Water torture
TUFAN NEUPANE Hard on the heels of the landslide disaster on the Bhote Kosi on 2 August that claimed 145 lives, Nepal’s mid-western mountains…
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August 22-28, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Reckless federification
It doesn’t take a Nobel laureate to see that Nepal is lop-sided and top-heavy in favour of dominant caste and ethnicities
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Columns
Here We Go by Trishna Rana
In an unresponsive state
There is a danger that resources meant for disaster relief will be spent on photo-ops for CA members in mid-western Nepal
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Inclusion by any other name
The last six years have not been wasted, we have zeroed in on institutionalising inclusion
Comment by Bihari K Shrestha
Federal fundamentalism
Question the merits of federalism and you are accused of committing blasphemy
Backside by Ass
Wanted: Prime Minister (1)
A landlocked supercalifederalistic Himalayan republic of 56,000 sq miles that is upwardly mobile, will be attaining middle-income status by…
Nation
Federalism for the sake of it
Federalism is a distraction from the other important aspects of state re-structuring and reform of political representation
Justice under threat
Key witnesses in the prosecution of Dekendra’s killers forced to retract statements.
Tufan Neupane
Business
Expanding air links
Tourism industry is cautiously optimistic about the launch of a new joint venture private international airline, and a new domestic airline in Nepal
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Review
A guide to what is left
FIRM GRIP: Hemanta Mishra with a gharial bred in captivity in Chitwan in 1977 before releasing it into the wild.In Hemanta Mishra’s new guide…
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Koyla Lounge and Bar
Home to dozens of hole-in-the wall places it may be, but New Road has always been a bit of a stretch for those of us living on the other side of…
Multimedia
Marriages made in Facebook
There used to be arranged marriages or love marriages, now there are Facebook weddings CYBERWEDS: Kumar Acharya and Bandana married after a…
Merilin Piipuu
Nepali Times Buzz
Kathmandu's newest museum documents its recent past
The Taragaon Museum is devoted to the documentation of the valley’s 19th and 20th century architectural heritage.
Elvin L Shrestha
Conquering the world
Two members of 'the First Nepali K2 Women Expedition' at the summit.I, Maya Sherpa and Dawa Yangzom Sherpa are mountain guides. I am from Solu…
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D is related to calcium absorption by the body, and its deficiency leads to rickets and osteomalacia. In our part of the world rickets…
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Lucy
It should have been immediately clear to me that the trailer for the film I saw starring a young, callow Scarlett Johansson who is forced out of…
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Lap-Tab
Recently, Yantrick’s back has been taking a bit of a beating having to lug around a laptop and an iPad in the bag. While tablets are handy and…
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Water torture | Editorial: Reckless Federification | Chicken and eggs | Expanding air links | In an unresponsive state | Kathmandu's newest museum documents its recent past | "Conquering the world" | A guide to what is left | Vitamin D defi ciency | Marriages made in Facebook | Phone engaged | Federalism for the sake of it | Inclusion by any other name | Federal fundamentalism | Fake encounter | Justice under threat | Backside: Wanted: Prime Minister (1)