Hot spot
BIKRAM RAI There are two types of carbon that cause Himalayan snows to melt. One is carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning that heats up the…
June 8-14, 2012
Headline
Editorial
Columns
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Not all doom and gloom
Politics aside, Nepal's macroeconomic indicators are doing well thanks to a strong dollar
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Not breaking news
The 'national' media has no time for the personal tragedy of the poorest villages of Nepal's poorest districts
Backside by Ass
Washing dirty Lenin in public
Kathmandu's finest are now looking even more stylish with snazzy new eyewear donated by the Govt of Oz. But as breathalysers malfunction and our…
Nation
"Even slaves are treated better"
BIKRAM RAI • Shanti Lama from Lalitpur (left) was raped by a recruiter who promised her a good job in Kuwait if she kept quiet. Nine months…
SUSHILA BUDATHOKI and MINA SHARMA
Up in flames
The people of fire gutted village race against time to secure shelter ahead of the monsoon.
ANURAG ACHARYA in SIRAHA
Interview
"Cooperation in earthquake preparedness and eco-tourism"
New Zealand's ambassador to Nepal, Jan Henderson, speaks about the prospects of cooperation between the two countries
A leadership program with a difference
In January 2008, Lisa Choegyal was in Auckland to attend the state funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary with several of her Sherpa friends. It was a…
Review
Moondance Restaurant, New!
One of the longest standing establishments on the Lakeside restaurant lane in Pokhara, Moondance Restaurant is recommended in several…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by PM
Life Times
Lights, camera, censor
New Nepali movies struggle to pass the censor board's obsolete moral standards
SUNIR PANDEY
Amazing stem cells
Writing about stem cell research and its benefits appears unrealistic in one of the least-developed countries like Nepal, but clearly this area…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
Must See
Bright Star
Jane Campion astonished the world with her sublime film The Piano – in 1993, a film that won her the Palme d'Or that year at Cannes, and got her…
SOPHIA PANDE
Environment
Dirty snow is melting our mountains faster
Instead of whining about emissions by rich countries, we should stop our own pollution that is accelerating Himalayan meltdown
BHRIKUTI RAI in KHUMBU
No water? No power? No problem
ONE SOLUTION Investing in rain Over-exploited ground water, growing demand and bad management have led to severe water shortage in Kathmandu,…
International
Backtracking in Brazil
Rich countries want to abandon promises made 20 years ago to help developing countries protect the global environment
Martin Khor in GENEVA
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Hot spot |Editorial: Mother Country |Stateless in New Nepal |“Cooperation in earthquake preparedness and eco-tourism” |A leadership program with a difference |Investing in rain |Pretty plastic |State of sunshine |Lights, Camera, Censor |Selling sleaze |Amazing stem cells |Not Breaking News |Backtracking in Brazil |Dirty snow is melting our mountains faster |Big Three to become Big Six? |Questionable silence |Left turn |“Even slaves are treated better” |Backside: Washing dirty Lenin in public