November 9-15, 2001
Headline
Editorial
After the honeymoon
When Sher Bahadur Deuba ousted Girija Prasad Koirala after a long and bruising fight on 24 July, we wrote in this space that he did not need a…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
For the people, by the people, of the people
A constitution that has endured so much can't be static.
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED
That sinking feeling
Every treaty time, we learn anew the importance of timely tete-a-tetes, and firm mano a manos.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Don’t mess around with us
From all corners of the world, reports are pouring in of Nepalis who have made it big and got major breaks. About time. Nepalis are now…
Nation
Fairy tale hydro
Nature doesn't make hydropower projects more feasible than this. A 140 m drop through a tunnel of just 2.2 km on a bend in the Karnali river in…
KUNDA DIXIT
Bridge builders think nationally and act locally
Development takes a great leap forward as suspension bridges span rivers across Nepal.
HEMLATA RAI
Business
Shangrila to Shanghai and back
Nepal's "look east" tourism policy will have to focus on the China market. But what can they get here they can't get at home? In agreement…
DANIEL B HABER
Review
Nepal Himalaya
Everything you always wanted to know about trekking in Nepal (but didn't know where to find out)
JANAKI GURUNG
Literature
Bhuvan Dhungana
Writer Bhuvan Dhungana is the author of the short story collection Yuddhako Ghoshana Garnubhanda Aghi (Before the Declaration of War), a…
MANJUSHREE THAPA
Economy
Shangrila to Shanghai and back
Nepal's "look east" tourism policy will have to focus on the China market. But what can they get here they can't get at home? In agreement…
DANIEL B HABER
Sports
And they're off ...
Mountain biking is the sport du jour in Kathmandu. And we are about to be hit by its biggest event.
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Who will be #1?
South Africa could eventually replace Australia as the best Test cricket side in the world.
THRASY PETROPOULOS
Show us the proof
KARACHI: Former South African cricket head Ali Bacher has been asked to present any information of alleged match-fixing by Pakistan cricketers…
Technology
The worm that won’t die
"Sir Cam, I presume?" And other ways of winning friends and influencing people.
MICHELLE DELIO
Heritage
The perfect shape
A new book shows that in the Buddha's Asia, there are many forms.
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Nepali Society
Gobinda’s sweet tooth
If you think fast food is a new phenomenon in Nepali society, consider this: Gobinda Das Rajkarnikar, 73, claims that his roti outlet in…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Dusty city
Motorcyclists better hold their breath. Studies indicate that drivers of two-wheelers and their passengers are the most susceptible to air…
AIDS update
An alarming picture of AIDS is emerging in the country. A report conducted by Dr Hari Krishna Baskota for UN-AIDS indicates that on average 14…
Missing Indian
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is seeking information about the whereabouts of Pradip Bhattacharya, a 49-year-old Indian from Kolkata.…
Peace stupa
May peace prevail. That was the message at the inauguration of the biggest stupa in South Asia in Lumbini last week. At 41.5 m in height and 59…
Agitated teachers
There's another potential upheaval in store for Nepal's long-suffering education sector. Nearly 150,000 public school teachers are threatening…
Business Briefs
Trade Treaty update
Nepal and India moved a step closer toward coming to an agreement on renewing the trade treaty before if expires on 5 December. At the centre of…
More Belgians
The global impact of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington are beginning to reflect on tourism here. Arrivals for the first ten…
The slowdown begins
We are now officially facing an economic slowdown. The Nepal Rastra Bank's economic report for August-September records a drop in government…
?Special Editions? for Tihar
S&Y Mills Ltd, a Chennai, India-based Public Limited Company has added two new outlets to market its upmarket shirts and trousers, sold with the…
New NEPSE listings
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has listed two joint ventures: Nepal Alpic (CHK SPL) Everest Finance Limited, and the Bangladesh Finance and…
Letters
Crown Prince Paras
It was good to read the sentiments of Prince Paras ("Has Crown Prince Paras mended his ways?", #66), but we Nepalis don't trust him. The palace…
Mayday, Mayday
Binod Bhattarai's report ("Mayday, mayday", #64) is right on the mark. What it shows is that the private sector is not the super-efficient…
In this issue:
Deubaís gamble | Fairy tale hydro | After the honey moon | Editorial: For the people, by the people, of the peopl | "Kathmandu is an island in an ocean of poverty." | Bridge builders think nationally and act locally | The info war | Climb every mountain, but slowly | Democracy in a time of individualism | That sinking feeling | Shangrila to Shanghai (and back) | And theyíre off.. | The worm that wonít die | In defence of media | Fix it, donít sink it | Nuclear worries | In the shadow of Tamarlane | Speech, after long silence | Bhuvan Dhungana | The perfect shape | Donít mess around with us | Gobindaís sweet tooth