Issue #682

November 22-28, 2013

Headline

Victory march

BIKRAM RAIMore than 70 percent of eligible voters turned up on Tuesday to cast their ballot, despite blatant threats issued by the hardline…

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Editorial

The next step

Nepalis were disillusioned with the candidates on offer, not with democracy. That is the main take-home for the political parties.

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Columns

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

Another chance

Holding peaceful elections was the easy part, resolving the deadlock on the constitution will be harder

Trishna Rana
Here We Go by Trishna Rana

Sore losers

There will be no third chance for Nepal’s leaders to set things right

Ajaz Ashraf
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf

Dynasty vs dynamism

India’s regional leaders may be forced to choose performance over charisma in next year’s polls

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Backside by Ass

Donkey votes for Monkey

Good thing E-Day has come and gone and as far as we know, no one voted for Pressure Cooker. When some political anal-yeasts described Kiran…

Nation

Voting in majority

From Mahottari to Morang, voters were openly receptive to elections and showed up in record numbers

Anurag Acharya and Navin Jha

Making it count

Nepalis have voted and in what numbers. After ballot boxes were sealed at 5pm on Tuesday, the Election Commission announced that more than 70…

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Business

Expanding the net

For greater connectivity and a larger market, the Nepali government needs to treat internet service providers as equal players

Ayesha Shakya

Review

The dance of gods

For eight days every year during the Nepali month of Kartik (October-November), Patan Darbar Square turns into an open air stage for a 17th…

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Chinese Friendship

PICS: KZI vividly remember my first visit to Chinese Friendship Restaurant, sometime in early 2005. Having exhausted Thamel and not yet having…

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Nepali Times Buzz

back to rock

ALL PICS: NEPA-LAYA For more than a decade, Nepathya has been traversing Nepal spreading the message of peace and violence-free education…

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Return of the past

The recently opened museum in Changu Narayan is a testament to Nepal’s diversity

Lawrence Miller

Burden of the bottom billion

The poorest people on the globe, the bottom billion, live on less than $1.25 a day making them highly vulnerable to diseases. This is especially…

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

The-Wolverine

When The Wolverine came out in theatres earlier this summer, I missed it without too much regret thinking it would be a fun enough stay at home…

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

High five

Google’s Nexus line of mobile phones and tablets have long been appreciated by critics and users alike due to their bloatware-free interface,…

Yantrick

International

From The Nepali Press

Nepal 1, Baidya 0

Bidhan Shrestha, Ratopati.com, Bidhan Shrestha, 20 November

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Shaktikhor, v2.0

Leaked audio tape of UCPN (M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking to Maoist cadres in Kirtipur in his Kathmandu-10 constituency before elections, YouTube, 17 November

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In this issue:

Victory March | Editorial: The Next Step | Another chance | Sore Losers | Now, the constitution | Expanding the net | Dynasty vs dynamism | Back to Rock | Returning of past | The dance of gods | Burden of the bottom billion | Voting in majority | Making it count | Should we care? | Shaktikhor, v2.0 | Nepal 1, Baidya 0 | In the eyes of the beholder | Backside: Donkey votes for Monkey