Issue #579

November 18-24, 2011

Headline

Nearly there

Nearly there

Nepal is taking money away from public welfare to rehabilitate and compensate Maoist warriors. But it may be the price we have to pay for peace.

Editorial

The five-year ceasefire

The five-year ceasefire

BIKRAM RAI Hopes ran high when the top guns in the political parties signed an agreement to breathe new life in the peace process last month.…

Columns

Walk the talk
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA

Walk the talk

The PM abusing his constitutional power to absolve wrongdoing makes a mockery of justice

War during peace
Comment by DHANA LAXMI HAMAL

War during peace

A ceasefire is a time to build peace, not prepare for another war.

Second-class citizens
Nepalipan by ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY

Second-class citizens

Nepalis are made to feel commercially discriminated on the Everest Trail

The .com generation
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA

The .com generation

Nepali online stores are cashing on the spread of social networking sites

This Is It by RUBEENA MAHATO

No war, no peace

No surprise that we have all forgotten the fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Accord this week

Notes of descent
Backside by Ass

Notes of descent

Mustangs will soon have to be flying off the Hulas Motors assembly line in Biratnagar if we are to keep up with the demand for official cars for…

Nation

A war of words

A war of words

Fighter turned writer has doubts about whether the revolution was worth it

RUBEENA MAHATO

Review

KC's

KC's

MARCO POLO Out of the numerous terrace bars and cafes that compete for best breakfast sets or happiest happy hour deals in Chitwan, KC's stands…

SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO

Life Times

Dead on arrival

Dead on arrival

Traffic related accidents are now the number one killer in Nepal

Frostbite

Frostbite

Living in the relative warmth of Kathmandu, it may be difficult for many readers to consider why frostbite is an important topic. One of the…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Nearly there | Editorial: TheFive-year ceasefire | Walk the talk | Second-class citizens | Charitable challengers | The .com generation | Cyclists and the city | Dead on arrival | Portraits of a proletariat | Frostbite | A war of words | No war, no peace | The way ahead | War during peace | Double standard | Bhattarai needs makeover | "I eliminated a spy' | Backside: Notes of descent