Mother of a problem
BRIKUTI RAI Baspuri Sunar, 27, holds her two-year-old daughter who was delivered at Simikot’s district hospital. Sunar works as a daily wage…
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May 10-16, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Distant normalisation
Nepal has one of the finest laws to tackle corruption, but in the hands of the wrong person, that law can be lethal
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
The hidden hand
India’s policy of micro-managing the region rather than taking neighbours into confidence has destabilised South Asia
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
On life support
Our obsession with the see-saw of day-to-day politics means we have lost sight of the big picture and are actively repeating old mistakes
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
It’s not cricket
As in cricket, so in politics, the worth of your skills can only be assessed on its turf
Backside by Ass
Whose father can do what?
As the fhit hits the san about Loktantra Man Sing, the secret deal that led to commissioning commissioners has emerged. A meeting of the High…
Nation
Preying on the predator
The leopard beaten to death last month wasn’t a casualty of human-animal conflict, it was a casualty of our intolerance and barbaric nature
Priya Joshi
Doctor who?
One man’s greed has robbed Humla’s people of accessible and quality healthcare in their district
Bhrikuti Rai
Review
Crave Bakery
The cafe is perfect for a quite hour off of work to grab a quick bite and enjoy a cuppa
Tsering Dolker
International
The moment of truth
The upcoming elections on Saturday has both nurtured hope and generated anxiety among Pakistanis and its outcome is likely to reverberate beyond Pakistan’s borders
Shahid Javed Burki
Nepali Times Buzz
Hall of football
With open spaces dwindling at a phenomenal pace, Futsal, a scaled down indoor version of football, is becoming immensely popular among urban Nepalis
Diwiz Piya
Here come the hybrids
Nepali Times takes the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight out for a spin on the Ring Road
The Kathmandu rage
Yasmin Reza’s comedy is a riot and is accurately adapted to portray Kathmandu’s burgeoning bourgeoisie
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Mastering the mountains
Why Sherpas are physiologically so well-adapted to performing arduous tasks like fixing ropes at high altitudes?
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Like Someone in Love
This Iranian film set in Japan is an art form to aspire to, a rare piece of work that speaks volumes with every frame
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
मिलन विछोड Lokman! Lokman! Lokman. Is he some big personality? In Nepal only those with power or tainted individuals are talked about. No one…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #12
In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews about food habit in day to day life
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Biz Brief
Winning flight
Qatar Airways has been awarded the Best Cabin Crew in the world voted by readers of Business Traveller Middle East. The Doha-based airline,…
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In this issue:
Mother of a problem | Editorial: Distant Normalisation | The hidden hand | On life support | The moment of truth | It’s not cricket | Hall of football | Here come the hybrids | The Kathmandu rage | Mastering the mountains | Preying on the predator | Doctor who? | Why not Lokman? | Team work interrupted | Racing ahead | Lost in numbers | Backside: Whose father can do what?