Power to the people
Gopen Rai What a difference one man makes. In May, Som Prasad Pahadi appeared on the front page of Nepali Times (above, inset) as he juggled…
December 9-15, 2016
Headline
Editorial
Power Struggle
If it was any other product, load-shedding of electricity would have been called what it is: black-marketing.
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Columns
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
Everything in the universe is within you
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
everynight
Backside by The Ass
Getting used to electricity again
To tell you frankly, I’m getting sick and tired of listening to many of you who have held forth at every possible wedding reception in the past…
Nation
At home abroad
Heritage homes in Kathmandu’s historic towns appeal to a new breed of visitors
The gods will be angry
In the remote mountains of western Nepal, women still deliver babies in dirty, cold and stuffy cowsheds
Counter-attack of the microbes
Nepal has issues of overuse of antibiotics in both humans and animals, uncontrolled prescription, or hospital-based infections
Sameer M Dixit, Buddha Basnyat and Paras Pokhrel
Speaking truth to power
Officials secretly created a deliberate artificial shortage of electricity to enrich themselves while doing untold harm to Nepal's economy
Interview
Nepali Times Buzz
Durgas and doors
Meena Kayastha’s latest artwork on doors salvaged after the April 2015 earthquake exudes ingenuity and quality
Little Bhutan
Former refugees have turned Albemarle Road into a microcosm of their Himalayan homeland
Building back Bungamati
Earthquake survivors of historic town find that preserving heritage is expensive business
Astha Joshi
Must See
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2016
This year the festival will screen films by film-makers from Nepal and our neighbouring countries
Biz Brief
Banking made easy
NIC Asia launched a new service, Interbank Payment System (IPS), in collaboration with Nepali Clearing House Limited (NCHL). Bank customers…
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In this issue:
Power to the people |Editorial: Power Struggle |At home abroad |The gods will be angry |Durgas and doors |Little bhutan |Building back bungamati |Counter-attack of the microbes |Speaking truth to power |Backside: Getting used to electricity again