Issue #628

November 2-8, 2012

Headline

Procrasti-Nation

Procrasti-Nation

BIKRAM RAI HEAVY RIDE: A mahout takes his elephant on an early morning walk near the Rapti River even as Sauraha is shrouded in thick fog.…

Editorial

"Did the President call?"

"Did the President call?"

The reason there is no deal is that no one really wants a deal, this elastic transition benefits everyone

Columns

Revealing Rushdie
Look Out by AJAZ ASHRAF

Revealing Rushdie

The real reason why Salman Rushdie's parents chose to settle in Pakistan and not India are not revealed in his memoir, Joseph Anton

Not everybody's cup of tea
By The Way by ANURAG ACHARYA

Not everybody's cup of tea

In the arithmetic of power politics, ignoring the inclusion agenda in the Tarai may prove costly for the parties

Backside by Ass

And now for Tihar

As Dasains go, this year's festive season had a somewhat somnolent quality. I don't know about you, but many of us logged 18 hours of sleep a…

Nation

Our Gurkhas

Our Gurkhas

Singaporean photographer gives Gurkha veterans a place in the history of Singapore and Nepal

ZAKARIA ZAINAL

Polls apart

Polls apart

Nepal should return the favour and help the United States reform its electoral process

RAM PANT

Business

The biology of luxury

The biology of luxury

Our inherent need to keep up appearances and display wealth is keeping the demand for luxury goods high despite the global recession

ANTOINE DANCHIN

Review

Buzz

Buzz

The food in Buzz is good and wholesome, nothing to rave about but consistently good.

SOMEPLACE ELSE by RUBY TUESDAY

Life Times

Best foot forward

Best foot forward

The captain of the Nepali women's football team is taking huge strides and driving the game to greater heights

BHRIKUTI RAI IN MORANG

Beauties with brawn

Beauties with brawn

The Nepali women's netball team is still finding its feet, but has already won the hearts of fans and opponents alike

TSERING DOLKER GURUNG

High spirits, low abuse

High spirits, low abuse

Many Nepalis don't seem to realise the magnitude of alcohol abuse that happens during the festive season

DHANVANTARI by BUDDHA BASNYAT, MD

Must See

Looper

Looper

Looper is a time-travelling, twisty action thriller that will leave you full of heart-wrenching questions

SOPHIA PANDE

Nepali Tweets

Tweet talks

Tweet talks

The so-called capitalist Nepali Congress is near bankruptcy, while the self-styled people's party, the Maoists, are the richest in South Asia.…

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Flying easy

Qatar Airways announced its plans to launch daily flights to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh from early next year. The Doha-based airline…

In this issue:

Procasti-Nation | Editorial: Did the president call | Revealing Rushdie | Polls apart | The biology of luxury | Best Foot Forward | Beauties with brawn | High spirits, low abuse | Not everybody’s cup of tea | Our Gurkhas | One decade, one PM | Imports from India up | Back to square one | Backside: And now for Tihar