Scar of war
BIKRAM RAISCAR OF WAR: Impatient for the rains to end, boys prepare to fly kites in the ruins of the Police Training Centre in Thulo Pakhar of…
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August 23-29, 2013
Headline
Editorial
For a fistful of dollars
Some of the economic challenges Nepal faces are beyond our control, but many of them are a direct result of our own incompetence
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Competing for consensus
Older parties are trying to reinvent themselves and new ones are maturing
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Modi’s Obama wish
Narendra Modi harbours a desire for a more autocratic presidential system of government in India
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
Truth, justice, constitution
Unless wartime ghosts are exorcised, an election will not be the end of the peace process
Backside by Ass
Out, out damn spot
Airports are in the news these days. No, am not talking about the potholes on the runway. It is about the controversy over Chairman Awesomeful…
Nation
When is a ban not a ban?
Civil Aviation has tried to patch up past mistakes by a blunder in its handling of Kathmandu’s runway fiasco
For better or for worse
Nepal’s law and order situation has changed for better, but the people still feel insecure
Ojaswi Shah and Anurag Acharya
Business
The mighty fall
The Indian rupee has weakened rapidly in recent months, with the exchange rate against the US dollar dropping by 15 per cent to Rs 64, since…
Ashoka Mody
Nepali Times Buzz
Being Beli
Samuna KC steals the show with her passionate portayal of a mentally-ill woman
"An ecosystem for electric mobility”
Chetan Maini is the founder of Reva Electric Vehicles, India’s first mass market battery-operated car. Two years ago, Reva partnered with the…
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Seeing the light of day (at night)
LED lights and lithium batteries will revolutionise solar lighting systems in Nepal
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The Muzaffarpur mystery
Infections of the nervous system are potentially the most dangerous and difficult to treat because reaching a correct diagnosis is hard. And if…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Gizmo
Book Review
International
Old, but handy
Deposit schemes could help promote recycling of used mobile devices
Matthies Weitzal and Christine Merk
Nepali Tweets
Nepali Tweets
@Rubz_runa Let’s not insult Gai Jatra by comparing it to the everyday antics of political parties. #SaidiInPublicInterest @sndpbd The same…
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From The Nepali Press
Power play
Navin Singh Khadka, BBC World Service, 19 November BIBI FUNYALA while ago, former prime minister and UCPN (M) leader Baburam Bhattarai took to…
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"Draft constitution and memo"
Nepal, 18 August Interview with the NC’s central committee member and former lawmaker Gagan Thapa. Nepal: Will elections take place on 19…
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Clearing the air
Baburam Bhattarai, Facebook, 18 August These are the main points I made during a program called ‘Identity and Federalism’ in Itahari on 15…
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Hari, the mail boy
Amrit Bhadgaule, Nagarik, 17 August NAGARIK Every morning Hari Bhujel from Chame, Manang district gets up at 5.30 and makes the long walk…
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Weekly bazar poll #24
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
Tie-up
Samsara Money Transfer is partnering with Al Zaman Exchange of Qatar. A memorandum of understanding was exchanged between Executive…
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In this issue:
Scar of War | Editorial: For a fistful of dollars | Competing for consensus | The mighty fall | When is a ban not a ban? | Old, but handy | Being Beli | “An ecosystem for electric mobility” | Little Big EV | She has a dream | Honacha | The Muzaffarpur mystery | Modi’s Obama wish | For better or for worse | Truth, justice, constitution | “Draft constitution in one hand and a memo in the other” | Clearing the air | Hari, the mail boy | Power Play | Backside: Out, out damn spot