Rainbow nation
SWORUP NHASIJU/RANIBAN RETREAT PEACE SIGN: A rainbow arcs above the Peace Stupa in Pokhara ahead of Buddha Jayanti which falls on 6 May, Sunday.…
May 4-10, 2012
Headline
Editorial
Federal express
In the tinder dry terrain of Nepal's political summer, the conditions are right for a blaze that could rapidly engulf the whole country.
Columns
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Jaun hai Pokhara
This spiffy tagline holds true not just for tourists but also to prod the government
This Is It by RUBEENA MAHATO
Beware of the future
Us-vs-them ethno-chauvinism is drowning out moderate, sane and rational voices
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Dangerous minds
A few ruthless leaders must not jeopardise democracy just to fulfill their personal ambitions and greed
Backside by Ass
Open Defecation Zone
Our not-for-much-longer Prime Minister showed he has his priorities right by laying the foundation stone for a new 100-metre-high Republic Tower…
Review
A feast of imagination
A woman dressed as a man in gold lamé, wearing a powdered wig, stands on top of a box and sings lines of Ovid. Outrageous, fantastical, campy,…
MOLLY JO GOREVAN
Byanjan Bar and Grill
It's difficult to pick an eatery when you are in Pokhara's Lakeside, where every second building is advertising its kitchen's fare and happy…
Pokhara Package
Finally, a new airport?
TRISHNA RANA After decades of slumber, the government seems to be finally moving on the construction of a new international airport in Pokhara.…
RAMESH POUDEL in POKHARA
Hanging in the balance
Not a smooth flight for paragliding enthusiasts in Nepal
PAAVAN MATHEMA in POKHARA
Amphibian mountain flights
The company responsible for putting Pokhara on the international adventure sports map is still awaiting the green light for amphibious…
Coming soon: Zip line
If you've already felt the thrill of paragliding, bungy jumped with the Bhote Kosi beneath you, and even lowered yourself by canyoning down a…
By the water
As the eastern lakefront of Pokhara gets saturated with hotels and restaurants and earns the moniker 'Thamel by the Lake', new hotels are…
Fusion living
The optimism of Pokhara's tourism entrepreneurs is evident in the expansion of 400 hotels and addition of new ones. Temple Tree Resort and Spa…
Fuel for thought
Guests like Pokhara's Hotel Barahi for its view of the surrounding mountains, but what few of them know is that the hotel's waste is used in its…
The queen of retreats
SWORUP NHASIJU The challenge in deciding where to build a new hotel in Pokhara has always been to combine a mountain view with a lakefront…
TRISHNA RANA
Must See
In the land of blood and honey
A love story set amidst war, ethnic cleansing, and a country breaking apart, In the Land of Milk and Honey is a suprisingly adept and affecting…
SOPHIA PANDE
Life Times
Salt shakers
Salt restriction lowers blood pressure. And lowering blood pressure should reduce rates of heart attacks and strokes. Unfortunately there are no…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Rainbow nation |Editorial: Federal Express |Enlightened self-interest |Jaun hai Pokhara |Finally, a new airport? |The queen of retreats |Hanging in the balance |By the water |Salt shakers |Beware of the future |Dangerous minds |States of disaster |Absolute power corrupts |Proud to be a status quoist |Give-and-take |Open Defecation Zone