Of the government, by the government, for the government
The people’s apathy with government is turning into antipathy. Across the country, as they struggled with daily survival, few were interested in…
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July 18-24, 2014
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Editorial
Male and stale
The UML election was not internal party democracy in action, but the politicisation of politics
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Columns
This Is It by Rubeena Mahato
The truth about facts
It’s a thin line between using news sources and being used by them
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi
Blood, sweat and tears
‘The vulnerability of Nepali migrant workers to exploitation abroad is heightened by routine misconduct within Nepal’
Backside by The Ass
Signs of the times
Now that the #WorldCup and the #UMLConvention are both over, the country can move on to the next point on the agenda, which is to speculate…
Nation
Nothing but contempt
Under the new draft bill, it would not be possible to write this column
Commissions of convenience
“We can’t live as victims forever, we need closure. If the sacrifice of our relatives is recognised it would help the healing process.”
Review
Societies in black and white
Veins curl in a gnarled arm like the bark on an old tree trunk. A refugee girl’s bright, alert eyes are windows to a homeland she has never…
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Sky High at the China Town Restaurant
When my editor told me about a new lounge at Lajimpat that hip Kathmanduites are flocking to and asked me to go review it, I was most excited by…
Multimedia
Moving out, moving on
There are fewer people to look after rituals at Patan’s temple courtyards as the younger generation leaves As part of his daily routine,…
Nepali Times Buzz
Sole Therapy
Ever heard of Plantar Fasciitis? It is Latin for ‘sole inflammation’, and leads to pain on the heel pad. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
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The lunch box
One day a young woman called Ila (played by the unassuming and lovely Nimrat Kaur) sends a traditional stacked lunchbox, or dabba (as they are…
Dhanvantari
Sole Therapy
Ever heard of Plantar Fasciitis? It is Latin for ‘sole inflammation’, and leads to pain on the heel pad. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
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In this issue:
Of the government, by the government, for the government | Editorial: Male and Stale | The truth about facts | Blood, sweat and tears | Pedaling for a cause | Keeping up with the times | Moving out, Moving on | Societies in Black and White | Sole Therapy | Nothing but contempt | Commissions of convenience | Justice bearers | Removing obstacles | “Bloodbath” | Backside: Signs of the times