Getting cold feet
For a party to refuse to go to the polls because it may not fare well, undermines democracy and its own credibility
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Fluid political landscape
Extremists and political actors in the plains have found a fertile breeding ground in the state of statelessness and discontent
GUEST COLUMN by Bihari K Shrestha
Insecure elections
If we must have elections in November, better ensure they are proper elections
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
The Nepali make up
Is our sense of Nepaliness so fragile that we need to get worked up about every perceived slight against our nationalism?
Backside by Ass
Awesome’s other mistakes
FBIt was bound to happen sooner or later: the Dash Baddies have brought out a list of the most corrupt among their erstwhile comrades-at-arms in…
Nation
Computers in schools without textbooks
Not enough homework has been done on an ambitious program to equip 20% of government schools with computers and internet
Sunil Pokhrel
Wired
A quarter of Nepal’s population is now online and traditional media is being left behind
Bhrikuti Rai
Business
Taking off with China
SIAN CHOO TONGChina’s Exim Bank is going ahead with a Rs 15.5 billion loan for the much-delayed new airport in Pokhara and extending another…
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Review
Nepali Times Buzz
Reeching for the stars
After the success of Uma, Reecha Sharma is now one of the most sought after actor in Kollywood
Pranav Rajouria
Nuts about Nattu
After performing online for years,YouTube star Natasha Shah released her debut album last month
Sunaina Rana
Chicken run
BIKRAM RAIAs Nepalis are forced to pry themselves off chicken momo and chicken chili once again, the question on everybody’s mind: what exactly…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Gizmo
Book Review
Travelling Without Moving
The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys in Bhutan, by Omair Ahmad, Aleph Book Company, 2013 We have come to expect production values…
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Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
आभा They smoke, drink, and chew tobacco, but scratch their recharge cards with a coin because they think it will give them cancer. People are so…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #22
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 is about Nepalis’ health.
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Yes they will, no they won’t … they will?
Nepal’s political cartoonists are having a field day with Baidya Maoists’ ever-changing stance. Ever since April Fools’ Day when Khil Raj Regmi…
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Biz Brief
Discounted rates
Etihad Airways is offering exclusive discounts on Pearl Business and Coral Economy Class flights to New York, Chicago, and Washington DC. The…
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In this issue:
Editorial: Getting Cold Feet | Fluid political landscape | Insecure elections | Taking off with China | The Nepali make up | Reeching for the stars | Curtain Raiser | Take the lunge | Travelling Without Moving | Chicken Run | Computers in schools without textbooks | Justice delayed and denied | No voter left behind | Yes they will, no they won’t … they will? | Backside: Awesomeʼs other mistakes