March 1-7, 2002
Headline
Editorial
Anybody home?
Having got the emergency extended for another three months, the government seems to have gone back to sleep. There is sound of loud snoring…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
No time for games
A section of Kathmandu's elite is waging a psy-war to sabotage the government's will to fight the insurgency.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
A row too far
For drama, angst and insight, don't look to the behaviour of public personalities. Just turn to the bookshelves.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Oodles of noodles
The more perceptive among you will have realised by now that Nepal has at long last attained the status of a Regional Noodle Superpower. We can…
Nation
Have constitution, will tinker
Some say it will bring back political stability and peace. Others say there is no need. But is it really the constitution at fault here, or the…
Let a thousand community radios boom
Despite small steps taken in the past six years, radio in Nepal is still waiting for a giant leap.
HEMLATA RAI
Lalitpur’s white gold
There is no need to go to Uganda to figure it out. Just go to southern Lalitpur.
Interview
"Tourism is key to Nepal’s development, and civil aviation is key to tourism."
Lt Col Narayan Singh Pun
Leisure
Food for thought
Dr Shuddh Rauniyar had just finished a long day at his homeopathic clinic in Makhan Tole near Indrachowk on Bhanu Jayanti, 12 July 1999. As he…
Literature
Seeking Representation- Kishore Pahadi
Supposedly, our Members of Parliament represent us. We vote for them (or have our votes looted by their party cadres), so they stand for us, we…
Technology
From The Nepali Press
Maoists stoking ethnic flames
Sudheer Sharma and Sri Bhakta Khanal in HIMAL Khabarpatrika, 13-27 February
Business Briefs
Face off
The Nepal Rastra Bank has begun to get tough with the management of Nepal Bank Limited (NBL), the second large bank after the Rastriya Banijya…
Kali Gandaki
The Kali Gandaki-A is on line. The 144 mW project began by supplying 48 megawatts of electricity to the central grid on 24 February, almost a…
Close shave
Gillette, one of the world's leading makers of shaving products, has announced a new promo in Nepal which comes with special price cuts, and…
Letters
Sending money home
Thanks to Hemlata Rai for tackling the important issue of Nepali migrant labour "Sending money home" (#81). Ms Rai quotes from our study that…
Out of slaughter
Hats off for the editorial "Coming out of slaughter" (#82). Something is rotten in the state of Nepal, and you put your finger right on the rot:…
Accross th border
Puskar Gautam in ("Red Terror", #80) takes pains to side with the political mainstream, but hesitates to state the obvious about the Maoists:…
In this issue:
Cashless cow | Have constitution, will tinker | Anybody home? | Editorial: No time for games | Borderline war | Let a thousand community radios boom | A row too far | Lords of the Left | Lalitpur’s white gold | Seesawing | “Tourism is key to Nepal’s development, and civil aviation is key to tourism.” | Nepal calling | Maoists stoking ethnic flames | Black clouds over nationalism | Oodles of noodles