Issue #784

November 27 - December 3, 2015

Headline

Pressure tactic

GOPEN RAIFIRESIDE: Yubhan Tamang, 39, has been cooking over a firewood stove to feed 300 patients everyday at Bir Hospital for the past one and…

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Editorial

SOS

Leaving aside the pros and cons of India’s siege on Nepal, there can be no argument that 28 million Nepalis are in the throes of a severe nationwide humanitarian crisis.

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Columns

David Seddon
The Gadfly by David Seddon

May the force be with you

Nepal needs a force for change, willing to speak truth to power and for social justice, democracy and development

Om Astha Rai
As It Happens by Om Astha Rai

Full-blown economic crisis

The current crisis is just a teaser for an even more devastating economic meltdown

Bidushi Dhungel
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel

In the absence of hope

The people are exhausted, they cannot know how much longer this impasse will continue

Ass
Backside by Ass

Without a Modicum of Doubt

Mr Modi has consulted arm-chair experts and Nepal-watchers in New Delhi and after long and thoughtful consideration imposed a blockade on Nepal for our own good.

Nation

Ending AIDS

Nepal has seen a remarkable turnaround in either decreasing or stabilising the prevalence of HIV among high-risk groups.

Satish Pandey

Review

Looking Back

Though some elements may be contextually irrelevant in Nepal, many theatre goers will relate to the brooding angst and dissatisfaction of the characters.

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Nepali Times Buzz

Just running around

Running continuously day and night for 49 hours and 55 minutes, Seth Wolpin made his way right around the rim of Kathmandu.

Hannan Lewsley

Must See

Spectre

A problematically long bore of a film that basically has several interminable, linked set pieces that do very little to enhance a plotless film.

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Déjà vu

pahilopost.com, 25 November

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Speak up

Chandra Shekhar Adhikary and Jagdishwar Pandey in Kantipur, 22 November

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In this issue:

Pressure tactic | Editorial: SOS | Full-blown economic crisis | May the force be with you | Ending AIDS | In the absence of hope | Breaking Barriers | Falling for it | Buy 1 art piece, build 3 homes | Déjà vu | Speak up | Winter Emergency for quake survivors | The town that fell through the cracks | Backside: Without a Modicum of Doubt