Issue #711

June 13-19, 2014

Headline

The penalty of history

BASIL EDWARD TEO Nearly seven months after elections, most Nepalis have stopped following the games being played inside the Constituent…

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Editorial

Columns

Trishna Rana
Here We Go by Trishna Rana

Pause, play, repeat

Consensus politics is critical given Nepal's deeply fractured polity, but losers can't always be choosers

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

Times of war and peace

Prashant Jha’s Battles of the New Republic will anger and shame us

Ass
Backside by Ass

Oh, FAQ!

For the first time in recent memory, the number of unique online visitors to the official Non-Government of Nepal website has exceeded the…

Nation

Lumbini set to take off

An upgraded Bhairawa airport will launch Buddha’s birthplace as an international pilgrimage site

Matt Miller

Fighting for yarsa

The recent yarsagumba dispute has thrown into sharp focus how the question of natural resources will be addressed in future

Bhrikuti Rai

Fighting spirit

In a society where women victims of rape usually remain silent because of fears of ostracisation, Sapana dared to seek justice.

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Interview

Business

Review

Majipa Lakhe

SUNIR PANDEYEvery year when Indra Jatra processions jam the streets leading to Kathmandu Darbar Square and scores of tourists and locals happen…

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Mike’s breakfast

Mike’s has to be one of the most reviewed restaurants in our city with practically every newspaper, magazine and periodical having written about…

Ruby Tuesday

Brew Coffee Port

Decorated in a minimalistic red and white, Brew Coffee Port is the ideal place for a casual coffee date or semi-professional business meeting…

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Multimedia

The return of the microbes

The return of the microbes

Resistance to life-saving drugs threatens to set back Nepal’s progress in controlling endemic infections By: Sunir Pandey Nepal has taken major…

Sunir Pandey

Nepali Times Buzz

In it for the long haul

What would make the biggest difference for Nepali athletes is opportunity, which starts with funding and education

Matt Miller

Antibiotic resistance: a reality

Antibiotic resistance (ABR) means that common infections no longer effectively respond to the usual antibiotics, necessitating the use of more…

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

The Grand Budapest Hotel

A Wes Anderson film, in a nutshell, sells nostalgia. Not necessarily overtly or obviously, yet each of his finely wrought, carefully designed…

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

Smart Knight

Who does not want a top-end smartphone weighing down their pocket? But owning one, without burning a sizeable hole in said pocket, sounds…

Yantrick

International

In goal we trust

When the biggest football show comes home, there is excitement.

Shobhan Saxena

From The Nepali Press

Sick of eating

Santa Gaha Magar in Himal Khabarpatrika, 25 May

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In this issue:

The penalty of history | Editorial: The F word again | Pause, play, repeat | Lumbini set to take off | Brazil’s own goals | Times of war and peace | “India-bashers and ultranationalists will be disappointed” | In it for the long haul | Two Wheels Good | Finding echoes of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four in junta-led Burma | Antibiotic resistance: a reality | In goal we trust | he return of the microbes | “TB is both preventable and curable” | Sick of eating | Fighting for Yarsa | Backside: Oh, FAQ!