Purple reign
DEVAKI BISTA Micro buses wait for passengers under blue jacaranda in full bloom at Ratna Park on Monday. With abundant sunshine, Kathmandu is…
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May 16-22, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Columns
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Maiming the messenger
Democratic regimes with undemocratic institutions can stifle press freedom
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
Communist cacophony
Baburam Bhattarai’s call for democratisation in the UCPN(M) is not as benevolent as he makes it out to be
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
The rise and fall of the Congress
India’s grand old party faces an existential crisis
Interesting Times by Mallika Aryal
Waiting for rain
For residents of Siraha, Kathmandu is too self-absorbed and too far away
Backside by Ass
Once is More Than Enough
Anyone embarking, disembarking, or just barking, at Kathmandu airport these days will have noticed that the Department of Immitation has…
Nation
“I need to know why”
The war is not over for relatives of those killed and disappeared during the Maoist insurgency
Gopal Gartaula
Business
Empowerment through entrepreneurship
Kesha Kumari Damini shares award with Richard Branson for proving that women-run businesses can be a force for change
Marit Bakke
Review
The voiceless faces
Taking Kathmandu as the geographic setting, and with focus on activists of six social and political movements during the constitution writing…
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La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita has been around since 1986 and is one of the few restaurants in Kathmandu to be able to boast of such longevity. The secret to its…
Ruby Tuesday
Multimedia
“My husband and in-laws left me to die”
Patriarchal values in a male-dominated society keep the dowry system alive in Nepal By: Ayesha Shakya Rihana Sheikh Dhaphali at Bir HospitalA…
Ayesha Shakya
Nepali Times Buzz
For nepalis by Nepalis
Nepali software developers have been prolific in creating smart phone apps
Ganesh Acharya
On heaven’s shore
Yes, you can actually see stars reflected on the mirror surface of Rara Lake
Still neglected
The term ‘neglected illnesses’ refers to diseases in the developing world that remain scourges without remedies in sight, even though the…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Shahid
In this part of the world, organised attacks on civilians and the reactive policing that follows often get played out in the media but never…
Sunir Pandey
Gizmo
Tab that kids
So you’ve recently bought a top-of-the-line tablet, but even before your fingers begin to get comfortable with the new device, your child takes…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
Caught
13 May, Facebook entry of Ujjan Shrestha’s sister Sabitri Shrestha. One of those accused of killing Ujjan, Pushkar Gautam (pic, right) was…
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In this issue:
Purple Reign | Editorial: Getting away with murder | Maiming the messenger | Empowerment through entrepreneurship | Communist cacophony | For Nepalis by Nepalis | On Heaven's Shore | Still neglected | The rise and fall of the Congress | “My husband and in-laws left me to die” | Waiting for rain | At Baluwatar | China diary | Love for sale | “I need to know why” | Backside: Once is More Than Enough