Issue #796

February 19-25, 2016

Headline

Let’s talk

Cartoon by Diwakar Chettri The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the last 15 years, Nepal suffered a deadly war, abolished the…

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Editorial

Our remit

Until it is possible to create jobs for them at home, make it as easy as possible for Nepali migrant workers to earn more overseas.

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Columns

Sangita Thebe-Limbu
GUEST COLUMN by Sangita Thebe-Limbu

Young, educated and unemployed

Youth unemployment among university graduates in Nepal is three times higher than among those without education

Rubeena Mahato
This Is It by Rubeena Mahato

Remaining an open society

The shrinking liberal space in the region and erosion of political freedoms should ring alarm bells for us in Nepal, especially with political extremism taking root in the country once again.

Foreign Hand
Moving Target by Foreign Hand

Post Truth Politics

The TRC’s first report expresses deep frustration at the lack of cooperation from those in power

Nation

Water brings life

How a small investment in irrigation was all it took to raise incomes of farmers and curb migration

Sahina Shrestha

Review

Caffe Italiano

A must try for those who want to enjoy a relaxing meal in the lake city, slightly off the beaten path

Smriti Basnet

Nepali Times Buzz

The energy to do it ourselves

A wonderful testimony of an extraordinary life of Odd Hoftun, the pioneer of hydropower industry in Nepal

Bhola Shrestha

Must See

Mad Max: Fury Road

Hollywood’s paean to set design, and a continuation of the subliminal horror that has always been a part of the Mad Max films

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Fighting for foreigners

Earlier this month India and Brunei signed a defense pact during a visit by Indian Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari to the Southeast Asian…

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In this issue:

Let's Talk | Editorial: Our Remit | Open and shut case | Water brings life | The energy to do it ourselves | Post Truth Politics | Kanta Dab Dab | Fly or ride? | Turning the tide | Learn to earn | Young, educated and unemployed | PM Oli's to-do list in Delhi