Issue #723

September 5-11, 2014

Headline

The Everest Café

From war to peace, former guerrilla Comrade Manju struggles to build a life for her family.

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Editorial

Among believers

We should protect the right to religious freedom in the new constitution

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Columns

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

The absent state

We haven’t just failed to protect citizens within Nepal and abroad, we have abdicated our responsibility

Guna Raj Luitel
On The Road by Guna Raj Luitel

A flood of images

Yet another lesson in disaster preparedness that will probably go unheeded

Ashutosh Tiwari
Cross Cutting by Ashutosh Tiwari

Remitting knowhow

Returning migrants bring back positive social norms, better business practices, confident self-identities and technical skills

Ass
Backside by Ass

Lets legalise corruption

Let’s face it, the Demographic Kleptocratic Republic of Nepal has failed miserably to control corruption. It is now time to bite the bullet,…

Nation

Review

Multimedia

Comrade Manju’s Everest Café

Comrade Manju’s Everest Café

The story of the hope, sacrifice and struggle of a woman guerrilla When photojournalist Bikas Rauniar took a picture of a Maoist guerrilla in…

Deepak Adhikari

Nepali Times Buzz

Car Carnival

The 10th edition of Nepal Automobile Dealer’s Association Auto Show is a showcase of automobiles, spare parts and accessories

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Taking responsibility

Dayitwa: Nepal Public Service Fellowship producing a new generation of motivated change makers

Ayesha Shakya

Gluten intolerant

A 24-year-old woman with a history of diffuse, crampy abdominal pain on and off for years saw a doctor after she recently started having…

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Guardians of the Galaxy

A fair number of decent summer films were released this year, and the best among those have already been reviewed in this column. A late entry…

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

App-easing

What is a smartphone without apps? A smartphone without guile. Although the best apps will cost you money, there are a few gems available for…

Yantrick

Book Review

1934

Released this week, Thomas Bell’s Kathmandu follows his past decade in Nepal’s capital

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From The Nepali Press

Missing

Himalkhabar.com, 4 September

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Not a ransom note

Interview with Baburam Bhattarai, Annapurna Post, 31 August

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In this issue:

Editorial: Among Believers | The absent state | One month after the mountain fell | A flood of images | Nepal's Autonomy | Taking responsibility | Gluten intolerant | Comrade Manju’s Everest Café | Making billions from bags | MISSING | Not a ransom note | Remitting knowhow | Backside: Lets legalise corruption