Issue #64

For the film aficionado Shyam Benegal needs no introduction. One of the major personalities of the 'new cinema' in India, at last count he had…

This Dasain, go easy on the grease, cigarettes and alcohol.

Carpets and garments until recently meant jobs and foreign exchange. Now the two industries are in big trouble.

Ingrid Ofstad-Norwegian ambassador to Nepal

Cadenza are getting ready to expand out cultural horizons once again.

Do we know what Nepal's legendary architect-sculptor and traveller looked like? No prizes for guessing he wore a Nepali topi and daura-suruwal,…

Kathmandu University may be the answer to Nepal's educational needs, and a whole host of other problems as well.

Pulchowk's Institute of Engineering may not look it, but it has achieved enough to crow about.

Do men who bicycle a lot have performance problems in other areas?

Sunday evening was a blur for Dinesh Deokota, director of A Rough Cut on the Life and Times of Lachuman Magar, a candid profile of a naughty old…

Janadharana, 4 October

The Lower House approved the Seventh Amendment to the Education Act last week. The new law is expected to bring about far-reaching changes in…

Women activists are furious. The 11th Muluki Ain (Civil Code) Amendment Bill, popularly called the Property Rights Bill, was approved by the…

The government this week announced a relief package for farmers in the Eastern Development Region who were affected by a prolonged drought…

Hyundai has a special deal for Dasain shoppers?a gold coin with every Santro you buy. Avco International says the new Santros come with a…

September was another bad month for tourism: all arrivals were down by almost 29 percent, and that of Indian visitors by a whopping 44 percent.…

The promoters of the Indrawati hydro-project are planning to issue Rs 140 million worth of shares to the general public. Preliminary work for…

Temple Tiger Jungle Lodge has been awarded the Tourism for Tomorrow Award 2001 award by British Airways in recognition of its contribution to…

Johnson & Johnson says it doesn't just sell beauty and personal care products, but also has a big heart. Under a unique sales drive underway…

I may not agree with all what CK Lal has written ("The eagle is wounded, #61) but he does have a point. Terror is terror and should be denounced…

I totally agree with Artha Beed (#59) that the Nepali rupee should not be pegged to the Indian Rupee, I believe there are two (wrong) reasons…

Re: "The government's great land grab" by Kabindra Pradhan (#61) In Nepal's feudal past, the major basis of revenue for the state was land. The…

Vigilante justice in Parsa? It does not surprise me. In fact, I was wondering why it has taken such a long time. Kudos to those for standing up…

I would like to commend Nepali Times and Jitendra Raut for putting so many Nepalis in danger with your story on asylum-seekers (Asylum, #63).…

Kunda Dixit's airline food column ("Chicken soup for the soul", #61) is right on target. Forget the omelette, go straight for the styrofoam.…