Too little, too late
DIWAKAR CHETTRI Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced his much-awaited package on moving the peace process forward at a press conference…
August 26 - September 1, 2011
Headline
Editorial
Promises to keep
DIWAKAR CHETTRI When they signed the five-point agreement to extend the Constituent Assembly just before dawn on 29 May, the leaders of the…
Columns
This Is It by RUBEENA MAHATO
The age of cyber patriots
We take our nationalism too seriously and our socio-economic backwardness not seriously enough
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Mistaken for peace
BOTH VICTIMS: Maoist CA member Devi Khadka was tortured and raped in police custody during the war. All signs are that the political transition…
Guest Column by RAM KUMAR BHANDARI
Forgotten futures
The focus on the constitution has taken attention away from the plight of the families of the disappeared
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Broken umbrella
The FNCCI cannot be just a bystander when labour unions padlock private institutions
Backside by Ass
Kaun banega PM?
Before Nepal even existed as a nation state, the rajahs of Gorkha used to choose a new king by making candidates run a marathon at a place…
Nation
No refuge when refugees leave
As camps for Bhutan refugees close, locals lose business
MARCUS BENIGNO in JHAPA
Those who want to stay
Bhampa Rai was a royal physician before being driven out of Bhutan. Unlike most refugees, he doesn't want to be resettled in America or Europe.
GOPAL GARTAULA in JHAPA
Educating children with disabilities
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA One of the least discussed aspects of human rights situation in Nepal is the condition of children with disabilities and…
Review
Hotel Xenial
MARCO POLLO Despite it being Nepal's second most populous city, Biratnagar is sparse when it comes to fine dining. The city is far more an…
Documentary retrospective
Film South Asia is staging a special screening of some of the best Nepali documentaries from the past 20 years that it has been conducting film…
Making A Difference
Making paper while the sun shines
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA In 2008, when the Chinese were working overtime to finish the infrastructure in time for the Beijing Olympics, in…
Life Times
The solo trekker
In a journey of self-discovery, Sunil Tamang traverses Nepal from east to west on foot
BHRIKUTI RAI
The Sri Lanka model
Medical colleges have mushroomed like English "boarding" schools in Nepal. From just one medical college 15 years ago, we now will soon have…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
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In this issue:
Too little, too late | Editorial: Promises to keep | Mistaken for peace | The age of cyber patriots | Broken umbrella | Making paper while the sun shines | The solo trekker | Educating children with disabilities | The Sri Lanka model | Auto-yogi | No refuge when refugees leave | Those who want to stay | Forgotten futures | Home away from home | Quake-up call | Mobile row | Mahara in Delhi | Agreeing to disagree | Backside: Kaun banega PM?