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DIWAKAR CHETTRICheer up, we have a draft constitution and so far it’s only been set alight by Madhesis, women and minorities.
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July 10-16, 2015
Headline
Editorial
Columns
Legalese by Binita Dahal
Enter: Chief Justice Shrestha
Kalyan Shrestha has the challenging task of restoring the integrity of a tarnished Supreme Court, and protecting the separation of powers
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel
Egos at the door, please
Cheer up, we have a draft constitution and so far it’s only been set alight by Madhesis, women and minorities
GUEST COLUMN by Aruna Uprety
Local is best
Instead of micronutrient additives for children living in earthquake shelters, we should promote nutritious local foods
GUEST COLUMN by Bihari K Shrestha
The trilateral path
Nepal stands to benefit from the rapprochement between India and China, and not just in earthquake reconstruction
Backside by Ass
Advisory on advisories
A word of advice for all of you out there who take seriously travel advisories and warnings about visiting Nepal: your government is just trying…
Nation
Will the AIIB work?
With China’s growing importance in the world order, it needs to be given space to forge its own approach to global economic leadership
Kenneth Rogoff
Gurkhas at Gallipoli - 4
This is the fourth installment of a series of flashbacks of the involvement of Gurkhas in the First World War
Who is against zero-cost migration and why?
Labour recruiters are protesting their right to keep on cheating poor Nepali migrant workers
The Tamang epicentre
The death toll from the earthquake been put at 8,844 by now, with 3,012 of them members of the Tamang community.
Santa Gaha Magar
Interview
“India wants to start afresh in Nepal”
Interview with Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s ambassador to India
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Poles apart
Interview with Laxman Lal Karna of the Sadbhavana Party and Agni Kharel of the CPN-UML on their views on the first draft of the new constitution
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Business
Rebuilding businesses better
Interview with Pashupati Muraraka, new President of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)
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Review
Singha Darbar ko Tender
Inefficacy and corruption that goes on behind the scenes of government on the stage in a satirical play
Sahina Shrestha
Multimedia
Resurrecting Kasthamandap
The shrine after which Kathmandu was named withstood many quakes in the last 900 years but came down in this one.
Sarthak Mani Sharma
Nepali Times Buzz
Rain god in limbo
The chariot is still in Chyasikot, where it stopped on 25 April, it should be rebuilt in time and complete its journey
Sonia Awale
Foreign affairs
The rise of foreign employment has led to an increase in the number of extramarital affairs in the country
Must See
Call the Midwife
Series so rooted in historical context, with a spectacular ensemble cast, and written with equal parts humour and compassion
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
In this issue:
Editorial: Fixing what's broken | Egos at the door, please | “India wants to start afresh in Nepal” | Rebuilding businesses better | Enter: Chief Justice Shrestha | Toys are us | Singha Darbar ko Tender | Resurrecting Kasthamandap | A heap of history | Rain god in limbo | Foreign aff airs | Local is best | Gurkhas at Gallipoli - 4 | Will the AIIB work? | The trilateral path | Poles Apart | Who is against zero-cost migration and why? | Letter to the President | Leaving home to rebuild it | Which Chief Sec? | The Tamang epicentre | Backside: Advisory on advisories