Issue #729

October 24-30, 2014

Headline

Celebrating colours

BIKRAM RAI Just like the Tihar palette (top), the country’s top leaders are trying to find a way to craft a new constitution that will embrace…

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Editorial

Post-mortem of a tragedy

We know that our preparedness was disastrous, the question is how do we reduce the chances of needless casualties in future blizzards

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Columns

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

Off the people, for the people

NC’s insecurities have pushed it to the conservative fringe, making it a part of the problem

Guna Raj Luitel
On The Road by Guna Raj Luitel

Good cop, bad cop

Nepal Police needs a overhaul in its behavior, not just its uniforms

The Ass
Backside by The Ass

Worshipping the national animal

Some of the more discerning among you readers may have realised by now that we are in the midst of celebrating yet another festival. After…

Nation

Memories of terror in Madi

A decade after the bomb that killed 36 bus passengers, survivors are abandoned by the state and suffer physical and mental trauma

Narayan Dhungana

Business

Review

Multimedia

Where to be a Gurkha?

Where to be a Gurkha?

Singaporean authors ask why their country treats Gurkha commandos who defend their country so shabbily When Chong Zi Liang was interning at…

Nepali Times Buzz

Art and the planet

A biennial art and environment festival, that sees artists, environmentalists, and organisations come together for the environment cause

In the genes

What makes Sherpas physiologically well-adapted to perform arduous tasks in the mountains?

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Dhanvantari

In the genes

What makes Sherpas physiologically well-adapted to perform arduous tasks in the mountains?

Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD

Must See

Gizmo

Noted

The Note 4 rights its wrongs, becoming an almost complete phablet

Economy

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Celebrating colours | Editorial: Post-martem of a tragedy | Go tell it on the mountain | Connecting Nepal with ropes | Ropeway relics | Off the people, for the people | Art and the planet | Oozing talent at Jazz for the Next Generation | Round Table Nepal | In the genes | Good cop, bad cop | Where to be a Gurkha? | Teacher, teacher | Oli bites | Young mothers | Memories of terror in Madi | Backside : Worshipping the national animal