Issue #79

SAARC has a tough new convention on trafficking of women and children. What exactly does it mean for Nepal?

Nepal's mountain museum is finally taking shape. But what will it display?

Is the price of democracy an eternal tolerance of corruption?

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba

BHOJ RAJ GHIMIRE-Joint Secretary of the Revenue Division of the Finance Ministry

Nepali minstrels want to move with the times, but keeping their identity intact.

Parshu Pradhan

"The root of the violence is in the villages, that is where we should focus on finding solutions." - CP Mainali, M-L leader "Heaven is what it…

When and how did IT become so central to the business and private lives of Nepalis? And where is it going? BINOD BHATTARAI

Suruchi Maya Tamang never went to school. But even as a child she had a yearning for learning. When a local group ran adult education…

Budhabar, 26 December

Himal Khabarpatrika, 29 January

Jana Bhawana, 28 January

Deshantar, 27 January

Deshantar, 27 January

Deshantar, 27 January

Himalaya Times, 29 January

Nepal's downcast tourism industry is looking forward to a secretarial-level meet between India and Nepal next week, and an eagerly-awaited…

The Nepal Bar Association, an organisation of professional lawyers, and the Judicial Council, a regulatory body of senior judges, have launched…

We'll soon know a little more about the state of our public schools. The government recently launched a school evaluation process in the public…

Interkraft Nepal has outbid the Independent Power Company (IPC) and the Chaudhary Group in the bid to take over the Butwal Power Company, which…

The central bank has eased the rule requiring banks to obtain Business Credibility Information (BCI) on importers seeking to open Letters of…

Yantoriya Company has begun marketing the entire range of Schott's Jenaer Glas kitchenware in Kathmandu. The range, which includes accessories…

Another German brand, Florena, has also hit the stores. Mayur Overseas Traders is now marketing Florena cream with chamomile, vitamin E and…

Rajendra Khadka's "Diaspora in dilemma" (#77) seems to be an outburst stemming from his failure in the United States. His article is an act of…

Rajendra Rai in his letter (#78) says the Gurkhas fought the two world wars for "freedom". This is laughable, what utter nonsense. The Gurkhas…

Thanks to Daniel Lak for his column "Sisters are doing it for themselves". Women in, say, America are economically advantaged over, say, most…

From your recent stories on the emergency, there seems to be no end in sight to the so-called People's War. But does that mean Nepal must…

Capital flight is a serious economic ill that chokes potential domestic investment and growth. Given the climate of uncertainty in Nepal that…