Back to work
BIKRAM RAI A lot of the fallout from Prime Minsiter Baburam Bhattarai's trip to India last week was muffled by the firecrackers over the Tihar…
October 28 - November 3, 2011
Headline
Editorial
The power of Nepal's man power
KUNDA DIXIT Nepal's head of state and head of government both recently had a chance to see up close and personal the plight of Nepali workers in…
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
The New Deal
The knee-jerk reaction of Baburam Bhattarai's critics to the BIPPA agreement is another manifestation of bankrupt nationalism
Chalo Dilli by JYOTI MALHOTRA
Turning guns to pens
Economics trumps politics in India-Nepal relations for the first time
Backside by Ass
Breaking News: BRB Breaks Down
You know it is a slow news day in Nepal when the wire services start filing stories about toilets being built on Mt Everest. So the highest…
Nation
Radio at the crossroads
Nepal's community radios risk alienating the communities they claim to serve
ANTHONY WILLE
Now, meditation tourism
Once is not enough for Dhamma Pokhara's vipassana courses
DORJI TSERING SHERPA in KASKI
Vedic yagya in Panauti
It's a material world, and the modern lifestyle brings with it higher stress levels. Individually, people practice yoga and meditation to try to…
STUTI SHARMA
Review
Kotetsu
PICS: MARCO POLO 'Youkoso mase!' Without fail the entire staff at Kotetsu cordially greets customers as they enter the sushi bar and teppanyaki…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
Life Times
Kathmandu-Peshawar Beetle fund-drive
What better way to end the festive season than to donate generously to a fundraising drive (literally) for the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation…
Patients or patents?
Ten years ago Dr Yusuf Hamied, chairman of the Indian drug company, Cipla, stunned the global health community by drastically decreasing the…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Making A Difference
Arniko's skateboards
Born in Nepal, and with 'Arniko' as his middle name, Marius crafts hand-carved skateboards in Kathmandu for export to Switzerland
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Business happenings of the week
Flying colours The onboard Duty Free programme of Qatar Airways has won the In-flight Retailer of the Year 2011 award at the Frontier Awards in…
In this issue:
Back to work | Editorial: The powers of Nepal's Man Power | The New Deal | Radio at the crossroads | 7 billion + | Strange encounters | Arbor ardor | Alien attack | Patients or patents? | Arniko!s skateboards | Now, meditation tourism | Vedic yagya in Panauti | Turning guns to pens | Power and prosperity | Corrupt airport official | Political protection | Power, money and Madhes | Backside: Breaking News: BRB Breaks Down