Here I am
BIKRAM RAI LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION! PM Dr. Baburam Bhattarai addressing the nation live on television saying that the peace process and…
April 13-19, 2012
Headline
Editorial
The writing on the wall
Editorial in Nepali Times #208 of 6-12 August 2004 as king Gyanendra started his "creeping coup" to take the country back to absolute monarchy and after the results of the Himalmedia poll showed nearly 25 per cent of respondents favouring the Maoists if they stood in elections.
Columns
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
New Year's resolution
This year, let's promise to clear the backlog of bills in the parliament and ministries
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
No ifs and buts
Here in Nepal's remote outback, federalism holds the promise of making government more accessible and accountable
Backside by Ass
Taking to the streets
Baburam ("Demolition Man") Bhattarai is doing what he did best during the war: destroy buildings, blow up bridges, reduce neighbourhoods to…
Nation
We still want to live
The government spent $20 million in 2010 for HIV response, but not much of it got to the village of Rakam
NARESH NEWAR in DAILEKH
That time of the month
Old traditions that banish women to outhouses during their periods die hard in mid-western Nepal despite literacy and affluence
RUBEENA D SHRESTHA in ACHHAM
Review
La Rotisserie
After a nine-to-five shift there is nothing more sating than picking up a crusty loaf, a roast and a couple of cold ones for an affordable and…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by MARCO POLLO
Special
600 TIMES
As a retrospective, Nepali Times brings a selection of opinion columns from the past 600 weekly editions of the paper since May 2000
Life Times
Mountains in large format
An alpinist-author and a climber-photographer present the himals in new light
KANAK MANI DIXIT
Highway heading your way
After garnering critical acclaim at the Berlin Film Festival last February, Deepak Rauniyar's highly anticipated Highway will finally hit Nepali…
The Annapurna Sanctuary
Cleanliness may be next to Godliness, but in a practical sense, cleanliness has attracted many trekkers to the Annapurna Sanctuary region. Of…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Must See
True Grit
Joel and Ethan Coen are the genius film-making brothers who have perfected the art of taking a genre, any genre, and subverting it to make their…
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
"India's Nepal policy has not been without flaws.", Kantipur
Interview with SD Muni, Indian Professor and expert in South Asian politics, 8 April
Biz Brief
44 and counting
Thai Airways International has completed 44 years of operation in Nepal. The airways has announced special promotional fares for destinations…
In this issue:
Here I am | The writing on the wall | The Kathmandu spring | All the news that is fit to print | Bandhonomics | Underbelly of the beast | Duty in distress | One year itch | Murkier and murkier | The insurgencyʼs human face | Thapadom | New Year’s resolution | Mountains in large format | Highway heading your way | The Annapurna Sanctuary | No ifs and buts | Future for a forgotten district | We still want to live | That time of the month | “Indiaʼs Nepal policy has not been without flaws.” | Boycott politicians | Visionary hospital | Hurry Hurry! | Backside: Taking to the streets