High and dry
BASIL EDWARD TEO Farmers in Sallaghari on the outskirts of Bhaktapur irrigate their paddy fields (above) with pumped ground water on Wednesday.…
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June 27 - July 3, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Just justice
Reconciliation is not possible without truth and justice for the relatives of those murdered and disappeared ten years ago.
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Columns
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
Bye bye-elections
Allowing candidates to run from two constituencies is a waste of time and keeps power concentrated in the hands of a few top gerontocrats
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
When graft is a given
Numbed by endemic corruption, we are losing our capacity for outrage
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi
Muzzling the media
An elected government blatantly clamps down on the freedom of expression
Backside by Ass
Beer Belly Barometer
The annual Freedom Index puts some countries in the ‘partly unfree’ category. That is like saying someone is partly unpregnant. Be that as it…
Nation
Review
Climate refugees
Until a decade ago, more than half of the twenty households in Dhe herded yaks for a living. Today, the village which lies at an altitude of…
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Orange Café
For an ambience and décor that enhances an establishment there are two rules of thumb: make a subtle, tough to pinpoint atmosphere, or make it…
Matt Miller
Multimedia
Volunteering to be a tourist
Trusting foreigners are scammed by Nepali companies offering volunteer work for a fee Basil Edward Teo PICS: BASIL EDWARD TEOVillage Chief of…
Basil Edward Teo
Nepali Times Buzz
Circus Kathmandu in Europe
The performers are all Nepali children who were rescued from trafficking or the streets.
Marit Bakke
Pele’s book
Pele has come out with a book, Why Soccer Matters, in which he explores the recent history of the game and provides new insights into the game’s…
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Snakebite Survival
Babu Ram Marasini, the director of the Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), has recently suggested that antivenin for…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Passage to Europe
Ruy Castro, 66, is best known for his passionate and moving biography of Brazilian football legend Garrincha. Equally at home in football, music…
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Must See
Maleficent
Would Maleficent have worked without Angelina Jolie? Most certainly not. Maleficent (which rhymes with ‘Magnificent’) is almost the usual kind…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Score board
With the 2014 World Cup showing at ungodly hours, it has been impossible for even the most ardent of football fans in Nepal to catch all the…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
Conservation first
Himal Khabarpatrika, 22 June Interview with former Finance Secretary Rameshwor Khanal who was appointed chairman of the recently formed Chure…
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In this issue:
High and dry | Editorial: Where is the peace dividend? | Bye bye-election | Volunteering to be a tourist | When graft is a given | Circus Kathmandu in Europe | Pele's Book | America's Cup | Climate Refugees | Snakebite Survival | Nine years later, still in shock | Conservation first | Rihana goes home | Fund mismanagement | The ghosts of war | Backside: Beer Belly Barometer