Mother of all exams
KRISHNA MALLA /DAINIK PATRIKA Dil Kumari Oli, 20, brought her month-old baby boy along to the SLC examination centre in Butwal this week. She…
March 23-29, 2012
Headline
Editorial
Once is enough?
Being a third world nation can no longer be an excuse to be third rate where tourism is concerned
Columns
Guest Column by KUL CHANDRA GAUTAM
Wrong visit at the wrong time
The questionable wisdom of Ban Ki-moon's proposed visit to Lumbini
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Banking on banks
The increase in liquidity has to be followed by an increase in investments
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
A hungry revolution
When politics takes centre stage for too long, the state is dehumanised
Backside by Ass
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A lot of you have taken the Ass aside at parties this week to ask for my take on the whether it is true that PM BRB told the cabinet he had…
Nation
The common good
An ambitious public-private partnership helps spread the benefits of education for all in a remote district in Nepal
ORA KWO in DAILEKH
Model partnership
Private school in Kathmandu uses part of its fees to help with teacher training and upgrades for government schools in Dailekh
STUTI SHARMA and DUKSANGH DOLMA SHERPA in DAILEKH
Interview
"Constitution by 27 May"
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai speaks about the challenges in the next 60 days.
Review
Alchemy
As far as Italian goes, Alchemy takes the consolation prize for an attempt at authenticity. The two-and-a-half-year-old bistro with upstairs…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
Life Times
YAK ATTACK
What do you get when you combine mountain bikes, a 400+ km trail, 15,000 m climb, snow, ice, and crossing the highest accessible mountain pass…
TYLER MCMAHON in MANANG
Baber Mahal Revisited Night Bazar
Baber Mahal Revisited is now opening its door after dark on the last Thursday of each month. Guests can enjoy an evening of shopping,…
Diarrhoea at the summit
When an article titled Diarrhoea at the Summit appeared in a medical journal, some doctors thought it was about climbers having diarrhoea on top…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Making A Difference
Nepal's Nightingale
A nurse's hard work and determination is helping save the lives of hundreds of women and children
BHRIKUTI RAI
Must See
The Lincoln Lawyer
Aside from the slightly banal and unfortunately alliterated title, there is very little wrong with The Lincoln Lawyer. The film is a typical…
SOPHIA PANDE
International
Happiness is a place
Bhutan tries to balance mass tourism with cultural preservation
RON CORBEN in PARO
From The Nepali Press
Coming around, Nepal, New!
Interview with Minendra Rijal, NC leader and Army Integration Special Committee member, March 31
In this issue:
Mother of all exams | Editorial: Once is Enough? | Happiness is a place | Womanpower | To hell and back | Yak Attak | Nepal’s Nightingale | Diarrhea at the summit | A hungry revolution | The common good | Model partnership | Stop plotting | Dashed hopes | Competition for compensation | Partners in crime | Backside: Brought to you by Buffeater Gin