Checklist
DEVAKI BISTAMore than one month after the elections were held and results announced, Nepal’s political parties are still trying to agree on…
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December 27, 2013 - January 2, 2014
Headline
Editorial
To do list
After breaking the political deadlock this week, the main parties need to move swiftly on their checklist
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Columns
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
PR for PR
Proportional Representation was supposed to give marginalised and underprivileged Nepalis a say, but the new CA will be more exclusive
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
For the aam aadmi
Democracy demands constant participation from the people and ought not to be confined to dropping ballots every five years
Backside by Ass
Loser takes all
Some countries have a first past the post system of direct elections where the winner takes all, others have a weighted process where candidates…
Nation
Hutaram Baidya, 93
Nepal’s first agricultural scientist and a lifelong campaigner to save the Bagmati River, HutaramBaidya, passed away on 24 December, leaving behind a legacy.
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Our job to reach out
Companies need to look at the physically handicapped as a valuable human resource option
Samira Shakya
Crowding it out
An innovation that may revolutionise surgical care is taking hold in rural Nepal
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Electing for good health
We can build on the hope generated by last month’s polls by conducting local elections soon
Duncan Maru
Looking back 2013
JON APPEL Politics In an unprecedented move, the four major parties agreed to stay out of Singha Darbar, choosing instead to task Chief Justice…
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Review
Prayogshala
SUNIR PANDEYBefore Prayogshala (Nepali for laboratory) gets underway, the folks at Mandala Theatre inform us: the ensuing drama is an experiment…
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Retro
PICS: MEGHNA BALIA newcomer to the famous ‘restaurant lane’ of Jhamsikhel, it was safe to say my eyes, as well as my stomach were in for a…
Meghna Bali
Nepali Times Buzz
When snow fell in Bardiya
Nepathya concludes nationwide concert tour with a message of peace and education
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The silent epidemic
MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYAAntibiotics are the wonder drugs of the 20th century. But as organisms become increasingly resistant, the effectiveness of…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
The Grandmaster
When Kar Wai Wong’s greatly anticipated film The Grandmaster premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, I could hardly contain my…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Book it
Amazon’s Kindle Fire line of tablets is known for offering great specs at decent prices and its third-generation HDX 8.9 inch tablet follows in…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll
In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 376 respondents in 11 cities across Nepal every…
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In this issue:
Checklists | Editorial: To Do List | PR for PR | Hutaram Baidya, 93 | Our job to reach out | Looking back 2013 | Meeting Milan | When snow fell in Bardiya | The silent epidemic | Sex and the office | Crowding it out | Electing for good health | Bridging the gap | Poor prince | Dwindling prosperity | Backside: Loser takes all