Uprooting Grassroots Democracy
Nepal's community forests survived the war, now they are threatened by peace.
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
The mote in thy brother's eye
The judiciary must first do justice to its own credibility
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Get on with it
What could be more 'anti-national' than holding the country's economy hostage?
This Is It by RUBEENA MAHATO
Don't fix what ain't broke
The government's proposed changes to the Forest Act are handcrafted to sabotage Nepal's widely-acclaimed community forestry movement
Backside by Ass
Headlines on deadline
Everytime his erstwhile majesty Kingji goes off to India and meets Sonia and/or Kali Baba, it triggers rumours again among Kathmandu's…
Nation
Out on a limb
Nepal's forests are threatened by politicians protecting illegal loggers and corrupt forest officials
DEWAN RAI
"Then they set her ablaze ..."
PICS: NARAYAN DHUNGANA CRIME SCENE: Dhegani's father-in-law, Jhari Mahato, points to the spot where she died. Nepal doesn't make it to the…
NARAYAN DHUNGANA in CHITWAN
Also in India
FIGHTING BACK: Teertha Bai (right) with two other women in Chhatisgarh of India took the villagers who tortured them for being 'withches' to…
GAYATRI PARAMESWARAN in RAIPUR, INDIA
Review
Under the moon
Fairytales abound in all cultures. But finding the right kind is not the easiest task for modern Nepali parents. They may have grown up…
Saigon Pho
PICS: MARCO POLO Moving on up. Owners of Upstairs Café in Maharajgunj (not to be confused with Jazz Upstairs) have opened a second location in…
Life Times
All in the same boat
Party-affiliated students go white-water rafting to improve on teamwork, leadership and trust
BHRIKUTI RAI in GORKHA
Universal health insurance
Most health care in Nepal is paid out-of-pocket. Catastrophic health care expenditures are the major cause of indebtedness and poverty of many…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Must See
A Dangerous Method
There is always something eerie and specific about a David Cronenberg film. Horror, explosions, emotions that most people would never dare to…
SOPHIA PANDE
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Axed | Editorial: Uprooting Grasrroot Democracy | The mote in thy brother’s eye | Get on with it | All in the same boat | Universal health insurance | “then they set her ablaze…” | Also in India | Don’t fix what ain’t broke | Out on a limb | 16 wasted years | Four after four | Safe passage | “Integration in three weeks” | Bihar and Nepal | Backside: Headlines on deadline