Carrying a big stick
DIWAKAR CHETTRI After a roller-coaster month, the Big Four political parties and the Interim Electoral Council finally isolated the CPN-M, and…
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September 20-26, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Columns
GUEST COLUMN by Jitman Basnet
Immunity and impunity
BIKRAM RAI The end of the conflict in 2006 did not bring about an end to violence and threats of violence. In fact, the culture of impunity is…
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Wagon R vs swish sedans
Will the tortoise beat the hare in the Delhi Assembly election race? aapsandip.blogspot.com India’s sprawling capital is electing a new assembly…
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
A faith in revolution
The Maoists’ willingness to learn from history and induct Hindu priests into the fold is itself quite revolutionary
Backside by Ass
2 legs bad, 4-wheel drives good
DIWAKAR CHETRI It had to come to this sooner or later: the sight of Brahmin priests chanting Vedic mantras in Sanskrit with their right hands…
Nation
The ghosts of Bhairabnath
The peace process is at risk if we do not make progress on justice for war crimes
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Business
More than skin deep
Smile, cosmetic dentistry is here and it can change your personality
Building dream homes
Located in the heart of Kathmandu, Panipokhari Heights is set to take the real estate world by storm. Designed with discerning families in mind,…
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Nepali Times Buzz
7 years and running
7 years and running While most residents of the Valley will be enjoying their REM sleep this Saturday morning, about 6,000 local and…
Billi Bierling
Working elephants rise up, you have nothing to lose but chains
PICS: BIKRAM RAI Man Kali is a 35-year-old working elephant in Chitwan. She and her two off-spring, eight-year old Prakriti Kali and seven-month…
Lucia De Vries
Nepali climate activist at int'l meet
Nepali climate activist at int’l meet From 20-23 September a powerful cohort of women leaders from around the world will come together in New…
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Southern Comfort
Kathmandu’s midrange restaurants have long been trying to capture the essence of American cuisine, a laudable endeavour when you consider what…
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(Don't) pig out
When Krishna Thapa experienced a sudden bout of seizure, his friends rushed him to the emergency room. The episode lasted about three minutes…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Pocket Screen
When you first lay your eyes on the unassuming Vivitek Qumi Q5 projector, you would not think that such a miniscule device is capable of so…
Yantrick
Must See
The films of Alfred Hitchcock
Sometimes this “Must See” column suffers due to a sheer lack of good, current films to review. During these fallow periods I do resort to…
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #28
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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Marriage made in hell
Laxmi Tamang waits as she gets treatment at her husband’s home city of Incheon. 26-year-old Laxmi Tamang’s Korean visa was about to expire when…
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Campaign trail
Kantipur, 14 September KATHAMNDU – The UML has instructed local party leaders who had congregated in the capital to lobby for tickets to go back…
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Biz Brief
New ride
Pooja International Nepal launched Volkswagen New Polo GT TSI and New Cross Polo at the NADA Auto Show held last week. POLO GT TSI comes with…
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In this issue:
Carrying a big stick | Editorial: DÉJÀ VU | A faith in revolution | More than skin deep | 7 years and running | Working elephants rise up, you have nothing to lose but chains | Nepali climate activist at int’l meet | (Don’t) pig out | Wagon R vs swish sedans | The ghosts of Bhairabnath | Immunity and impunity | Campaign trail | “Bottom line: polls in November | “I quit communism” | Marriage made in hell | Backside: 2 legs bad, 4-wheel drives good