A 3-party state
The verdict is out. The UML is the largest party after the second phase of local elections. Only Province 2 now remains without elected local…
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July 7-13, 2017
Headline
Editorial
Devolution revolution
One of the striking features of Nepal’s much-maligned 1991 Constitution was that it devolved power to local government units like DDCs, VDCs and…
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Columns
GUEST EDITORIAL by Khim Lal Devkota
Function without finance
The overarching principle of fiscal federalisation is that finance follows function. But just when power hitherto centralised in Singha Darbar…
Connecting Dots by Dinkar Nepal
Breath of fresh air in Syangja
Visionary local leadership will be the catalysts to allow Nepal to pick itself up
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi
Purposely provocative
For leaders in Nepal, India and the US, fanning hate seems to be a universal strategy
So far so good by Lisa Choegyal
Little Buddha comes to town
When Kathmandu Valley became the location for a Bertolucci film
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
Forever is composed
Backside by Ass
Not remotely possible
Many of you would be forgiven in the past week for wanting to take control of the remote to change the channel. PM of neighbouring country…
Nation
Power without paisa
The Big Three threaten to roll back decentralisation by cutting off money supply to newly elected local councils
Taking the lead on lead
Nepali children are exposed to alarmingly high levels of lead, which is slowing their intellectual development
Sonia Awale
Multimedia
A 3-party state
The UML is the largest party after the second phase of local elections but it should not gloat and become even more nationalistic
Nepali Times
Nepali Times Buzz
Art in a virtual world
Self-taught digital artist Ashim Shakya received a lot of attention on social media after the earthquake and blockade for his surrealistic digital images
Sahina Shrestha
Nepalis caring for Israel
There are about 10,000 Nepali women taking care of elderly Israelis
The Road to a Safer Kathmandu
A unique project to augment Nepal’s lacking fire-fighting capacity, while boosting tourism
Kate Ryan
Must See
Get Out
Get Out is an indictment of the underlying ugly racism prevalent in America, and in the rest of the world
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
“I’ll fly even higher”
DIPEN SHRESTHA / PAHILO POST Swechchha Raut in Pahilopost.com, 6 July Flight attendant Pragya Maharjan survived the Goma Air crash in Lukla on…
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Biz Brief
$500 million from MCC
Nepal has completed grant negotiations with the US government’s Millennium Challenge Cooperation (MCC) for a $500 million in aid to extend the…
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In this issue:
A 3-party state | Editorial: Devolution Revolution | Breath of fresh air in Syangja | Purposely provocative | Little buddha comes to town | Nepali caring for Israel | Art in a virtual world | ower without paisa | Taking the lead on lead | Not remotely possible