March 8-14, 2002
Headline
Editorial
Learning from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
Peace is breaking out all over the region. A shaky calm has returned to Afghanistan after 30 years, the deaths of 500,000 people, and the…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Fatal attraction
The inner Maobadi circle needs to be penetrated, and dramatically.
Guest Column by MADHUKAR SJB RANA
Why do we need constitutional reforms?
Reform not for reform's sake, but for the nation's.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Wonderin' where the lions are
Asian ways, Asian values, Asian democracy. Singapore might just have lessons for Nepal.
Economic Sense by ARTHA BEED
At it again
The renewed trade treaty will only make sense if you look at the larger picture.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Fellow travellers
There is nothing like an all-expenses paid horriday to get to know your fellow travellers in the great journey of life. I am, of course,…
Nation
A national park comes to the capital
What does the new Shivapuri National Park mean for Kathmandu?
RAMYATA LIMBU
Target- Development
Two days after the Maoists hit Accham on 16 February, a helicopter flew into Mangalsen with a special mission: evacuate 25 development workers…
BINOD BHATTARAI
Interview
History
Culture
Voices for peace
She's been blacklisted in Burma, he was recently labelled a supporter of the "People's War" for speaking with a rebel. Together their efforts…
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Leisure
Nepali Society
Jazz singer
On some Saturdays in a Kathmandu bar that shall remain unnamed, a tall, glamorous woman sings heart-stopping jazz like she's been doing it all…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
No help for self help
Thuli Maya Tamang never imagined she'd see a school up close. Now she is helping run one for the children of her village. Everyone in Pipara…
Opposition’s proposition
The main opposition UML has made public its proposal to amend the constitution. In an eight-point proposal, the UML recommends the creation of…
Curbing corruption
The government appears to be intent on curbing corruption. It has decided to form a three-member judicial commission chaired by a Supreme Court…
Saving Sajha
The government shouldn't liquidate a corporation that has provided essential public transport services to Nepalis for 36 years, say employees at…
Human rights
Despite recognising that the Nepali government "generally" respects human rights, the US State Department's 2001 human rights report on Nepal…
Glen chimneys
The B&B Trading Concern has begun marketing a new range of household appliances manufactured by Glen India Limited. The company says the chimney…
Business Briefs
Nepal-India treaty
Nepal and India have agreed to renew the preferential trade treaty, but it now comes with new definitions for manufacturing, as well as…
Letters
Standing Up...
On 1 March, my college was attacked by Maoist students. The so-called revolutionaries burnt down several computers and destroyed many more.…
?or not
In the past few months I have listened intently for a sign that would suggest even a slight step toward the end of the atrocities being…
Nepal in Nepali
The article "Black clouds over Nepali nationalism" by Pradeep Nepal, UML MP, is interesting. It argues on the basis of an editorial in "a…
CK Lal
I read your paper every week but try to avoid reading Mr Lal's column. I can't figure out what he is writing or for whom, and it is impossible…
Narayan Gopal
With regard to Mrs Pemela Guruwacharya's letter (Letters, #82), I am sure Narayan Gopal's having once been a taxi driver does not detract from…
In this issue:
Lull in Lamjung | Target: Development | Learning from Srilanka and Afghanistan | Valuing Values | Editorial: Fatal attraction | Why do we need constitutional reforms? | A national park comes to the capital | Wonderin’ where the lions are | S The long and short of Shivapuri | Governing counsel | At it again | “We need trade, not aid.” | What’s in your food? | Porn police | One, two, many Afghanistans | Land of paradoxes | “Nepal is an unsuccessful nation.” | Deuba and corruption | “Life is settling down to a pattern” | Voices for peace | Children of Shiva | Fellow travellers