Issue #647

March 15-21, 2013

Headline

SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME

BIKRAM RAI Khil Raj Regmi glances at his watch after arriving for his first day at work in Singha Darbar on Thursday after being sworn in as the…

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Editorial

Let's face it

The only take home message for party leaders is: reinvent yourselves, try to regain the public’s trust before elections

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Columns

Ajaz Ashraf
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf

Eye for an eye

The protests in Dhaka’s Shahbag Square mark the appropriation of non-violence as a strategy to achieve a violent goal

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

No country of their own

Every citizen has a right to vote in the next election, but what of the stateless citizens of Nepal?

Nation

A wide open field

The results of the Himalmedia Public Opinion Poll 2013 give the clearest indication yet of the widespread public disillusionment with the main political parties

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Feminine FM

Women-run community radios promote grassroots democracy and help fight domestic violence in Nepal

Annie O'Kain

Rules of engagement

Nepal’s donors are hesitant to work with the government on local development because of lack of accountability and political will

Naresh Newar

Review

Golden Dragon

If this restaurant served more generous portions and focused on its cuisine it could attract a larger share of the food-loving Jhamel crowd

Tsering Dolker

Nepali Times Buzz

WOMEN ON TOP

Four down, three to go for seven Nepali women climbers

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Off the road

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rabi Thapa

Travelling TB

Although TB rates in Nepal have plummeted in the past decade it is still one of the biggest killers of Nepalis.

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Searching for Sugar Man

Watch this documentary for its amazing content and the integrity of its subject matter as well as for its creativity

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

The killer mouse

If you’re a professional or even an occasional gamer you probably own at least one Razer device. Best known for its high-performance mouses, the…

Yantrick

Book Review

“I feel like I’ve come home”

Lil Bahadur Chettri is 80 and hardly knows the country of his ancestors, even though he has written with emotion and accuracy the pain of…

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International

Bhutan, Inc

Media struggles to survive in the Land of the Thunder Dragon

Ron Augustin

Nepali Tweets

Nepali tweets

Bishnu Pokharel Iron-gate exam for the kids, election exam for Khil Raj Regmi. Karuna Parajuli If Khil Raj had disagreed at the last moment it…

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From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Pre-poll poll |Editorial: Let's face it |Up for grabs |A wide open field |No country of their own |Women on Top |Off the road |“I feel like Iʼve come home” |Travelling TB |Eye for an eye |Bhutan, Inc |Feminine FM |KRR to the rescue |Rules of engagement |Chief Justice + Prime Minister = Chief Minister