The Seventies
KUNDA DIXITThe percentage of desperately poor people in Nepal has declined from 65 per cent five years ago to nearly 40 per cent today. At this…
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April 12-18, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Columns
One World by Yuliya Tymoshenko
The Iron Lady as a liberator
Learning of Margaret Thatcher’s death in this place is grimly appropriate, because it made me remember the imprisoned society of my youth that Thatcher did so much to set free
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
The NC’s 12-year itch
The frustration of being out of power and angst of defeat in the last CA have seeped into Nepal’s grand old party
Economy Stupid by Puja Tandon
Cleaning out our cabinets
Nepal has a long way to go before it can be electronically governed
GUEST COLUMN by Ajaz Ashraf
Bijli, pani, and corruption
If Arvind Kejriwal can take Delhi in elections, he could do an Obama in India
Comment by Kul Chandra Gautam
Peace dividend for quality education
A 10-point checklist to improve the quality of education in Nepali schools
Backside by Ass
Darkness on the Sewage Canal
To tell you frankly, the Ass is getting sick and tired of listening to some of you who have insisted on whining on and on at the neighbourhood…
Nation
You can’t eat elections
People have no time for polls in the mountains of north-western Nepal, they are too busy trying to stay alive
Dambar K Shrestha
First the good news
Nepal is doing better, but not fast enough, to improve living standards of the poorest
Interview
“Tremendous opportunities”
Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of the Nepal Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank, says infrastructure bottlenecks affect investment climate in Nepal
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“We don’t need international approval for everything”
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, UCPN (Maoist) Chairman, talks about the need for the government and Election Commission to still aim to have elections in June
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Review
Degaa Resto Lounge
Along with the usual selection of Western dishes and cocktails and mocktails, Degaa offers incredible Newari and Indian cuisine
Sulaiman Daud
Nepali Times Buzz
Flashback to the future
New year is all about new beginnings, now is a good time to revisit them and set things right, again
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Class of 1970
Born in the 1970s (BS), three great grandparents retell stories of the good old days
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Making safety a high priority
Himalayan Rescue Association has been instrumental in bringing about a sharp decline in acute mountain sickness casualties
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Seven Psychopaths
This film is worth watching for its own brand of young unstable men indulging in their own particularly hilarious and neurotic antics
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
As thin as they get
As smartphones and tablets continue to set the bar for all consumer technology, one can imagine all computing of the future will take place at…
Yantrick
Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
Prateek Pradhan Dear editors, please don’t add insult to injury by publishing photos of those accused of ‘witchcraft’. If you can, please show…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly Bazar Poll #8
In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 14 cities across Nepal every…
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‘We are protecting ordinary Nepalis who are being forced into this circus of election’
Interview with Mohan Baidya, chairman of CPN- Maoist, 8 April, News24
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Biz Brief
Shinning Ray
Morang Auto Works has launched Yamaha Ray scooter in Nepal. It has 113cc air-cooled four-stroke SOHC engine and offers mileage of over 40 kmpl.…
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In this issue:
The Seventies | Editorial: Too good to be true | The NC’s 12-year itch | “Tremendous opportunities” | Cleaning out our cabinets | Bijli, pani, and corruption | Flashback to thefuture | Koloring Kathmandu | Clearly a good day | Making safety a high priority | You can’t eat elections | First the good news | Peace dividend for quality education | ʻWe are protecting Nepalis from this circus of electionsʼ | Down the drain | “We donʼt need international approval for everything” | Backside: Darkness on the Sewage Canal