Working in high places
INFOGRAPHICS: AYESHA SHAKYA Read also: Dangerous Business, EDITORIAL Extreme Everest, BHRIKUTI RAI AND MATT MILLER Taking chances on…
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April 25 - May 1, 2014
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Editorial
Dangerous business
It is time the government set aside a more substantial portion of the fees it earns from Himalayan climbing to the welfare of workers who lay their lives on the line
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Columns
This Is It by Rubeena Mahato
Haunted by ghosts of the past
Do we want to institutionalise impunity and sanitise offenders, or preserve accountability and the rule of law?
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi
Pro-perpetrator justice
Disinformation and obfuscation in the TRC bill are designed to keep victims in legal limbo
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Clash of civilisations in Varanasi
An epic electoral battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims in India’s Hindu heartland
Backside by Ass
A buyer’s guide to cars
Like pets who look like their masters, have you noticed lately that cars are starting to resemble their owners? It’s startling. Give it another…
Nation
Extreme Everest
The high demand to climb the world’s highest mountain, and the need for Nepali high altitude staff won’t change
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Taking chances on Chomolungma
Nepali high altitude workers take the risks to create a rope and ladder umbilical to the summit for their clients
David Durkan
A dangerous place to work
Equality and safety for Sherpas only possible if we turn the whole Everest-pyramid upside down
Jon Gangdal
Interview
"I still call him everyday"
BIKRAM RAIMenuka Gurung had just put her ten-month-old son (right) to sleep last Friday, 18 April, when she started receiving the first of many…
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Review
Just dance!
Kathmanduites may sneer at Bollywood but it is Sunny Leone who gets the oldies dancing at weddings
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Froyo
The world of frozen yogurt has once more bumped into Kathmandu. And this time it looks like it is here to stay. Froyo in Uttar Dhoka, an area…
Ruby Tuesday
Multimedia
Working in high places
By: Ayesha Shakya 13 Nepali high altitude workers were killed and 3 remain missing after an avalanche on Mt. Everest on 18 April, 2014, making…
Ayesha Shakya
Dangerous business
Tragic as it was, the avalanche disaster on Mt Everest last week that took the lives of 16 Nepalis was not wholly unexpected. The danger of…
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Wheels of determination
After 26 days on road, paraplegic Ram Bahadur Tamang completed his Lumbini Wheelchair Yatra on 18 April
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Patan’s living museum
Patan Museum builds on its unique exhibits by opening to the public four new restored annexes, including courtyards of priceless beauty
Hariz Baharudin and Toh Ee Ming
Avalanche protection
ANDY BARDON/ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC The 18 April avalanche on Mt Everest clearly showed that Nepali high altitude workers bear a disproportionate…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Ray’s world
Wednesday this week was the 22nd death anniversary of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, and offered an opportunity to revisit one of the pioneers…
Sunir Pandey
Nightcrawler
“Who am I? I’m a hard worker, I set high goals and I’ve been told that I’m persistent.” This is one of Louis Bloom’s earliest lines in Dan…
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Gizmo
Sound of class
Bowers and Wilkins (B&W), a name synonymous with high-definition, high-quality audio products, has always been the go-to brand for audiophiles…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Working in high places | Editorial: Dangerous Business | Haunted by ghosts of the past | Pro-perpetrator justice | Clash of civilisations in Varanasi | Wheels of determination | Patan's Living Museum | Just Dance | Avalanche protection | Extreme Everest | Taking chances on Chomolungma | Foreign investment in media | Crime and punishment | A dangerous place to work | Backside: A buyer’s guide to cars