Issue #780

October 16-22, 2015

Headline

On the move

GOPEN RAI Petroleum supplies from India that eased with the election of KP Oli as Nepal’s new prime minister is still only 10 per cent of…

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Editorial

Fixing what’s broke

Prime Minister Oli needs to realise that we may be able to choose our friends, but we can’t choose our neighbours.

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Columns

Foreign Hand
Moving Target by Foreign Hand

Democratising Intimidation

Nepal’s politicians seem intent on twisting noble concepts like inclusive democracy and empowerment into base, self-serving tools in their never-ending pursuit of power.

Om Astha Rai
As It Happens by Om Astha Rai

Onus on Oli

If Oli fails, a Dasain respite will just be an interval before a more violent climax in the Tarai

Bidushi Dhungel
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel

Running on fumes

GOPEN RAI If you have been in Kathmandu the past few weeks, at one point or another, you will have felt or realised the following: First – and…

Ass
Backside by Ass

News we can use

Here at Nepali Times we believe that in the end the ugly truth will prevail. That is why we take our job of holding tooth to power seriously,…

Nation

Review

BAC Art Café

A perfect place to unwind and relax with your friends and family

Sahina Shrestha

Multimedia

Nepali Times Buzz

“We were delivery-focused from day one”

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, who led a complex reconstruction effort in Aceh-Nias, the region devastated by tsunamis and earthquakes from 2005 to 2009 shares his experience

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Trekking in Nepal turns 50

It has indeed been a wonderful first 50 years for trekking in Nepal, but which way forward the country takes will determine its next 50.

Robin Marston

Freewheeling in Kathmandu

One of the temporary side effects of the fuel blockade this month has been that the Valley is cycle-friendly again

Wanda Vivequin

Otaku Next

The new issue of Otaku Next boasts a better design, layout and art

Sahina Shrestha

Must See

Dior and I

Dior and I is much more than just a film, it is a character study, almost anthropological examination of a very tight knit group of people

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

China roads

Dambar K Shrestha in Himal Khabarpatrika, 11-18 Octobier

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More seats for the Madhes

Tufan Neupane in Himal Khabarpatrika, 11 October A few days after the promulgation of the new constitution, a New Delhi-based think-tank…

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In this issue:

On the move | Editorial: Fixing what's broke | Onus on Oli | Running on fumes | The right to have rights | Democratising Intimidation | “We were deliveryfocused from day one” | Trekking in Nepal turns 50 | Freewheeling in Kathmandu | Weigh your options, not your self worth | China roads | More seats for the Madhes | Backside: News we can use