Here to stay
As his party prepares for its first convention in 22 years this weekend, it looks like Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is here to stay on in…
February 1-7, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Speaking in tongues
The responsibility to preserve and nurture the diversity of Nepal’s linguistic heritage lies with the state
No Author
Columns
GUEST COLUMN by Ajaz Ashraf
Nation in perpetual rage
In its pursuit of the 'national', the Indian media ignores the 'local'
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
The disappearance of truth
After six years of platitudes, there will be no truth telling and the worst war criminals will walk free
Backside by Ass
C’mon do something crazy
Ennyway, Nepal has made it to the Lonely Planet’s 10 Most Memorable Places to Visit in 2013 list. Which got us thinking about making a list of…
Nation
Mind your languages
It is a race against time to document and support Nepal’s increasingly endangered linguistic diversity
Mark Turin
Broken wings
The death of Catherine “Kitty” Houghton who dedicated her life to helping women pilots around the globe has shocked Nepal’s growing community of female pilots
No Author
The invisibles
The people of the far-west and the Tarai are suffering in silence because of the state’s short-sightedness and neglect
Hari Bansha Acharya
Review
Cafe Cheeno
Comfortable and elegant, Cafe Cheeno is the perfect place to have a cup of coffee and chat with friends on a cold day
Sulaiman Daud
Must See
The Paperboy
A troubling but haunting film about race, class, gender, and homosexuality, directed by Lee Daniel
Sophia Pande
Life Times
Keep your kidneys running
If you are 55-years or older, have diabetes or hypertension or family history of renal failure, get checked for chronic kidney disease immediately
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Everyday epiphanies
There is comfort to be found even in the disorder that defines Nepal
Frédéric Lecloux
International
Too hot to handle
Burma’s rulers lift censorship but revoke licence of its first sex magazine
Banyol Kong Janoi
Nepali Tweets
Nepali Tweets
@nilacharya Let’s remember the four martyrs of 1997 BS. Let’s remember the source of struggle against uncontrolled, unaccountable, autocratic,…
No Author
From The Nepali Press
"I am against nepotism and refuse to give in to their greed", News24
Dil Bhusan Pathak interviews former commissioner of Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Keshab Sthapit on Tough Talk, News24, 28 January
No Author
Biz Brief
New leadership
New leadership: Cathay Pacific Airways appointed Charlie Stewart-Cox as the airline’s General Manager for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa.…
In this issue:
Here to stay |Editorial: Speaking in tongues |The disappearance of truth |Broken wings |Everday Epiphanies |Keep your kidneys running |Nation in perpetual rage |Mind your languages |Martyrdom 101 |“I am against nepotism and refuse to give in to their greed.” |The invisibles |Backside: Cʼmon do something crazy