Climate climax
Global warming is causing the Himalaya to melt at an accelerated rate.?Receding glaciers and snowlines are the most dramatic visible proof of…
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December 6-12, 2013
Headline
Editorial
The two decade detour
Nepali voters don’t want politics as usual, in fact they don’t want politics. They want the economy to grow
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
All together now
The NC and UML have a two-third majority, but they need a consensus on the constitution
Interesting Times by Mallika Aryal
Ruby in the rough
A young woman in Nepalganj strives to be a strong role model for others to help them fight the right fight
GUEST COLUMN by Bihari K Shrestha
Behave yourselves
That is the message from the voters to both Maoist and non-Maoist political leaders
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Sex and the office
The Tehelka scandal has led to the question of whether consensual sex with subordinates at the workplace is harassment
Backside by Ass
Hon’ble Horrible and Ugly
Astrologers who correctly predicted the election results are now doing such brisk business that appointments are booked into the new year.…
Nation
Justice denied
BIKRAM RAINEARING THE END: Nanda Prasad and Ganga Maya Adhikari on Thursday afternoon on the 50th day of their hunger strike at Bir Hospital,…
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Climactic change
The recent global climate conference delivered just enough to keep the process moving
Bhrikuti Rai
Living through the Himalayan thaw
Living through the Himalayan thaw GLACIERWORKS Global warming is causing the Himalayan mountains to melt at an accelerated rate.Melting glaciers…
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Working for glaciers
Working for glaciers DAVID BREASHEARS/GLACIERWORKSIn October 2007, I travelled to the north side of Mt Everest carrying with me a black and…
David Breashears
Business
Cities and climate
Tacloban in the Philippines has now joined the growing list of cities – including New Orleans, Bangkok, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, and…
Jeffrey D Sachs
Review
Jhola
jhola A quick glance at Jhola's synopsis on the film’s website and few would be excited to watch it. However, even at a time when ‘new-age’…
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Helena’s
KZHelena’s Restaurant is something of an institution in Thamel. A darling of the darlings of the once-popular guidebooks backpackers use to…
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Multimedia
Living through the Himalayan thaw
Text by: Bhrikuti Rai Multimedia by: Sodhan Manandhar and Ayesha Shakya Global warming is causing the Himalayan mountains to melt at an…
Ayesha Shakya
Nepali Times Buzz
Beasts of burden
A sanctuary in Badikhel provides a well-deserved retirement home for former brick kiln donkeys of Kathmandu
Sunir Pandey
Climate for change
New challenges face Himalayan communities, but they also present opportunities for sustainable progress
Himalayan myth buster
When you cry wolf too often about a Himalayan catastrophe, people may tune out
Bringing Obamacare to Nepal
MANDEL NGAN/AFPIT’S OFFICIAL: US President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law during a ceremony at the…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
I’m not even that sure that I liked David Lowery's debut feature “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” enough to write about, but this is one of the…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
The black pearls
The black pearls To make high-end phones more affordable, Colors Mobile has recently delivered two variants of its Pearl Black devices, the K1…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
Consensus first, two-thirds second
Interviews with NC President Sushil Koirala and UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, Himal Khabarpatrika, 1 December
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In this issue:
Climate climax | Editorial: The two decade detour | All together now | Ruby in the rough | Cities and climate | Behave yourselves | Beasts of Burden | Climate for change | Bringing Obamacare to Nepal | Climactic change | Living through the Himalayan thaw | Working for glaciers | Consensus first, two-thirds second | Why change the guard? | Backside: Honʼble Horrible and Ugly