Issue #841

January 13-19, 2017

Headline

Ruined future

Bikram Rai Dangerous new highrises are springing up even before ruins of buildings that collapsed in the April 2015 earthquake are cleared…

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Editorial

FUTURE SHOCK

25 April 2015 was just a slap on the wrist compared to what is coming.

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Columns

Kanak Mani Dixit
On the Way Up by Kanak Mani Dixit

The end of diplomacy

Nepal’s disastrous international positioning is the result of decayed domestic politics

Binita Dahal
Legalese by Binita Dahal

The end of Karkistocracy

Lokman Singh Karki’s departure raises questions about who mysteriously appointed him and why

Ass
Backside by Ass

New year revolutions

Two weeks into 2017 AD, and there are already indications that this year may be one in which 2017 BS repeats itself as a farce. A fortnight is…

Nation

Call of the wild

Besides serving as an attraction for children, the Central Zoo has also become a refuge for rescued endangered animals

Smriti Basnet

Ruined Future

Nepal hasn’t learnt the lesson of 2015 to build back better

Multimedia

Not out of danger yet

Not out of danger yet

“We should neither be paralysed by panic, nor relax and think that the big earthquake has passed.”

Sonia Awale

Nepali Times Buzz

Stronger nuns

Novice nuns in Nepal find themselves on an equal footing with monks in education and even kung fu

Qiu Tian

A lonely goddess

Ex-Kumari Chanira Bajracharya tries to adjust to the real world

Kristina Shperlik

Must See

Allied

Allied is no Casablanca but it could have been something if it had continued in the spirit it started

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

“Respect Prithvi Narayan Shah”

RSS Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi interviewed by Vijay Kumar Pandey, YouTube 8 December Vijay Kumar Pandey: What is…

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Biz Brief

Blood bond

NIC Asia Bank has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Nepal Red Cross Society to conduct blood donation campaigns across Nepal under…

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In this issue:

Ruined Future | Editorial: Future Shock | The end of diplomacy | Call of the world | A lonely goddess | Stronger nuns | The end of Karkistocracy | Lokman disqualified | Not out of danger yet