Issue #883

November 10-16, 2017

Headline

Flowering democracy

Nim Dutta Subedi/rssMan Bahadur Gurung, a UML candidate for the Province 4 assembly, campaigning on Wednesday in Sikles of Kaski District. As…

Editorial

Dream on

When political leaders are completely discredited, when their parties are ideologically and morally bankrupt, when people have stopped expecting…

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Columns

Julia Thomas
GUEST EDITORIAL by Julia Thomas

READERS’ EDITORIAL

Nepali Times invites readers to this space to comment regularly on its content, correct inaccuracies and offer suggestions.

Kanak Mani Dixit
On the Way Up by Kanak Mani Dixit

Still silently crying

People without faith in the state migrate for survival, the new Constitution must change that

Dinkar Nepal
Connecting Dots by Dinkar Nepal

The Jasmine Revolution

The upcoming elections provide Nepali voters with a real chance for change

Ass
Backside by Ass

Standing tall

Since it had nothing better to do, GONe has gone and set up a Task Force to determine the exact height of Mt Everest. Why on earth would the…

Nation

KOREA KAFALA

South Korea lures Nepali migrants with better salaries, but treats them like bonded labourers

Om Astha Rai and Seulki Lee

Interview

Nepali Times Buzz

Must See

Thor: Ragnarok

The seventeenth film in the Marvel universe and the third installation of the Thor series, Thor: Ragnarok is worth seeing

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Baby factory

Ever since she was married at 14, Bishna Kala Thapa has either been preparing to give birth or recovering from delivery. Today, she is 41, and…

Prakash Singh

Biz Brief

Macro-economic figures

The IMF office in Nepal has released the latest macro-economic highlights: www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/NPL. The figures show that Nepal’s…

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In this issue:

Flowering democracy | Editorial: Dream On | Still silently crying | The Jasmine Revolution | Ani's Song | Korea Kafala | In perfect harmony | Baby Factory | A national health insurance scheme is not as easy as it looks | Lessons from the NHS | Standing Tall