Issue #795

February 12-18, 2016

Headline

Timeless country

SEULKI LEE Two decades after the Maoists launched their war by attacking a police station at Holeri of Rolpa district on the night of 13…

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Editorial

Autopsy of a blockade

The most important lesson for Nepal from this crisis is to massage Big Brother’s ego and keep him happy.

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Columns

Bidushi Dhungel
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel

Out with the old

Nepal’s civil society is now more of a hurdle than a contributor to creating an accountable and just society

Navin Jha
Public Pulse by Navin Jha

What’s next in the Madhes?

Unrest will grow again in the plains unless Kathmandu initiates confidence building measures

Nation

Turning 20

Children born in 1996 remember the war

Sahina Shrestha

Nepali Times Buzz

The Mithila avatar

In 'Kalpavriksha', S C Suman implores us to imagine a more harmonious future for Nepal

Michael Nishimura

Surviving the fall

The young couple out on a secret date lived to tell the tale of Dharara's fall

Smriti Basnet

Must See

Crimson Peak

A film absolutely worth watching, mainly for the unbelievable sets, costumes, and the performances

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

In this issue:

Timeless Country | Editorial: Autopsy of a blockade | Out with the old | The Blockade that benefitted no one except smugglers | What's next in the Madhes? | Pokhara's Hidden Secrets | Surviving the falls | Between Syria and Nepal | The Mithila avatar | What the people think about the 'People's War' | The spark that lit the revolution