Issue #792

January 22-28, 2016

Headline

Safe landing

Nepal’s economy is on the verge of collapse, and infrastructure projects are on hold

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Editorial

Stop, think, then ink

Protests about the shape and modality of federal provinces can go on, but not at the cost of further ruining the country

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Columns

Bidushi Dhungel
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel

Better days to come

Nepalis are suffering because political bickering about the constitution has rendered everything else irrelevant

Foreign Hand
Moving Target by Foreign Hand

The New Farce

It seems Comrade Baburam has had an epiphany and he wants the whole world to know

The Ass
Backside by The Ass

Black humour during blackouts

The Ass has taken the trouble of listing all the possible scenarios that could transpire in this great nation of ours in 2016.

Nation

A grant failure

Agricultural subsidies and grants from the government are increasing, but many farmers have a negative return on investment

Down, down, down

Four months into the Indian blockade, prices are soaring, the currency is depreciating and the economy is in the hands of black marketeers

Review

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In this issue:

Safe landing | Editorial: Stop, think,then ink | Better days to come | A grant failure | The New Farce | All about the base | A warm Gesture | Gaming for a cause | Bribery in the Supreme Court | A mother's long fight for justice | Big Delays in Big Projects | Down, down, down | Black humour during blackouts