Issue #618

August 17-23, 2012

Headline

Let us pray

Let us pray

BIKRAM RAI This festive season, Nepali Muslims pray for greater representation and equality. Nepal's Muslims are among the most marginalised…

Editorial

A nation's health

A nation's health

Selecting medical school applicants with district backgrounds and who have worked their way up as paramedics improves chances of doctors serving in rural Nepal

Columns

In an ailing state, New!
Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

In an ailing state, New!

If this is the state of city hospitals, imagine what it is like in rural areas

Lost priority, New!
Its The Economy by Chandan Sapkota

Lost priority, New!

Nepal can be more competitive by improving investment and upgrading infrastructure

Rs 1 million in 2 hours
Comment by Rabindra Mishra

Rs 1 million in 2 hours

Korea's Nepali diaspora donates generously to help Nepalis back home

Corruption in the time of cholera
Backside by Ass

Corruption in the time of cholera

Yarsa prices soared this year not because of the harvest shortfall but because of the higher-than-usual demand from China. Apparently the active…

Nation

Review

Amigos Fresh Mexican Grill

Amigos Fresh Mexican Grill

PICS: RUBY TUESDAY The name says it all. Amigos at Nagpokhari opened just 20 days ago and pledges to serve real Mexican food, not the Tex-Mex…

SOMEPLACE ELSE by RUBY TUESDAY

Life Times

Girl power

Girl power

Bihar is boosting female literacy by distributing free bicycles

Snake bite

Snake bite

We get to read about snake bites quite frequently in newspapers these days. Living in Kathmandu we can only imagine the danger that snake bites…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

Must See

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

The fourth in the installment of the stylish and groundbreaking Bourne films, starting with The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy…

Dhanvantari

Snake bite

Snake bite

We get to read about snake bites quite frequently in newspapers these days. Living in Kathmandu we can only imagine the danger that snake bites…

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Let us pray |Editorial: A nation's health |In an ailing state |Ramzan kareem |Lost priority |Adhunik makes a come back |Girl power |Even the suicidal get bored |Snake bite |Rs 1 million in 2 hours |Public participation in public health |Why some doctors stay and others go away |“Nationalism is not an excuse for self-indulgence” |No home away from home |Invisible hand exposed |Backside: Corruption in the time of cholera