Democratic deficit
DIWAKAR CHETTRI It is an indication of just how defensive and insecure the political parties have become that they lashed out the way they did…
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July 25-31, 2013
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Editorial
Merry-go-round
Elections will focus everyone’s minds on the future, a future that most politicians seem reluctant to face
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Democratic deficit
The pretentions of senior party leaders with democracy stand at odds with their internal authoritarianism
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Rebels with causes
Gandhi, Assange, Snowden all tried to restore the moral compasses of their societies
Backside by Ass
Four-party dictatorship
DIWAKAR CHETTRIThose who say Nepal’s political parties can’t get along are dead wrong. They get along like a house on fire, amicably deciding…
Nation
Nepal’s highways of death
It is just before sunrise at Kalanki bus station and the gateway to 59 of Nepal’s 75 districts is already buzzing with activity. Night buses…
Sunir Pandey
Business
Powerless future
This year’s budget allocation for energy sector, like previous years, is all too cosmetic
Bhrikuti Rai
Review
Palace of dreams
Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire finds a fitting reprise in Nepal
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Rato mato
Rato Mato, or to give it its full (and rather convoluted) name, Bikalpa’s Rato Mato Organics BBQ and Bistro, prides itself on the use of locally…
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Nepali Times Buzz
Plastic wars
With no workable policy for management and disposal, Kathmandu Valley continues to choke in mountains of toxic plastic waste
Bhrikuti Rai
(No) horn please!
A maddening love for horns and lack of respect for others are turning Kathmandu into one of the noisiest cities in the world
The humble soap
Countries and companies spend millions every year on public health research, but the results of these studies are not always applicable or…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
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Gizmo
International
The new fascism
A strong state, able and willing, unleashes unlimited surveillance on its own people
Johan Galtung
Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
Aneesh Malla Incidents like those in Belbari will keep recurring unless we have linguistic, ethnic, and gender equality. When will we…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #20
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
Crime check
Sunrise Bank provided money to Metropolitan Police in Gothatar for the construction of a permanent police station in the area on Sunday. The…
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In this issue:
Editorial: Merry - go - ground | Democratic deficit | Powerless future | Ujyaalo gets brighter | Rebels with causes | Plastic wars | (No)Horn Please! | The humble soap | The new fascism | Tinker Tailor Snowden Spy | Road Kill | Nepal’s highways of death | “Abolishing the monarchy was a mistake” | Say no to monarchy | Karmacharya’s unfinished revolution | Backside: Four-party dictatorship