Uphill task
BIKRAM RAI As the election euphoria evaporates, it is down to realpolitik again. The first test of whether the victorious NC and UML have turned…
No Author
November 29 - December 5, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Back to the centre
The centrist Nepali Congress and UML shouldn’t see this as a winner-takes-all mandate
No Author
Columns
Inside Out by Muma Ram Khanal
Post-mortem of a defeat
The Maoists have no one to blame but themselves for the rout in elections
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Democracy’s guerrillas
For the first time in four decades, India is getting an alternative political party to hold its own in elections
Backside by Ass
Youngish Turks and Old Geezers
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYAIt was bound to come to this. No sooner did the election result trends show the Kangresis and the A-Maleys far outpacing…
Nation
Here’s to losing
ICC.COMHere’s to losing! Too long have Nepalis followed the fortunes of overpaid, overweening Indian cricketers. Like our interest in Salman’s…
No Author
Little Tibets
As the number of refugees decline, Tibetan schools in Kathmandu replace them with Nepali students
Going Local
This year, voters supported candidates familiar with their constituencies
Dambar Krishna Shrestha
Interview
Where’s the Rs 11 billion?
Nepali Times caught up with Tanka Mani Sharma, director general of Nepal’s Inland Revenue Department, to talk about the discrepancies in the tax system.
No Author
Review
Guilty unless proven innocent
In Anup Baral directed, Court Martial, trooper Ram Bahadur (Sudam CK) is doomed. Facing court martial for killing one officer and wounding…
No Author
Gaia Restaurant & Coffee Shop
LAWRENCE MILLERGaia Restaurant & Coffee Shop is easy to miss if you’re not looking for it. Tucked in a quiet alley off Amrit Marg in Thamel, its…
Lawrence Miller
Nepali Times Buzz
Peace of mind
A former patient is rehabilitating others like him and changing society’s perception of mental illness
Ayesha Shakya
Forget us not
The people of Jumla are waiting for post-war justice and for their men to return home
Jan Møller Hansen
Listening to your heart
Krishna Kumari, 24, from Palpa arrived at the hospital complaining of palpitations. She felt her heart was racing. When she was 12, Krishna had…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Thor: The Dark World
Aside from the horrendously selfish and infuriatingly inane running commentary by the two men sitting behind me during the first half of Thor:…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Rock on
Bose's dominance in the premium headphone market will remain unchallenged for a long time to come with the recent launch of the AE2w Wireless…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
Flights-of-fancy
CHHETU SHERPA Flights of fancy Yashoda Timsina, Nepal, 24 November When Ek Nath Dhakal chartered a Fishtail Air helicopter to Achham, the crowd…
No Author
In this issue:
Uphill Task | Editorial: Back to the centre | Post-mortem of a defeat | Delhi double | Here’s to losing | Little Tibets | Peace of Mind | Forget us not | Listening to your heart | Democracy’s guerrillas | Going Local | Work in progress | Not this dog’s day | Dr Baburam Bhattarai and me | Backside: Youngish Turks and Old Geezers