The election mirage
BIKRAM RAI WATER BABIES: A young boy from Tikathali, Lalitpur swims in the Godavari river to beat the heat on Wednesday. Nepal’s political…
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July 19-25, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Back to the people
The good news from public opinion polls is that Nepalis haven’t given up on the parties, but they will not vote for crooks and liars from the past
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Columns
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
In the global blind spot
Nepal is in serious need of rebranding and restoring self-esteem
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Cricket gets a political spin
Congratulate the Kashmiri cricketer Parvez Rasool, but pity him, too
Inside Out by Muma Ram Khanal
A federation of factions
Almost everyting is on hold until the internal power struggle within the UCPN (M) is sorted out
Backside by Ass
How to make Nepalis less horny
Two headlines on the front pages of the Thursday editions of two national dailies proved just how confusing Nepali politics is. I don’t know…
Nation
Bhaktapur’s Mithila influence
The invasion of Simraongarh by Gheyas-ud-din Tughlaq in 1352 had a far-reaching impact on Kathmandu Valley
Have Nepalis forgotten Dharmaraj Thapa?
DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHAFORGOTTEN GENIUS: Ninety-year-old poet and songwriter Dharmaraj Thapa lies bedridden at his home in…
Sunir Pandey
Interview
Move over, MDGs. Here come the SDGs
Surendra Shrestha served in the United Nations Environment Program’s Rio+20 Secretariat as Team Leader for Institutional Framework for…
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Business
Weapons of mass economic destruction
As we approach the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak World War I, the lessons of 1914 are about more than simply the dangers of national…
Harold James
Powerless future
This year’s budget allocation for energy sector, like previous years, is all too cosmetic
Bhrikuti Rai
Review
Lhakpa’s chulo
The cut throat competition among restaurants in Jhamel means only the fittest (or ones with very deep pockets) survive. Several have pulled…
PM
Nepali Times Buzz
Race to the top
Young Nepali riders continue to dominate local races, but need greater exposure and financial support to excel at the international level
Tyler Mcmahon
Crisscrossing the continent
Determination, team spirit, and love for adventure took four soldiers on a never-before attempted journey through the Himalayas
Ride on the roof
Before Catriona Williams had a riding accident that led to a spinal cord injury that paralysed her, she never gave much thought to cycling. But…
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From the page to the stage
When Samip Dhungel performed his poem Chura at Kala Saahitya Utsav in Jhapa in March this year, gasps of ‘amma’, ‘wow’, ‘once more’ filled the…
Ujjwala Maharjan
Mystery fever
Twenty-five-year-old Ram Devi Shakya arrived at the hospital complaining of high fever, conjunctivitis, muscle pain, and breathing problems for…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Jiro dreams of sushi
Is your profession your passion? If it isn’t shouldn’t it be? Well, of course we all know it isn’t that easy, after all, how many of us are able…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Home-made froyo
Let’s say your love handles are getting heftier, you can’t keep away from the carbs, the doc has told you to lose 10 kg fast, but you can’t keep…
Yantrick
Home-made froyo
A cool machine that turns healthy yoghurt cheaply and quickly into a fabulous dessert
International
Thimphu gets the message
Bhutan’s incumbent rulers forgot that he who pays the piper calls the tune
Rahul Gomez
Tinker, Tailor, Snowden, Spy?
A worldwide media frenzy has turned the plight of the rogue American intelligence analyst Edward Snowden into something resembling a John le…
Lilia Shevtsova
Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
guru kafle I wish Marichman Singh a speedy recovery. He was a leader who worked for the welfare of Nepal and Nepalis. If he had been a double…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #19
In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every…
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Biz Brief
Talking business
Seven countries participated in the regional conference organised by Qatar Airways in Kathmandu. The two-day event focused on the theme ‘Own the…
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In this issue:
The Election Mirage | Editorial: Back to the people | A federation of factions | Move over, MDGs. Here come the SDGs | Weapons of mass economic destruction | In the global blind spot | RACE to the TOP | Crisscrossing the continent | Ride of the roof | From the page to the stage | Mystery fever | Thimphu gets the message | Cricket gets a political spin | Bhaktapur's Mithila Influence | Do or die | Politics of poverty | Have Nepalis forgotten Dharmaraj Thapa? | Backside: How to make Nepalis less horny