for its upkeep
Unique cooperative puts a price tag on protecting the ecosystem
KUNDA DIXIT in KASKI
Interview
"China hopes for social stability"
The new Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Yang Houlan, spoke to Nepali Times this week on his country's priorities in bilateral ties with Nepal, Sino-Indian relations and the plans to develop Lumbini.
Review
Cafe U
A gabby critic in the valley contends that dining out should be all but homey. Sterility marks the trend, while simple settings and hodgepodge…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
Life Times
Rounding up for more than business
Ten year old Pranil Moktan studies in Grade 3 at Ganesh Primary School in Sankhu on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu. If Pranil had not…
Patiala in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS: Two hundred alumni of the Patiala Medical College from India are gathered here in Nevada for a conference. As an alumnus from Nepal,…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Business happenings of the week
Power HimalHimal Power, owner and operator of 60MW Khimti Hydropower, has appointed Ace Capital to issue debentures in a bid to raise $60…
In this issue:
Editorial: Maoist Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal | Wounds that won’t heal | "China hopes for social stability" | Opting for co-ops | Pokhara in the monsoon | Rounding up for more than business | Patiala in Las Vegas | One size doesn*t fit all | Earning from nature to pay for its upkeep | The culture of agriculture | Rethinking cooperatives | Human trafficking | Dhobi Ghat denounced | Compensation | Organic cooperative | Backside: Don of a new era