Issue #798

March 4-10, 2016

Headline

Right fight

“I never had to face any discrimination while training or performing in events."

Sahina Shrestha

Editorial

Land of our daughters

On the International Day of Women, we salute the millions of women across Nepal who will not have a holiday because they are too busy feeding and raising their families.

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Columns

Rubeena Mahato
This Is It by Rubeena Mahato

Trapped in the Net

The parallel universe of social media is inhospitable terrain for women

Binita Dahal
Legalese by Binita Dahal

Judicial match-fixing

By giving in to political pressure Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha has failed to uphold the integrity of the Judiciary

Ass
Backside by Ass

Intelligent life on Mars?

If men can make complete asses of themselves, it is argued, then women should also have the right to make she-asses of their good selves if they so desire.

Nation

Taboo no more

Why is it so difficult for Nepali society to embrace female sexuality?

Ayesha Shakya

Work in progress

Dubai is one of the wealthiest and most luxurious cities in the world, and it is the migrant workers who toil here that make this lifestyle possible

Jan Møller Hansen

Multimedia

Right fight

Right fight

Female athletes who have done the nation proud in recent international tournaments.

Nepali Times

Must See

The Oscars review

It was hard to find anything to like about the Oscars this year, aside from the Spotlight win

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Ani at UN

Himal Khabarpatrika, 28 February-5 March

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Nagarik-Deuba, Poudel or Sitaula?

Balkrishna Adhikari in Nagarik, 2 March Nepal’s oldest political party and currently the largest in Parliament, the Nepali Congress (NC) is…

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In this issue:

Right Fight | Editorial: Land of our daughters | Trapped in the net | Online Violence against women | Judicial match-fixing | Teaching the right way | To the finish line | Downplaying women's football | Taboo No More | Deuba, Poudel or Sitaula? | Work in Progress | United Arab Emigrants | Intelligent life on Mars?