Taking flight
TAKING FLIGHT: Kevin, the Egyptian vulture, enjoys a mid-fl ight snack while soaring above Pokhara last week with paraglider pilot, Scott Mason.
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February 28 - March 6, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Better late than never
No surprise that government formation took so long. The surprising thing is that it didn’t take longer
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Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Home sweet Home
The stand-off over the Home Ministry shows how little Nepal’s politics has changed in 25 years
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
At the mercy of mercenaries
Protecting and rehabilitating the most vulnerable segments of society were never priorities for any of the past governments
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Target: crony capitalism
India’s rebel party takes aim at big business ahead of April’s general elections
Backside by Ass
Bribing officials not to be corrupt
Given the wheels within wheels of Nepali politics, it is difficult enough to find out what is going on, so it must be infuriatingly more…
Nation
Nepal learns from the Negev
A unique program has brought 200 young Nepali farmers to Israel to learn new farming techniques
Bhrikuti Rai
Rural revolution
Cooperatives replace traditional money lenders in areas where banking services are still unavailable
Interview
Agricultural envoy
Unlike his diplomatic colleagues in Kathmandu, Israel’s ambassador to Nepal Hanan Goder Goldberger, is often knee-deep in mud in paddy fields or…
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Review
Bamboo Kitchen and Bar
Like Kathmandu’s Jhamsikhel, one is truly spoilt for choice at Pokhara’s food district. Every establishment boasts ‘best views’ of Phewa Lake…
Hariz Baharudin
Nepali Times Buzz
Weaving a bright future
A handicrafts business in Pokhara is helping young, disabled Nepalis become economically independent
Hariz Baharudin
Lakeside living
Affordable accommodations with excellent services and amenities suitable for everyone at Lakeside
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Dual simulation
TOH EE MINGAnil Shahi’s Smile with me and Sujan Dangol’s Through my stories, are the fourth installation in the series produced by winners of…
Ayesha Shakya
Getting rid of elephant foot
WWW.AIF.ORGIn an effort to control lymphatic filariasis, the government launched a massive drug administration campaign last week in 10…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
The Great Beauty
There are some giants of Italian cinema: Fellini, Antonioni, the Taviani brothers, and now, without a doubt, with The Great Beauty (La Grande…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Roomba solid
Remember Rosie, the robot maid, from The Jetsons? Oh, what wouldn’t the sloths among us do to have a Rosie of our own. Cooking isn’t much of a…
Yantrick
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In this issue:
Editorial: Better late than never | Home sweet Home | The Sewage Canal | At the mercy of mercenaries | Weaving a bright future | Dining with viltures | It's a bird | Dual Simulation | Getting rid of elephant foot | Target: Crony Capitalism | Nepal learns from the Negev | Rural Revolution | Cooperating with cooperatives | Agricultural envoy | Supercop | Bye bye foreign junkets | Fragile mountains | backside:Bribing officials not to be corrupt