Issue #615

July 27 - August 2, 2012

Headline

Return to glory

Return to glory

LUKAS GRIMM In 1970, when Crown Prince Birendra got married, as a wedding present the German government renovated the Pujari Math in Bhaktapur.…

Editorial

Takes two to tango

Takes two to tango

Only decisions that President Yadav and Prime Minister Bhattarai take jointly will have a semblance of legitimacy in the current political limbo.

Columns

Fox guarding chicken coop
Backside by Ass

Fox guarding chicken coop

Many well-wishers have taken the Ass aside at watering holes in the past week to ask for the donkey's take on the fracas at the Maobaddie Plenum…

Nation

BHAKTAPUR

BHAKTAPUR

Forty years later, Bhaktapur is a living example of the successful integration of heritage conservation with town development

LUKAS GRIMM

Living in Bhaktapur the Austrian way

Living in Bhaktapur the Austrian way

When Götz Hagmüller first arrived in Bhaktapur in 1979, he was instantly fascinated by the Kuthu Math, its intricate wood carvings and unique…

Healing Nepali hearts

Healing Nepali hearts

A charity that channels tourism profits directly to benefit poor cardiac patients has saved many lives

TRISHNA RANA

Made in Nepal

Made in Nepal

Local products are carving out a niche market at home and abroad and helping Nepal broaden its identity

Business

Business as unusual

Business as unusual

With the energy crisis getting worse and fuel costs rising, a new joint FNCCI and GIZ program is promoting energy efficiency in the private sector

ANNE RENZENBRINK

Review

"Why should a film be real?"

"Why should a film be real?"

Director Deepak Rauniyar defends his unflinching portrait of contemporary Nepal in his new film, Highway

MOLLY JO GOREVAN

El Mediterraneo

El Mediterraneo

PICS: RUBY TUESDAY El Mediterráneo is small, clean and elegant and reminiscent of the tiny, usually family owned and run restaurants that dot…

SOMEPLACE ELSE by RUBY TUESDAY

Life Times

Old, but new

Old, but new

Cosy new B&B in Patan offers a modern twist to traditional Newari culture

TONG SIAN CHOO

A narrow escape

A narrow escape

Twenty-four-year old Purna Rai from Khotang in eastern Nepal was admitted to Patan Hospital with bacterial meningitis. After four days he…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

Must See

Highway

Highway

Deepak Rauniyar's new film, Highway is an experimental film for Nepal in many ways. It is the first film that anyone has directed to date, here,…

SOPHIA PANDE

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Ride upgraded

Morang Auto Works, the sole distributor of Yamaha in Nepal recently launched the upgraded version of the Yamaha SZ-R 153cc bike available in…

In this issue:

Return to glory |Editorial: Takes two to tango |Revolution begins at home |Healing Nepali hearts |Business as unusual |Old, but new |“Why should a film be real?” |A narrow escape |Bhaktapur |The rebirth of Bhaktapur |Promoting impunity |Promoting impunity |Made in Nepal |Backside: Fox guarding chicken coop