Roadblock
The Mugling Highway is an example of poor governance and lack of accountability of those in high office
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July 14-20, 2017
Headline
Editorial
The Himalayan thaw
Ever since the brief but fierce war between India and China in 1962, the world’s two most populous countries have observed an uneasy truce,…
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Columns
GUEST EDITORIAL by Vidyadhar Mallik
Leapfrogging poverty
Nepal has shown satisfactory reduction in absolute poverty, and progress in social and economic indicators affecting poverty. However, the data…
On the Way Up by Kanak Mani Dixit
Bhutan-Nepal bhai-bhai?
Thimphu and Kathmandu must begin exchanging notes for the sake of Himalayan stability
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
Still, like air
The deadline by Damakant Jayshi
Manchurian candidates
Foreign policy runs on the principle that it is OK to install a sonofabitch to power in another country as long as he is your sonofabitch
Backside by Ass
A parliament of owls
The last time Lion Heart was PM, during the reign of Gyanendra the Great, he expanded the council of ministers to have a jumbo cabinet. During…
Nation
Roadblock
The Mugling Highway is an example of poor governance and lack of accountability of those in high office
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Unblocking an artery
A trip along the accident-prone 36km Mugling-Narayangad highway, which was once considered an engineering feat
Sanjeev Sharma
Remittance, rice and real estate
An example of how a remittance-based economy can wreck thriving agriculture in one of Nepal’s most fertile valleys
Yuvaraj Shrestha
Rice self-sufficiency
Many of the estimated 1,700 varieties of rice that have evolved to suit the country's micro-climates and soils are now in danger of becoming extinct
Sean Shoemaker
Interview
Being taken for a ride
We need to better manage human-elephant conflict, understand the elephant’s value in the wild for the eco-system, and step away from exploiting them in captivity
Lucia De Vries
Business
Squeezed in the Himalaya
Nepal and Bhutan find themselves in a tight spot as Sino-Indian tensions grow
Sean Shoemaker
Nepali Times Buzz
The Road to a Safer Kathmandu
A unique project to augment Nepal’s fire-fighting capacity, while boosting tourism
Kate Ryan
Must See
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Trade aid
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $21 million loan to support Nepal in streamlining its trade processes to meet international…
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In this issue:
Roadblock | Editorial: The Himalayan thaw | Bhutan - Nepal bhai - bhai? | Squeezed in the Himalaya | Being taken for a ride | The road to a safer Kathmandu | Unblocking an artery | Sun and water | Remittance, rice and real estate | Rice self-sufficiency | A parliaments of owls