Issue #857

May 5-11, 2017

Headline

Work in progress

Kunda Dixit Lila Jirel (pic, above) is an engineer who used to work for the Dolakha District Development Committee (DDC). Restructuring in the…

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Editorial

Lady Justice

Diwakar Chettri The impeachment process against Chief Justice Sushila Karki by the governing coalition this week has plunged Nepal into another…

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Columns

Kanak Mani Dixit
On the Way Up by Kanak Mani Dixit

Exit, the crusader

Sushila Karki is forced out of the Supreme Court, not in disgrace but in a blaze of glory

Binita Dahal
Legalese by Binita Dahal

Unimpeachable evidence

The coalition doesn’t want to impeach Sushila Karki, just suspend her so she can’t hear high-profile corruption cases

Ass
Backside by Ass

Who shrank Mt Everest?

As if all the attacks on Nepal’s national symbols were not enough, there is now an international conspiracy to prove that Mt Everest has shrunk.…

Nation

Tragic start to Himalayan Spring

Ueli Steck, 40, who was known as the ‘Swiss Machine’, died after falling more than 1,000m as he was ascending Mt Nuptse

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Bridge builders

Here is a model for connecting villages, creating jobs and boosting local economies after a disaster

Sonia Awale

Rising from the rubble

Today, Singati has the look of a boomtown again, there is concrete being laid, houses are being rebuilt, carpenters are busy

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Nepali Times Buzz

Sixth sense success

20 years and 2 brands later, businessman Pradip Man Shakya is still going strong

Smriti Basnet

Crumbling history

The quake-damaged Nuwakot Darbar is unlikely to survive another monsoon if it is not protected

Sahina Shrestha

Must See

Captain fantastic

The film is a portrait of some wonderful but flawed human beings who deeply believe in a certain way of life

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Biz Brief

Free in Doha

Qatar Airways has launched a new stopover package for its transit passengers in Doha that includes a one-night free stay in a luxury hotel and…

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In this issue:

Work in progress | Editorial: Lady Justice | Exit, the crusader | Unimpeachable evidence | Tragic start to HImalayan Spring | Sixth sense for success | Fully booked in the sanctuary | Crumbling history | The Kakistoracy | Deuba's fall from grace | Bridge Builders | Who shrank Mt.Everest?