Disaster driven
Diwakar Chettri If the earthquake in April 2015 brought together four major parties to fast-track the Constitution, this week’s devastating…
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August 18-24, 2017
Headline
Editorial
In deep water
What is surprising about this week’s floods is that we seem so surprised by them. Nepal is prone to water-induced disasters, and after the 1993…
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Columns
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
A river cuts through rock,
GUEST EDITORIAL by Ajaya Dixit
Disastrous unpreparedness
Bikram Rai Floods have been part of the life and livelihoods of the people living in the Indo-Gangetic plains for millennia, though written…
Comment by Megh Ale
The Rivers are fighting back
The only way to save Nepal from future floods is to respect a river’s right of way
So far so good by Lisa Choegyal
Hillary meets Hillary
“So how do you check out an elephant – there’s nothing in the security manual.” The insects sang but the birds were mostly silent in the lull…
Connecting Dots by Dinkar Nepal
The shining subaltern
DB Parihar overcame caste barriers to struggle for Nepal’s and India’s freedom
Backside by Ass
Prehistoric headlines
We he-Gorkhalis have never shirked from exhibiting extraordinary valour when we come face-to-face with an adversary: whether it is the East…
Nation
“Dallu janey ho?”
An outsider finds Kathmandu buses to be easy and safe — it just takes time
Going undercover
A crowded white minibus prepares to leave on the Gongabu route. A team from the Metropolitan Police Office made up of two officers dressed convincingly as civilians gets on board. One of them is the bait.
Shreejana Shrestha
Multimedia
Migration in a microcosm
A tiny village tucked away below the Annapurnas offers clues as to why young men are leaving their homes
Sebastian Wolligandt in KASKI
Nepali Times Buzz
Concrete Help
An American team that treated earthquake wounded turns a Japanese highway camp into Sindhuli’s newest hospital
Sean Shoemaker
It's all about IT
Nepali software companies write algorithms for self-driving cars and analysed data for French President Macron’s elections campaign, but they could do much more
Sahina Shrestha
Must See
Okja
For people who love animals, have pets at home that they think of as friends rather than furry creatures to be kicked around, and cannot bear to see living creatures suffer, then Okja is a painful must.
Sophia Pande
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Turkish aid
Turkish Airlines has partnered with the group Love Army for Somalia (spearheaded by social media stars Jerome Jarre and Casey Neistat and actor…
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In this issue:
Disaster Driven | Editorial: In deep water | The rivers are fighting abck | The shining subaltern | Hillary meets Hillary | Concrete Help | It's all IT | "Dallu janey ho" | Going Undercover | Migration in a microcosm | Prehistoric headlines