December 14-20, 2001
Headline
Editorial
Uncivil war
Look at it every which way and it becomes apparent that even if the Maoists are wiped out, the government will still have to tackle the…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Letter from Lille
We have drawn the arbitrary political lines on maps. We can certainly erase them from our consciousness.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Via media
Debate is not defeat. It is what gives democracy its heft, its tensile strength.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Neither here nor there
It is a matter of great satisfaction to learn from the national press that the mayors of Kathmandu and Pyongyang have just signed a Memorandum…
Nation
India and the Maoists
While Indian intelligence feeds the Indian press with stories of ISI support for Nepal's Maoists, it is clear that Comrade Prachanda & and Co…
DEEPAK THAPA
For some children, the home is no place to grow up
Perhaps we cannot eliminate child labour immediately. But that is no reason to stop trying.
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
The fourth estate of the state
On foreign policy and defence matters, the Indian media uniformly projects the official line.
PUSKAR BHUSAL
Interview
"Why did the emergency have to be imposed now?"
Questions leader of the opposition, Madhav Kumar Nepal in an interview with the Nepali Times.
Business
All in the family
Family feuds are perhaps the most overused subjects in storytelling. With good reason, if you look at businesses.
BINOD BHATTARAI
Leisure
Mystic moviemaker
Ismail Merchant, responsible for numerous adaptations of literary classics to celluloid, has come out tops wit his rendition of VS Naipual.
Economy
All in the family
Family feuds are perhaps the most overused subjects in storytelling. With good reason, if you look at businesses.
BINOD BHATTARAI
Technology
Two out of 200,000
Ganga and Jamuna are back and well. Dr BASANT PANT gives us a blow-by-blow account of this heartening medical advance .
Sports
Nepali cricket
Can the Nepali junior cricket team can repeat its Asia Cup performance at the Youth World Cup?
MUKUL HIMAGAIN
Arts
Image and imagination
Photography and art meet again in Nepal, but in a rather more interesting manner.
Nepali Society
Cradle to grave
It doesn't strike one usually that people other than pundits and alms-seekers make their living from religion. But come time for a big puja of…
From The Nepali Press
Suicidal mission
The "People's Liberation Army" has been thoroughly decimated by the Royal Nepal Army. They were itching for a fight and have been completely…
Domestic Brief
The Cheetahs have landed
The two "Cheetah" helicopters (a version of the Alouettes) (See "Where to cut," NT #71)-India's contribution to the government's war effort…
Emergency fixes?
It took an emergency for the government to realise that its machinery was not functioning normally. His Majesty's Government has issued…
Celebrating Nyatapola
Bhaktapur's landmark Nyatapola Temple has been standing for 300 years now and the municipality wants to celebrate that anniversary in style. The…
Heritage sites
Nepal is trying to get two more mentions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Tilaurakot, capital of the Shakya kingdom Kapilavastu (in…
Business Briefs
State of the state
Government spending has begun to increase, but most of the money is being used to pay recurrent expenses, says the Central Bank's economic…
Dirt under the rug
The Central Carpet Industry Association (CCIA) has asked government to lower the export floor price of woollen rugs, saying that the current…
Royal Nepal again
An airline with only one plane flying to over half a dozen international destinations? Before you snigger, consider that that is exactly what…
More noodles
The producers of Mayos and Hurray are pushing one more brand in Nepal's already crowded instant noodles market. The new brand comes with a…
ALICO
The American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) says it is opening shop here next month. ALICO was finally licensed in August after an almost…
Letters
Fish, and water
With regard to “Going by the Little Red Book” (#70), Mao famously illuminated the relationship between Maoist guerrillas and their supporters by…
Stem the rot
The events of the last two weeks are an outcome of the Maoists' megalomania, and their over-ambitiousness. We can predict that the army will be…
Kathmandu immigration, redux
With regard to the letter in Nepali Times last week ("Kathmandu immigration"), I have something to add. I was leaving the airport for the US…
In this issue:
Frontline | India and the Maoists | Uncivil War | Editorial: Letter from Lille | “Why did the emergency have to be imposed now?” | For some children, the home is no place to grow up | Via media | The Maobadi and South Asia | The fourth estate of the state | Wishful thinking | On privatisation | All in the family | Two out of 200,000 | The old age boom | Politics with a human face | Productivity or unemployment | The pragmatic dictator | The king and Thaksin | Not by force alone | Dang reportage | Tender to teach | Revolution? | Suicidal mission | Unsuccessful | Nepali cricket | Mystic moviemaker | Image and imagination | Neither here nor there | Cradle to grave