Coping the best we can
SUNDAR LAMA The run up to Dasain this year has been literally disastrous, with an earthquake, landslides and floods, a tragic air crash. Much of…
September 30 - October 6, 2011
Headline
Editorial
Demography, democracy and demagogues
BIKRAM RAI When the Central Bureau of Statistics released the preliminary results of the 2011 census this week, many of us were pleasantly…
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
BRB in NY
A PhD prime minister impressed internationals with his pragmatism, now for concrete action back home
This Is It by RUBEENA MAHATO
Long journey home
Instead of being commended, rescuers of Nepali girls are condemned
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Vacancy: Earthquake Inspectors
Why wait for an earthquake to determine how strong our homes or offices are?
Backside by Ass
Gandhian Maoist and a minister on the runway
Comrade Awesome made himself the laughing stock when, soon after becoming prime minister in 2008, he said he was a man of compassion and peace…
Nation
A shaken nation
If the slow pace of rescue and relief is any indication, rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure in eastern Nepal will take decades
A virtual response to a real disaster in Nepal
Overseas Nepalis simulate an earthquake emergency in Nepal to coordinate global rescue and relief
SAPANA SAKYA in OAKLAND
Award for Banskota
BIKRAM RAI Ashok K Banskota is the doctor better known for being the founder of B&B Hospital that specializes in orthopedic care. But there is a…
RUBEENA MAHATO
Cashing it big on children
Adoption is just one part of the larger trafficking problem in Nepal
THOMAS BELL
Review
Cafe Kaldi
What was once a den for freelancers and laptop users alike, Café Kaldi in Thamel leaves us unplugged. Its long, lounge corridor of podlike table…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLA
Life Times
Annapurna flying
Nepal's pioneer sports aviation company marks 15 years of service to the tourism industry
Documenting Nepal
While Film South Asia (FSA) brings stories from around the subcontinent, it is the Nepali entries that usually appear to attract the most…
Acupuncture for pain
The treatment of physical pain is big business. There are pain clinics, especially in the western world where individual clinics just focus on…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
"Evaluate me through my performance", BBC Nepali Service
Interview with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai by Rabindra Mishra, 28 September
Biz Brief
Business happenings of the week
Qatar's Dasain giftQatar Airways has announced the addition of a fourth daily flight to Doha from Kathmandu starting 1 October. The airline,…
In this issue:
Coping the best we can |Editorial: Demography, Democracy and Demagogues |BRB in NY |Long journey home |Cashing it big on children |A shaken nation |A virtual response to a real disaster in Nepal |Vacancy: Earthquake Inspectors |Once is not enough? |Unity in diversity |Stop the anarchy |&Evaluate me through my performance' |Acupuncture for pain |Award for Banskota |Long-lost classmates |Backside: Gandhian Maoist and a minister on the runway |