Issue #662

June 28 - July 4, 2013

Headline

After the rains

BIKRAM RAINO RUSH: The newly widened and paved street in Gyaneswor looks clear on a weekend, but is gridlocked at rush hour. Now that elections…

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Editorial

Man made disasters

Let’s not blame nature, the real disaster is the failure of governance that leads to lack of preparedness

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Columns

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

Battle for the ballots

Now that November polls look probable its back to the good, bad, and ugly in politics

Ajaz Ashraf
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf

No need to panic

India won’t go topsy turvy in elections next year, just as the world didn’t in 2000 due to the Y2K syndrome

Ass
Backside by Ass

A gorment of super-achievers

DIWAKAR CHHETRIThe Regmi regime is sure made up of super-achievers. The techno-cats held a press conference last week to mark the 100th day of…

Nation

Sliver lining in the Nepal sky

Nepal Airlines is finally breaking from its past with its Airbus order, but must reform management by the time the jets arrive in 2015

Hardik Gurung

Business

The milky way to prosperity

Artificial insemination has helped villagers in Kaski to improve the breed and increase productivity of their livestock

Cindrey Liu

Review

Red Mud Kitchen

A coffee shop largely popular among young professionals and students who like to enjoy a cup of joe before going back home

Khanchuwa

Nepali Times Buzz

Run Maya run

A Nepali athlete is taking part in a 17 hour triathlon and helping raise money for Kathmandu’s street children

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The butterfly effect

Milan Rai’s butterflies are spreading peace and positive vibes throughout the world

Sahina Shrestha

If it roars, go indoors

If you find yourself outdoors during a thunderstorm, you should immediately take shelter indoors

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Man of Steel

Superman is back in an unwieldy film that clocks in at a whopping 2 hours and 23 minutes

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

Book Review

Reading in the rain

Two books on the monsoon to read while rain drops keep falling on your roof

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Nepali Tweets

Nepali tweets

Ananta Koirala Indian news channels have not left the flood affected areas, Nepali news channels haven’t yet reached the flood affected areas.…

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From The Nepali Press

Weekly bazar poll #17

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 the CA elections in November:

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The losers

Jay Prakash Gupta, Facebook, 26 June

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Biz Brief

Timely honour

In recognition of their long-term service, Thai Airways honoured 12 staff members at its office in Kathmandu. The staff who had been working for…

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In this issue:

After the rains | Editorial: Man Made Disasters | Battle for the ballots | The milky way to prosperity | Sliver lining in the Nepal sky | Run Maya Run | The Butterfly Effect | If it roars, go indoors | No need to panic | STREETS on the CROSSROADS | Wider roads, heavier traffic | No populism | 100 days of disappointment | Backside: A gorment of super-achievers