Issue #785

December 4-10, 2015

Headline

Enough is enough

As the tortuous negotiations over Madhesi demands for changes in the constitution drag on in Kathmandu, and 28 million people reel under a…

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Editorial

Columns

Tsering Dolker Gurung
Between The Lines by Tsering Dolker Gurung

Invest, include, improve

As with Nepal's politics newsrooms here lack representation

Anurag Acharya
By The Way by Anurag Acharya

Tea and biscuits

Nepal’s political leadership should be a part of the solution, and not a part of the problem

Seulki Lee
Comment by Seulki Lee

Back after 10 years

“When I returned to Nepal last month, the place was once more in political and economic turmoil.”

Ass
Backside by Ass

The Bottom Line

Friends, Romans and countrymen, lend me your ears. I stand before you today with yet another column that will tangentially, in passing, and in…

Nation

Eye in the sky

Post-earthquake, Nepal government cracks down on use of drones

Hannan Lewsley

Over the hump

The fragile state of the highway to Tibet doesn’t offer much immediate hope in expanding Nepal-China trade

Dambar K Shrestha

Delayed by blockade

Hydropower projects already delayed by the earthquake will have to put off their completion dates due to the blockade

Lokmani Rai

Every breath we take

Despite the drop in emission due to the blockade, pollution chokes Kathmandu Valley this winter

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Review

Mountain Cinema

The 13th Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival opens next week

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Mixed media

It is impossible to escape a sense of awe when you look at the pieces currently on display at Siddhartha Art Gallery

Hannan Lewsley

Nepali Times Buzz

A visible change

To compete with social media, Nepal’s legacy papers need to prioritise visual storytelling

Ayesha Shakya

Far from home

An audiovisual exhibition to provide a glimpse into the lives of women migrant workers

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Must See

Mr. Holmes

While it may not be set in Baker Street, it is an essential imagining and extension of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

No permits for e-buses

Pravin Dhakal in Nagarik, 25 November Prime Minister KP Oli in his address to the nation last week promised to immediately introduce electric…

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In this issue:

Enough is enough | Editorial: Calling a Blockade a spade | Invest, include, improve | Over the hump | Eye in the sky | Tea and biscuits | A visible change | Just Running Around | Far From Home | Mountain Cinema | Telling the Sherpa story | Watchdog vs CIAA | The worst drought | No permits for e-buses | Boomtime in Lamjung | Delayed by Blockade | Backside: The Bottom Line