The elephant in the room
Diwakar Chettri The killing of four people in police firing in Saptari on Monday has amplified calls of those who do not want local elections…
March 10-16, 2017
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Editorial
A LOSE-LOSE SITUATION
Nothing revealed the state of Nepal’s politics more than the sight of a Madhesi leader and another from the opposition UML joking about taking a…
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Columns
GUEST EDITORIAL by Dipendra Jha
The middle path
Rajendra Aryal The Saptari tragedy is largely the outcome of the UML's arrogance and stubbornness. It is true that it had the right to carry out…
On the Way Up by Kanak Mani Dixit
Untie the knot
Every day of delayed reconstruction of built heritage is another blow against Kathmandu Valley’s living culture
Comment by Deepti Gurung
Stateless daughters
Every Nepali mother must be allowed to get Nepali citizenship as easily as a man, without if’s and but’s
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
Everthing is within your power
Comment by Dipak Gyawali
Trump, or no Trump
Why should environmentalists in Nepal suffer angst because Donald Trump got elected? How much worse can things get?
Backside by Ass
Skeletons in the Cabinet
We agree with critics of GONe who have serious misgivings about the size of the current Cabinet. They are absolutely right, it is just not big…
Nation
Restoring the king
A firsthand account of Austrian heritage conservationist Martina Haselberger and her team who had been working for nearly two months to repair the statue
Clara Bullock
The elephant in the room
Killing of four people in Saptari police firing has amplified calls of those who do not want local elections
Multimedia
Melamchi not a mirage anymore
Engineers have devised a clever plan to expedite the much-delayed project and finally bring snowmelt to Kathmandu
Sonia Awale in SINDHUPALCHOK
Nepali Times Buzz
Home coming
Retired international civil servants return to a Nepal that isn’t too keen on taking advantage of their experience
Smriti Basnet
Mountains without men
Two years later, a serious shortage of construction workers is hampering post-earthquake rebuilding
Future restoration
Antique carved windows of ancient houses damaged in the earthquake are being restored by artisans and apprentices
Anutara Shakya
Must See
Logan
As with most films that are this apocalyptic, the nature of it is deeply self-indulgent and overly gloomy
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
Reviving the health sector
Rameshwor Bohara and Ramu Sapkota in Himal Khabarpatrika, 5-11 March
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Biz Brief
Study in SAU
Nepalis wishing to pursue post-graduate or doctorates are eligible to apply for the country’s SAARC quota in the South Asian University in New…
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In this issue:
The elephant on the room | Editorial: A lose-lose situation | Untie the knot | Restoring the king | Stateless Daughters | Home coming | Mountains without men | Restoring the future | Home Minister on Saptari killings | Melamchi not a mirage anymore