November 7-13, 2014
Headline
Editorial
Watching the watchdog
Just because an elected government displays unaccountability, it doesn’t mean that all the authority to prosecute alleged thieves is handed over to an unelected entity like the CIAA
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Columns
Keep talking
The foundations of a New Nepal cannot be laid on faultlines of the past
A multi-tasked life
At 72, Karna Sakya is busier than ever writing books and building hotels
The gate
The first rule of business is never to make an existing customer look elsewhere
Federal express
No political discussion in Nepal these days is complete unless you have uttered the f-word. When the talk around the family dining table turns…
Nation
Rebuilding lives in Jure
Three months on, traumatised survivors struggle to come to terms with the deadly Bhote Kosi landslide
Bad blood
The war was used by many to settle personal scores, and the sense of revenge still remains in the Tarai
Kalpana Bhattarai
Business
Simplicity, elegance, taste
The boutique hotel proves that architecture need not be flashy to be beautiful
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Review
Burger Shack
A husband-wife run operation that gives a down-home feel to grab a quick meal.
Ruby Tuesday
Multimedia
Nepali Times Buzz
The inspiration of a long-distance runner
“Trail running is like being home for me, it’s natural.”
Stéphane Huët
Jaar
In Mandala Theatre’s latest production, Ankit Khadka and Kenipa Singh stand out due to their layered and complex characters.
Sunir Pandey
Bugs free
A few topical treatments exist to decrease the inflammation of scabies, lice, bedbugs and flea bites.
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn adapts her ‘Gone Girl’ for the screen to unveil a film that strikes into the heart of the problems that eat at modern marriages.
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Go click
Hero 4 Silver is capable of taking detailed pictures with customisation of ISO, colour profile and shutter speed control.
Yantrick
From The Nepali Press
Carnage on the highways
Editorials in three main Nepali language newspapers this week after nearly 300 people died on Nepal’s highways in one month.
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In this issue:
Editorial: Watching the watchdogs | Keep talking | A multi-tasked life | Simplicity, elegance, taste | The Gate | The inspiration of a long-distance runner | Mustang Mural | Bugs Free | Rebuilding lives in Jure | Bad Blood | By car to India | Banking on agriculture | Parliamentary hoax | More power | Carnage on the highways | Backside: Federal express