Issue #606

May 25-31, 2012

Headline

Us Nepali

Us Nepali

Division according to ethnicity will create new high-low categories of people. It will segregate us all and that's not good.Kabita…

Editorial

Stay of extension

Stay of extension

The Supreme Court deadline has left no choice for the parties but to work night and day, fine-tuning the draft along the lines of agreements and declaring the constitution on 27 May.

Columns

I am Amrit Nepali
Guest Column by AMRIT GURUNG

I am Amrit Nepali

From Syangja to Sydney, from Fikkal to Finland, the silent majority of Nepalis don't agree with the division of Nepal

National identity crisis
Comment by RUBEENA D SHRESTHA

National identity crisis

At a time when we should be valuing our multiple, intersecting identities, we are being told to choose a single, overarching definition of ourselves

May or may not
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA

May or may not

There is still enough time to forge an agreement if the parties can find room for it.

New constipation by August
Backside by Ass

New constipation by August

It was Marx (Groucho, not Karl) who once said: "If you come to a fork on the road, take it". And being a true blue Marxist, Prime Minister…

Nation

"Too much politics, too many politicians"

"Too much politics, too many politicians"

SUNIR PANDEY "This is a small country, we have many ethnicities but can't give states to all, the ones who are getting ethnic states are the…

SITA MADEMBA in DHARAN

Healthy transformation

Healthy transformation

Nine years ago, it was rare to see a patient at Namche Area Health Post. Despite being the only health post in Namche Bazaar, its cabinets had…

BHRIKUTI RAI in NAMCHE BAZAAR

Born to live

Born to live

Housewives help save thousands of lives in rural Nepal

ROBIN GIRI in DANG

Review

Let's go to Namche

Let's go to Namche

BIKRAM RAI Namche Festival 2012 will be held from 27 to 29 May at Namche Bajar in Everest Region. The festival's inauguration coincides with the…

New dish

New dish

PICS: RUBY TUESDAY New Dish (ND) has been around for almost 25 years. In all this time, it has never advertised or organised events to promote…

SOMEPLACE ELSE by RUBY TUESDAY

Life Times

Monetising nature

Monetising nature

An international study to calculate dollars and cents that locals can earn from conservation of Nepal's parks

Everest Stampede

Everest Stampede

Everest summit fever is raging dangerously. From the second week in May to the first week in June, climbers who have taken about six to eight…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

Must See

Black butterflies

Black butterflies

Ingrid Jonker is often called the South African "Sylvia Plath". The similarities are obvious; the two were precocious, headstrong women poets,…

SOPHIA PANDE

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Easy investment

Hulas Investment formally started its operation on 11 May from its branch office in Teku, Kathmandu. Promoted by Golchha Organisation, the…

In this issue:

Us Nepali |Editorial:Harm Reduction |I am Amrit Nepali |Healthy transformation |Healthy transformation |Monetising Nature |The vultures are circling again |Everest Stampede |May or may not |National identity crisis |“Too much politics… too many politicians” |Pushing the finishing line |Backside: New constipation by August