Issue #797

February 26 - March 3, 2016

Editorial

Wired

It is one of the supreme ironies of our times that a country endowed with such rich hydropower potential has to import dirty energy from a neighbouring country.

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Columns

Navin Jha
Public Pulse by Navin Jha

Restless radicals

There are too many groups dissatisfied with the way the agitation in the Madhes has been called off.

Puru Shah
Comment by Puru Shah

The fine print

The Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line inaugurated this week in Delhi has questionable benefits for Nepal.

Bidushi Dhungel
One To Many by Bidushi Dhungel

A collective crusade

There can be no justice for recent atrocities so long as past atrocities remain shrouded in a cloud of impunity.

Ass
Backside by Ass

Mao chic

There is a sense of nostalgia among some that we as a nation couldn’t even blockade the country ourselves anymore, we needed the Indians to do it for us.

Nation

The Vertical University

From Koshi Tappu to Kangchenjunga, this unique biodiversity conservation and learning region will stretch 8km into the sky.

Rajeev Goyal and Priyanka Bista

Leaving footprints

“It is unfortunate that a country like Nepal with such a huge potential in renewable energy has to import dirty energy from a country that relies mainly on coal-burning thermal power."

Sahina Shrestha

A greener world

The ‘Make Nepal Green’ conference highlights the importance of self-reliance and renewable energy development.

Yu Wei Liew

Multimedia

Go take a hike

Go take a hike

Nepal is not just Annapurna, Everest, Manaslu and Langtang – there are so many unspoiled new places to explore.

Nepali Times Buzz

Capturing the city

Getting to know one of Nepal's pioneer photojournalists Min Ratna Bajracharya.

Smriti Basnet

Lessons for the future

With new classrooms in place, attendance levels are picking up at schools in Sindhupalchok.

Yu Wei Liew

In the lap of Annapurnas

Rupakot Resort offers the perfect getaway spot, pampering guests in the lap of luxury amid stunning views of the Annapurnas.

Yu Wei Liew

Must See

Steve Jobs

It is a powerful, unflinching, and perhaps unnecessarily harsh character study of man who was instrumental in the evolution of the personal computer.

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Tatopani dries up

Tatopani Bazar, a major financial hub near the border crossing between Nepal and China, still remains closed ten months after the April 2015 earthquake.

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In this issue:

Leaving footprints |Editorial: Wired |Restless radicals |The fine print |A collective crusade |Capturing the city |Go take a Hike |Lessons for the future |Why did the Madhes movement fail? |Tatopani dries up |The Vertical University |Backside:Mao Chic