January 11-17, 2002
Headline
Editorial
The morning after
It does feel a lot like we are hosts cleaning up the plates after a new year's party. And what a party it was. Nepalis showed what we can do…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
The sun will come out tomorrow
A long, cold and foggy winter in the tarai shows no sign of ending.
Guest Column by PASHUPATI SJB RANA
Reform vs revolution
If all the government thinks it should do is sit back and let the army fight the insurgents and the donors pay for development, then it is sadly mistaken.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Blasphemy on the beach
There may be a South Asian version of Mutually Assured Destruction. But a little less madness would do us good.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
SAARCASM
Someone stop me right now before I get carried away and write another column about the successfully-concluded SAARC summit. ("Let Us Grandly…
Nation
The Great Unifier
Prithvi Narayan Shah is more than the founder of Nepal. Many of his policies are as relevant today as they were when he set out to make Nepal one.
HEMLATA RAI
On shaky ground
Nepal is still inadequately prepared for the next big quake which, like it or not, will happen.
ANJANA SHRESTHA
Preserving Gurkha history
For anyone interested in Nepali history, there is now a place to explore a vital part of it in the flesh.
Atithi dollar bhava
One is getting sick and tired of hearing the same regurgitated garbage from each and every industry, in particular from Nepali tourism…
Democratic dalliance
A lot of people who agree with Girija Koirala's message are not convinced about the sanctity of his motive.
PUSKAR BHUSAL
Interview
History
Culture
The man behind Dubyaman
They either love it, or they love to hate it. And Jug Suraiya keeps churning out Dubyaman.
BINOD BHATTARAI
Heritage
Before and after in Kathmandu Valley
While high profile monuments get all the attention, Kathmandu Valley's old-world architecture is equally in peril. A conservation trust is racing against time to save these forgotten treasures.
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Nepali Society
Subhas’ explorations
Subhas Rai's cartoons have by now become a staple for many Nepali books, magazine and is familiar to the readers of this newspaper. But he does…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Hotels hit hard
The SAARC summit was a brief respite for Kathmandu's hotels that have been hit by the downturn in tourism. But with the South Asian delegates…
Banking on reformists
The World Bank's deadline to the government for initiating financial reforms expires next month, and it is uncertain whether Nepal will get…
Nepal-India
Its final: India says it could extend the 1996 trade treaty with Nepal one more time. On the sidelines of the SAARC summit, Indian Prime…
New tourism regulation
This might bring a smile to the faces of mountaineering entrepreneurs and professionals. The government is amending the 20-year-old Tourism…
Human Development
After 16 years of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), South Asia remains the least integrated region compared with…
No salt
Inhabitants of five mountain districts in far-western Nepal have been hit hard by a shortage of salt. The salt that is available costs Rs 40 a…
23 February
The state of national emergency will come up for renewal in parliament by 23 February (counting by the Nepali calendar). The main opposition…
Business Briefs
Banking on reformists
The World Bank's deadline to the government for initiating financial reforms expires next month, and it is uncertain whether Nepal will get…
Fasten seat belts
The insurgency and emergency of the past months has slowed not just the government's spending, but has curbed spending in general. The Nepal…
Letters
Don't talk
Statements by politicians that talks with Maoists are possible if they surrender weapons and say sorry, and by Nepali intellectuals that such…
Tourism
I enjoyed the interview with Tourism Board member Yogendra Shakya (Biz Chat, # 74). There is a huge potential in non-traditional markets. Many…
2002
Re: your poll question: “Do you think 2002 will be a better year for Nepal than 2001?” (#75) One response could be: we can only hope. But is…
In this issue:
Meanwhile, in the rest of Nepal... | The Morning After | Editorial: The sun will come out tomorrow | Reform vs revolution | The Great Unifier | Blasphemy on the beach | On shaky ground | Democratic dalliance | Atithi dollar bhava | Outdoor is in | “We need to agree on a minimum code of conduct.” | Before and after in Kathmandu Valley | Internet gatekeeper | The American way of war | Can CNN be saved? | “Kamikaze pacifism” | Afghanistan’s potential | Weakening democracy | No way back for Cronje | “Why this darkness?” | Repeating history | SAARCASM | Subhas’ explorations