Reflecting on our past
BIKRAM RAI FAST TRACK: Women bathe on the Bagmati at Pashupati on Tuesday at the beginning of the month-long Swasthani fast. The peace and…
January 27 - February 2, 2012
Headline
Editorial
One step forward, two steps back
Pushpa Kamal Dahal is both the problem and the solution to the deadlocked peace and constitution process
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Street drama
Youth groups shut down the country to protest a fuel price rise announced by their parent parties in government
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Dirty business
If we want to encourage investors we have to change the rules of the game
Nepalipan by VIJAY LAMA
Who says Nepal is divided?
The Tamang new year celebration on Tuesday proved Nepalis are more united than ever
Backside by Ass
526 points in 5 years
Having nothing to do during the Wednesday bund, the Donkey sat down and started calculating the number of agreements the political parties have…
Nation
Cairn still in wait-and-see mode
Oil company says it won't drill in Nepal until the investment climate improves
MARK WILLIAMSON in EDINBURGH
You got to have faith
Modern medicine and faith healing can complement each other in Nepal
BRITTANY SEARLE
Shamanism, Korea's spiritual core
Tech-savvy South Koreans are shamanic believers who complement their belief in Buddhism, Confucionism and Christianity
Amchis want recognition
While China and India have officially recognised the practice, Nepal government is reluctant
Review
Trisara
MARCO POLO A flip through Trisara's menu presents token characters from the typical Kathmandu supper club like American Chopsuey, chicken…
Life Times
Runners in wonderland
Despite the snow and darkness, this year's Annapurna 100 was exhilirating for both marathoners and spectators
MIKI UPRETI in KASKI
Green on the inside
A hotel that doesn't use plastic water bottles, a briquette-maker and orphans with green thumbs
Healthier Nepal
In these days of political doom and gloom, there is welcome news about Nepal's health indicators. The World Bank's health assessment of Nepal…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Special
Rearranging the furniture
Ten years ago, buying furniture meant running down to the local carpenter or making a trip to Bagbajar. The idea of a designer furniture store…
Bright furnishing ideas
EMPORIOS Furniture is about style, design and for some, luxury. In the brightly painted new houses springing up on Kathmandu's outskirts, the…
Must See
A Separation
'Riveting' is the first word that comes to mind while describing Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's A Separation. The pacing, the slow unfolding…
SOPHIA PANDE
From The Nepali Press
Delhi disposed, Kantipur
Interview with Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, January 22
Nepal flunks rights test
The New York-based group, Human Rights Watch, says Nepal has failed to make progress on checking human rights violations. The report points…
Biz Brief
Education first
Himal Remit has donated Rs 200,000 for infrastructure development at Shree Birendra Higher Secondary school in Parbat. On the occasion of…
In this issue:
Reflecting on our past | Editorial: One step forward, two steps back | Street drama | Cairn still in wait-and-see mode | Dirty business | Runners in wonderland | Healthier Nepal | Who says Nepal is divided? | You got to have faith | Shamanism, Koreaʼs spiritual core | Bankers on the run | Delhi disposed | Meeting point | Divided we stand | Nepal flunks rights test | Backside: 526 points in 5 years