Issue #776

September 18-24, 2015

Headline

Show of hands

BIKRAM RAI After a process that has lasted seven years since the first election to the Constituent Assembly in 2008, the new constitution is…

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Editorial

Making the best of it

The 1992 constitution was supposed to be ‘the best in the world’, this one is probably ‘the best we can do’

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Columns

Bidushi Dhungel
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel

A constitution, like it or not

We are so desperate to move on, we are willing to pass a constitution that won’t guarantee a majority of citizens equality and freedom

Ass
Backside by Ass

A shotgun constitution

Whew, it’s been a long wait but well worth it for PKD, BRB, KPO, KPS, RCP and SBD. Now that a shotgun constitution is going to be…

Nation

Hollywood Himalaya

Adventure epic has stunning digital scenery of Everest, but downplays role of Nepali climbers in the 1996 tragedy

Madeline Zutt

Conservation trophies

In Nepal, a debate rages over whether trophy hunting is the ideal way to earn revenue for conservation

Sarthak Mani Sharma

Interview

Review

TAZA

Tasty dishes, lively atmosphere and most reasonable prices

Sarthak Mani Sharma

Nepali Times Buzz

Profiting from tragedy

Expedition operators are using the avalanche tragedies on Everest to extort climbers

Damien Francois

Must See

HERO

Hero abounds with unrealistic dialogues and actions

Sarthak Mani Sharma

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Show of hands | Editorial: Making the best of it | A constitution, like it or not | Hollywood Himalaya | Profiting from tragedy | Conservation Trophies | Money matters | “An observer, not a participant” | High and Dry | The Last Drop | Constitution editorials | Footnotes from the Far-west | Backside: A shotgun constitution