Freedom of expression
More than 80 tattoo artists from all over the world, including Japan, Thailand, India, Australia, and UK participated in the three-day Nepal…
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May 2-8, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Just free
World Press Freedom Day is a timely reminder for us in the Nepali media to protect the freedom to be fair.
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Columns
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
A Tarai test case
Police firing at an exam centre in the Tarai and apathy of politicians make slogans about uplifting marginalised groups ring hollow
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Bypassing the bosses
On World Press Freedom Day, there are more reasons to be optimistic than pessimistic about the Nepali media
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
Green Revolution to narcotics
As Punjab grapples with a huge drug problem, its voters turn away from mainstream parties
Backside by Ass
In Gods we trust
Those of you who think that Nepal’s politicians have made a mess of things and that there is no hope for this country -- you are wrong. What you…
Nation
Justifying the justices
The Judicial Council and the Law Minister have come under fire for their Supreme Court nominations
Game of drones
Nepal has no laws for unmanned aerial vehicles but drones have enormous potential for conservation and tourism. And surveillance.
Sunir Pandey
The winter of our spring
The amorality of the market plays out on Everest, the laws of profit and price determine the ultimate success of an expedition
Tashi Sherpa
The Everest spring season is over
Mt Everest is officially still open, but functionally closed due to factors, only one of which is the mountain
Matt Miller
Business
To go or not to go
If Nepalis can’t go to UK colleges, it seems UK colleges will come to Nepal
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Review
The face of faceless art
If you need a break from the hustle and bustle of waterless and powerless Kathmandu, you may want to duck into the retrospective of artist…
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The zanzibar restaurant
For a place that claims to be the shopping and eating centre of Kathmandu, Darbar Marg is seriously lacking in good restaurants. There are many…
Ruby Tuesday
Multimedia
Anatomy of a Himalayan tsunami
Two years after the deadly flashflood on the Seti River, scientists say it was a warning of cataclysmic events to come Text by: KUNDA DIXIT…
Nepali Times Buzz
The Inked Zone
Intricate, snaking tattoos, tongue piercings, mohawks and body modifications of all kinds were on full display at the 4th International Nepal…
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Multiple Meningitis
Acute meningitis (swelling of the covering of the brain) is a life threatening illness and is in the news this week because UML leader KP Oli…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Kabaddi
Slapstick seems to be a must in Nepali comedies. In Nepali television, from the subtly scripted MaHa series to popular TV shows like Meri…
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Gizmo
Keep cool
Nepali summers are synonymous with unbearable heat and unending load-shedding hours. Add the now-defunct refrigerators unable to keep food fresh…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Freedom of expression | Editorial: Just Free | A Tarai test case | Justifying the justices | To go or not to go | Bypassing the bosses | magic with brush | The Inked Zone | The face of faceless art | Multiple Meningitis | Games of drones | Anatomy of a Himalayan tsunami | The winter of our spring | Incomplete house | No to amnesty | Sikkim to Mumbai | Female Polices Woes | The Everest spring season is over | Backside: In Gods we trust