Issue #679

November 1-7, 2013

Headline

NOT IF, BUT HOW

BIKRAM RAI It was inevitable that this month’s election was going to be a referendum on federalism. After sifting through the manifestos of the…

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Editorial

Divided we don't rule

The Nepali people have always shown that they are wiser and have more common sense than those who want to rule over them

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Columns

Trishna Rana
Here We Go by Trishna Rana

Boys will be boys

Pushing women into the CA through proportional representation and ignoring them in direct polls reeks of tokenism

Mallika Aryal
Interesting Times by Mallika Aryal

(Dis) quiet in Nepalganj

After five years of disappointment, voters are sure who not to vote for

Ass
Backside by Ass

Please try again later

Just like traffic rules, Nepal’s election code of conduct is just a suggestion. It would be fantastic if you followed it, but if you don’t…

Nation

Campaigning in cyberspace

Candidates for the upcoming elections are also campaigning on social media for the first time

Bhrikuti Rai

Interview

About time

Emerging British novelist, Ned Beauman, was in Kathmandu this week for the Nepal Literature Festival. In his second book, The Teleportation…

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Review

Loving Bhim

enter code here Before 20 October, nobody knew of UK based Nepali banker Bhim Niraula even though his YouTube channel already had 590 videos.…

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Café des Arts

Quality French cuisine in the city is famously hard to come by and the places that do offer it are prohibitively expensive. Two weeks ago,…

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Nepali Times Buzz

Standing up

Vice-captain of the Nepali women’s cricket team wants teammates to stay focused on the larger picture

Tufan Neupane

Medicine man

A 23rd-generation Ayurvedic healer adapts to the times

Lawrence Miller

Life in paint

A former Freak Street icon uses art to reflect on social issues

Lucia De Vries

Cheney’s change of heart

DAVID MCNEW/APThe way former US vice-president Dick Cheney fought with numerous life- threatening cardiac problems while holding several crucial…

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Gravity

Every year in the fall, in the world of cinema, the awards hopefuls start to come out in their bids to becoming contenders – reaching hopefully…

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

It’s in the air

While there is no doubt that Apple popularised and revolutionised the tablet market in April 2010 with the release of its first iPad, pretenders…

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From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Not if, but how | Editorial: Dividend we won't rule | Boys will be boys | The return of the prodigal son | Standing up | Medicine Man | Cheney’s change of heart | (Dis) quiet in Nepalganj | Campaigning in cyberspace | Domestic affairs | In the driverʼs seat | Sleep to success | Campaigning at harvest time | Backside: Please try again later