Bedfellows
Diwakar Chettri Who would have thought that Nepal’s two largest communist parties, poles apart ideologically and sniping constantly, would…
October 13-19, 2017
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Editorial
Election in a kakistocracy
This week’s Supreme Court decision to reinstate tainted Nepal Oil Corporation chief Gopal Khadka, who was relieved of his position last month by…
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Columns
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi
It is okay
GUEST EDITORIAL by Nilamber Acharya
Plus and minus
Just because the Maoists are subsumed within the UML, it doesn’t mean their war crimes will be erased
On the Way Up by Kanak Mani Dixit
The myth of public transport profitability
Even if it runs at a loss, good urban transport makes a metropolis efficient and dynamic
GUEST COLUMN by Tshiring Lama
Shey-Phoksundo may soon become a bus park, rather than a national park
Shey-Phoksundo is used by outsiders and even the government mainly for revenue extraction rather than conservation
GUEST COLUMN by Tejshree Thapa
Responsibilities at Home and Abroad
Kathmandu’s record on conflict-era cases does not add confidence in how it will vote as a new member of the UN human rights council.
Backside by Ass
Sons of bitches
It’s that time of year again, and as we involuntarily get the urge to raise our hind-legs when passing a telephone pole, we are reminded that it…
Nation
Bedfellows
As things stand, the left alliance has an edge over the democratic grouping. But it is far from certain if these blocs will survive intra-party and intra-alliances rifts before polls
Selling Nepal on the Net
Digital marketing of Nepal’s tourism is replacing traditional advertising
Shreejana Shrestha
The turning point
Seventeen years later, the war is a distant memory in the first district headquarters to be attacked
Interview
Turkish marks 4 years in Nepal
Even though Nepal is very popular as a tourist destination, a lot more people would come here if the infrastructure was upgraded
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Nepali Times Buzz
Saving the sound of music
Meet Hari Lal Kul, who is keeping Nepal's musical tradition alive by preserving its instruments
Sebastian Wolligandt
West African soul
A group committed to bringing the sounds of West Africa to Nepal’s Jazzmandu festival this year
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From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
20 years of Qatar
Qatar Airways celebrated its 20th anniversary this month by flying an Airbus A350 in formation over Doha with the world-famous Red Arrows…
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In this issue:
Bedfellows | Editorial: Election in a Kakistocracy | The myth of public transport profitablity | Turkish marks 4 years in Nepal | Business Builder | Stairway to heaven | Shey- Phoksundo may become a bus park, instead of national park | Saving the sound of music | Selling Nepal on the Net