Ashes to ashes
Dinesh Shrestha A profusely garlanded Prime Minister Dahal toured Bhojpur on Tuesday, which was damaged in a fire. The scene was heavy on…
November 25 - December 1, 2016
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Editorial
21 January 2018
Nepal’s politics is sliding towards the edge of the cliff, and there isn’t much time left to meet the deadline for an elected Federal Parliament.
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Columns
Legalese by Binita Dahal
Justice-in-chief
Fiercely independent, Sushila Karki is determined not to be a token female and has flouted convention throughout her career
Engender by Sangita Thebe-Limbu
Who cares?
Women do the bulk of unpaid work in the household cleaning, cooking, washing, collecting firewood and caring for children and the elderly
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
Start where you are
Backside by Ass
Equal treatment for all
Diwakar Chettri Hold it right there. Where do you suppose you are going? You think you can just walk in here and start reading this column?…
Nation
Ashes to ashes
Second-time prime minister Dahal is in a tight spot once again as the country marks the tenth anniversary of the peace accord this week
Shadowing Prachanda
A photographer’s pictorial documentation of Pushpa Kamal Dahal from revolutionary to two-time prime minister
Shreejana Shrestha
Interview
“A woman is as capable as a man.”
Chief Justice Sushila Karki in an interview with Binita Dahal of BBC Nepali, 22 November
Business
Christmas thangkas
Honouring Tibetan Buddhist traditions and Christmas festival by selling Made in Nepal thangkas depicting the Santa Claus myth in the United States to help a monastery in Kathmandu
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Nepali Times Buzz
“Freedom is not free”
The first Bangladeshi to climb Seven Summits wants to empower girls to scale life’s mountains
Smriti Basnet
Pencilling in Kathmandu
Rajman Singh’s exquisite drawings of Kathmandu Valley in the mid-19th century are being exhibited in Nepal for the first time
Niels Gutschow
The ecology of worship
Pollution and encroachment of the Vishnumati River have affected the culture and rituals that used to take place along its banks
Rajani Maharjan
Must See
Fantastic beasts and where to find them
You can rest easy that there are the same exquisite details and fierce, tender friendships that you loved in the books
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Advertising award
Turkish Airlines won the Gold prize in Epica Awards for the ‘Batman v. Superman’ advertising campaign. The airline was awarded under the product…
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In this issue:
Ashes to ashes |Editorial: 21 January 2018 |Justice-in-chief |Who cares ? |Freedom is not free |Pencilling in Kathmandu |The ecology of worship |The surveillance state |Shadowing Prachanda |Backside: Equal Treatment for all