Lost innocence
DAVID DUCHEMIN/WORLD EDUCATION Nearly 1.5 million Nepali children have never set foot in a classroom, don't know what a playground is and do not…
June 29 - July 5, 2012
Headline
Editorial
Caution: children at work
Behind Nepal's appalling child labour statistics are tragic individual stories of stolen childhoods and of children who suffer physical and psychological abuse
Columns
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA
Taking care of the caretaker
The opposition may not like it, but the caretaker government can remain legally in power until elections are held
My Two Paisa by PAAVAN MATHEMA
Banking on cell phones
Financial institutions should piggyback on Nepal's high mobile penetration rate
Backside by Ass
The Comma Communists strike back
This week, taking the reading public's mental health into account, the Ass will try to desist from making any reference to the Baidya faction…
Nation
Cheated of their childhood
There are fewer Nepali boys and girls working, but the ones who do are in dangerous occupations
BHRIKUTI RAI
Bonded child labourer to CA member
SUNIR PANDEYShanta Chaudhary, 32, former CA member, was addressing a conference on child labour earlier this month, speaking confidently about…
Agriculture in an urban culture
Despite assimilating into city life, former farmers are not ready to let go of their rural roots
ANURAG ACHARYA
Soldiering on
Retired Gurkhas have residency rights, but fulfilling the 'British dream' has been extremely challenging
BADRI PAUDYAL in ALDERSHOT
Business
Review
Mojo
PICS: RUBY TUESDAY Mojo, Jhamsikhel's newest eatery is a pocket-sized restaurant. With a maximum capacity of 30, Mojo sets out to do everything…
SOMEPLACE ELSE by RUBY TUESDAY
Must See
Machete
Graphic violence, blatant sexism, bad words in two different languages, and obvious over-indulgence on the part of the director. These are the…
SOPHIA PANDE
Life Times
The freedom to sing
Me N Ma Girls is a Burmese girl band with a mission
CITRA DYAH PRASTUTI in RANGOON
Chikungunya
Since the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has decided to conduct a surveillance in Kathmandu on chikungunya, a strange-sounding viral…
DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD
From The Nepali Press
"Unity is possible only if Prachanda mends his ways", Kantipur
Interview with Netra Bikram Chand, secretary of the newly formed CPN-Maoists, 24 June
In this issue:
Lost innocence |Editorial: Caution: Children at work |Taking care of the caretaker |Banking on cell phones |Banking on cell phones |The freedom to sing |Chikungunya |Agriculture in an urban culture |Cheated of their childhood |Bonded child labourer to CA member |“Unity is possible only if Prachanda mends his ways” |United at heart |Soldiering on |Backside: The Comma Communists strike back