Class struggle
AMIR JOSHIMY SCHOOL: Students in Dumja, Kavre attend classes. This primary school only has 15 students and there are about three other schools…
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May 17-23, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Watching the watchdog
The new auditor general can counter balance the controversial appointment of a new CIAA head
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
In contempt of the republic
Nepal’s judiciary must lead the country out of the political morass it helped create
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Secularism gone wrong
Case study of a university in India which has become a playground of the Islamic right
Backside by Ass
Let’s have a date
AMIR JOSHI Visa black-listing didn’t work, civil resistance had no effect, the police were useless, in the end it took divine intervention to…
Nation
Out on a limb
Bitter dispute between a German charity and its Nepali partner threatens sustainable model for patient care
Tsering Dolker and Juanita Malagon
Rising through the cracks
A local organisation in Pokhara is giving disadvantaged women vital life skills and making them self-sufficient
Sahina Shrestha
Broom brings boom
How one remote Nepali village has found the road to harmony and prosperity
Naresh Newar
One small step against trafficking
Nepal’s largest mosaic in Butwal is part of a drive against child slavery and exploitation
Review
The Yellow House
This restaurant in Sanepa offers sumptuous breakfasts, probably one of the best menus in town
Sulaiman Daud
International
MDG The Next 1000 Days
Fragile states show signs of progress in meeting development targets by 2015
Joe Hitchon
Disaster with gender bias
Female garment workers bear the brunt of the world’s worst factory collapse
Suvendrini kakuchi
The safety disagreement
U.S. clothing retailers hold out on Bangladesh safety agreement
Katelyn Fossett
Nepali Times Buzz
Howz that!
PICS: ICC/KAGEAKIIt was a warm sunny day in Somerset, a village in northwest Bermuda, which was hosting the opening match of the World Cricket…
Santa Gaha Magar
Into the Zen zone
Ashtanga, one of the most celebrated styles of yoga, has arrived in Kathmandu
Jessica O’Neill
Comes around, goes around
Dizziness which is often described as a sensation of light-headedness is different from vertigo
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Iron Man 3
While not the most cerebral of films, ‘Iron Man’ is thoroughly enjoyable and a tiny bit silly
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Book Review
Mammal mania
This book represents the combined efforts of the region’s finest field biologists, including Nepal’s red panda expert Pralad Yonzon
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Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
Bhasha Sharma Another political party was started today by those who quit their jobs. Nepal is turning into a swamp of parties. BINU SUBEDI The…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #13
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 issue. This week’s result of interviews about people’s preference of leaders.
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The discipliner
Interview with the newly appointed auditor general Bhanu Prasad Acharya, Himal Khabarpatrika, 12 May
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Biz Brief
Vroom vroom
Laxmi InterContinental, distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Nepal, has distributed three Hyundai Eons to the winners of Hyundai Dasain-Tihar…
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In this issue:
Class Struggle | Editorial: Watching the watchdog | In contempt of the republic | MDG The Next 1000 Days | Weak states, strong societies | Out on a limb | Howz that! | Rising through the cracks | Mammal mania | Comes around, goes around | Disaster with gender bias | Secularism gone wrong | Broom brings boom | Off road | Dorje Gurung’s story | The discipliner | One small step against trafficking | Backside: Letʼs have a date