The CA is ‘bugged’
BILASH RAI The second Constituent Assembly is consistently in the news, but not for the reason it was elected: to write the country’s new…
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July 4-10, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Contempt of freedom
You don’t need a dictator to roll back democracy and shackle the media, elected demagogues are doing just fine.
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Columns
This Is It by Rubeena Mahato
A New Nepal also rises
Nepal’s rural women are holding up more than half the sky
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi
Media matters for development
An independent watchdog is needed to monitor progress on post-2015 goals
Backside by Ass
Shark attack
For those of you who have lost track of what is happening in Nepal’s political sphere, here is a brief recap of the story so far: PM Jhusil Da…
Nation
It’s all in the mind
Belief in traditional faith healers is still strong in Nepal, and could complement modern medicine
Matt Miller
Child predators
Even compared to recent scandals in children’s homes, allegations of abuse at Bal Mandir are shocking
Sunir Pandey
Interview
“Indisciplined valuation causing confusion”
The Nepal Country Representative of the Asian Development Bank, Kenichi Yokoyama, spoke to Nepali Times about how to minimise obstruction to…
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Review
Art Amalgamation
BASIL EDWARD TEOOscar Wilde is famously quoted “art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” The exhibition…
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Downtown Restaurant
Long before Lalitpur became hip and Jhamsikhel turned into a restaurant lane, there was one establishment that diligently fed many hungry souls…
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Multimedia
“Block! Power! Box!”
Nepal's boxing team trains for the Asian Games in September in Korea Basil Edward Teo Coach Om Kumar Maskey demonstrates a defensive boxing…
Basil Edward Teo
Nepali Times Buzz
Monsoon mania
Erratic weather patterns due to the El Niño effect from the Pacific Ocean has weakened and delayed the onset of the monsoon. Ideally, paddy…
Basil Edward Teo and Louise Evangeline Ng
They climbed another mountain
Mountaineering is only part of the journey for Nepal’s inspiring Seven Summits Women’s Team
Matt Miller
Dengue in Town
Since 2010, the Tarai region has seen a dengue outbreak every monsoon. It seems the outbreak could be on the move from the Tarai region and into…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Why do we watch bad action movies? Not all of us do, but personally I feel compelled to watch the summer blockbuster extravaganza of the year…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Surround good
You’ve set up your 55 inch HDTV, and it takes up half the wall in your living room. The picture quality is crisp, vibrant, and incredibly…
Yantrick
International
World Cup ads that make you sick
FIFA has a responsibility to ensure that the tournament’s viewers are not receiving a message that could make them sick.
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From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
The CA is ‘bugged’ | Editorial: Contempt of Freedom | A New Nepal also rises | Progress on hold | “Indisciplined valuation causing confusion | Media matters for development | They climbed another mountain | Block Power! Box | Dengue in Town | World Cup ads that make you sick | It's all in the mind | Child predators | Students transferring from private to govt schools | Jomsom cartel scrapped | DERAILED | Heavy Duty Women | Backside: Shark attack