Issue #850

March 17-23, 2017

Headline

Flagged off

Bikram rRai With local polls, the first in 20 years, less than two months away, the Nepali public sphere is abuzz with talk of candidates for…

Editorial

Hunger for change

Diwakar Chettri Nepal’s poverty rate may have gone down, the Human Development Index may have improved, but five km from the centre of the…

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Columns

Rishiraj Lumsali
GUEST EDITORIAL by Rishiraj Lumsali

Back to the golden age

If elections are not held, it will be a violation of the Constitution.

Dipak Gyawali
Comment by Dipak Gyawali

Trump, or no Trump?

Why should environmentalists in Nepal suffer angst because Donald Trump got elected? How much worse can it get?

Dinkar Nepal
Connecting Dots by Dinkar Nepal

Many transitions

Every time I visit my hometown in Syangja, the most frequently asked question is: Which way is Nepali politics headed? Since I have always been…

Lisa Choegyal
So far so good by Lisa Choegyal

"Join us on the land"

Remembering the legendary Boris Lisanevich, founder of the Royal Hotel

Ass
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

Leaving or staying?

Nepalis are selling their fertile farms and leaving to work in the desert

Raj Uprety

Flagged off

With local polls less than two months away, the Nepali public sphere is abuzz with talk of candidates for mayors or village council chiefs

Nepali Times Buzz

The show goes on

The tv documentary series Aankhijhyal, which has done much to make Nepalis aware of environmental issues, airs its 1000th episode

Smriti Basnet

Saving Shey Phoksundo

Nepal’s largest national park needs urgent attention to curb logging, poaching and raise incomes of residents

Dawa Palden

Protecting less known species

Poaching of rhinos and tigers drops, but there is an alarming rise in smuggling of pangolins, musk deer and bears

Shreejana Shrestha

Must See

Elle

With his newest film, Elle, Paul Verhoeven has gone too far

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Best food on air

Turkish Airlines has been awarded “Best Airline- Best Inflight Catering” by the International Council of Pacific Area Travel Writers Association…

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In this issue:

Flagged Off | Editorial: Hunger of change | Trump, or no trump | Many Transitions | Join us on the land | The show goes on | Saving Shey Phoksundo | Protecting less known species | The price of growing rice | Thought for food | Skeletons in the cabinet