Road to nowhere
SONAM LAMA Across Nepal, surveyors are leaving red markings like this one in the remote Tsum Valley on rocks for soon-to-come roads. The…
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July 5-11, 2013
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Editorial
No supply, only demands
A free market is governed by the law of supply and demand. In Nepal we have only the law of demand: unscrupulous businesses demanding the right to cheat consumers
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Columns
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
The politics of death
The hallmark of Indian democracy at election time is to turn the statistics of corpses to political advantage
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Periphery of news
Despite professional hazards, local journalists continue to play crucial watchdog role. But at what cost?
Backside by Ass
Seesaw politics
DIWAKAR CHETTRIThis has become a national trend: everyone and their grandmother is going on strike protesting government crackdowns on those…
Nation
Switching on
Kathmandu’s first electric crematorium will reduce funeral costs, but will have to overcome cultural sensitivities
Sunir Pandey
Road from nowhere to nowhere
When greed drives roads, it can destroy the economy, culture and environment of fragile and remote valleys like Tsum
Sonam Lama
Making inroads
New roads are changing the economy of previously inaccessible districts of eastern Nepal
Pranab Man Singh
Review
Tushita Restaurant
The menu is a mix of Nepali, Indian, Chinese and continental dishes, with a selection of popular Nepali snacks
PM
Nepali Times Buzz
The fibres of success
In four short years Himalayan Allo Udhyog has become one of the top suppliers of nettle fabric in Nepal
Sahina Shrestha
Ujyalo Birganj
A young public health graduate lights up villages in Tarai with bottles of water and bleach
Amir Joshi
Living their dreams
Bhutanese refugees in the US are determined to carve out a better life on foreign soil
Jangbu Sherpa
Must See
World War Z
Following in the footsteps of the best of zombie lore, the film is part horror, part science fiction, and part medical thriller
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Book Review
Viplob Pratik bares his soul
The author's new collection of translated poetry, ‘A Person Kissed by the Moon’
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Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
Baburam Bhattarai One can always serve the nation and people even without holding an official post. And I believe after a certain time in power,…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #18
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 drainage system in cities:
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Biz Brief
Football crazy
Qatar Airways has been named the official title sponsor of the FC Barcelona Asia Tour to be held in Thailand and Malaysia in August. The La Liga…
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In this issue:
Road to nowwhere | Editorial; No supply, only demands | Switching on | The politics of death | The fibres of success | Ujyalo Birganj | LIVING their DREAMS | Viplob Pratik bares his soul | Guts of the anopheles | Periphery of news | Road from nowhere to nowhere | Making inroads | Roads to riches | “CA elections are no good” | Backside: Seesaw politics