Issue #728

October 17-23, 2014

Headline

After the storm

KUNDA DIXITPRAYERS: A rainbow at Dobato on the Annapurna trail on Friday. This week’s blizzard in the central Himalaya was an urgent call to…

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Editorial

Neither chicken nor duck

What does the fee Indian cars need to pay to enter Nepal have to do with the price of tea in China?

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Columns

Damakant Jayshi
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi

Consensus on contention

There is no point continuing with endless meetings and keep fooling people all the time

Ashutosh Tiwari
Cross Cutting by Ashutosh Tiwari

Graft at the grassroots

Nepal’s political system today can be described as corruption by consensus

David Seddon
The Gadfly by David Seddon

Where is the justice?

There is little sign that Nepal’s leaders are prepared to address atrocities during a war that ended eight years ago

Binita Dahal
Legalese by Binita Dahal

Supreme once more

The new Chief Justice is from a minority within a marginalised community, this is hugely symbolic

Ass
Backside by Ass

Have a blast

One of the indicators that Nepal’s economy is on the mend is the phenomenal growth in recent years of this country’s advertising industry. And…

Nation

Narrow escape

Israeli trekkers after being rescued from the Mustang-side of Thorung La.

Sunir Pandey

Business

Capitalism in the age of Ebola

Capitalism, a subject of abiding interest ever since Karl Marx penned Das Kapital, has come under intense scrutiny after the near death…

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Review

Fusion Restro & Bar

A place that has some serious thinking to do if it wants to stay open in the competitive Jhamsikhel lane.

Stéphane Huët

Multimedia

After the storm

After the storm

This week’s blizzard in the central Himalaya was a wakeup call to install effective early warning weather systems Hover over the map for photos…

Nepali Times Buzz

Investigation Online by Paul Myers

Learn about effective Googling, research on social media and online tools. How to control Google. How to search on Facebook. Geolocation tools,…

Nepali Times

Working for wellbeing

Female volunteers raise awareness about hygiene and nutrition in the rural healthcare of Bhedabari in Kaski district.

Merilin Piipuu

Coming out time

HIV infection rates in western Nepal have come down, but the stigma and ostracisation remain

Sunir Pandey

Movies 101

'Departures' and 'Phota' are two short films made by young Nepali filmmakers as a result of the 'Script to Screen' workshop.

Stéphane Huët

The depression battle

Estimations reveal that about a fifth of the world’s population will experience at least one episode of depression.

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Begin Again

A charming concoction of romantic comedy without the usual doses of sugary sweetness.

Sophia Pande

Gizmo

Kicking balls

FIFA 15 is a true showcase of the computing power and capabilities of the next-generation gaming consoles.

Yantrick

From The Nepali Press

Pearls before swine

Prakash Dahal, son of UCPN(M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Facebook, 11 October

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Royal ex-king

Rabindra Mishra of the BBC Nepali Service, Facebook, 13 October HTTP://NONGKHAINEWSONLINE.BLOGSPOT.COM/A lot of people have expressed sympathy…

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In this issue:

Editorial: Neither Chicken Nor Duck | Consensus on contention | Graft at the grassroots | Capitalism in the age of Ebola | Where is the justice? | Marching to a different tune | Working for wellbeing | Coming out time | The depression battle | Supreme once more | After the storm | Narrow escape | Pearls before swine | PNCC’s proposal on contentious issues | Royal ex-king | Backside: Have a blast