Back in a box
GOPEN RAI One in every five person in Qatar today is a Nepali. Nepalis are deported daily from Doha airport because they have been duped by…
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April 10-16, 2015
Headline
Editorial
Belabouring the obvious
We doubt the zero-cost agreement between Qatar and Nepal this week will come into force because there is too much money to be made on the blood, sweat and tears of Nepali workers by the politically-connected manpower mafia.
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Columns
Between The Lines by Tsering Dolker Gurung
Forgive us our press passes
Journalists like other citizens represent the country when abroad, let’s behave
By The Way by Anurag Acharya
Nearing the goal
The government and opposition have realised the futility of confrontation and need to end the deadlock on the constitution
Moving Target by Foreign Hand
The landscape of fear
It is now the turn of the Maoists to be afraid: of karma and the International Criminal Court
Backside by Ass
Building a better Mao’s trap
You know a country is starting its long slide downhill when revolutionaries can’t even shut the country down properly anymore. Where is the…
Nation
Getting away with (almost) anything
The Supreme Court has released on light bail a fake doctor charged with embezzling millions meant for upgrading medical care in Humla
Bhrikuti Rai
Review
Multimedia
Zero cost migration, really?
Nepal and Qatar agree an overseas contract worker shouldn’t have to pay any fees to recruiters. Where have we heard that before?
Om Astha Rai
Nepali Times Buzz
Home away from home
English filmmaker comes to Pokhara to document young British-Nepalis
Stéphane Huët
Manga mania in ‘Mandu
Japan’s most famous cultural export is suddenly the rage among young urban Nepalis
Sahina Shrestha
Born an artist
Nepal Art Council displays Birendra Pratap Singh’s artworks created between 1971 and 2015
Stéphane Huët
Overcoming depression
Mental health illness is synonymous with going ‘psychiatric ward’ crazy, which it is not
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Gizmo
From The Nepali Press
Talks yield no results
Interview with Sadbhawana Party Chair Rajendra Mahato, BBC Nepali Service, 8 April
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In this issue:
Back in a box | Editorial: Belabouring the obvious | Zero cost migration, really? | Forgive us our press passes | Nearing the goal | Home away from home | Manga Mania in Mandu | Born an artist | Overcoming depression | The landscape of fear | Getting away with (almost) anything | Bar-bench tussle | Talks yield no results | ‘Collateral Damage' | Disappeared #5 | Backside: Building a better Mao’s trap