Pro-women
Thanks to the new Constitution, women who were under-represented in the First Past the Post results will get seats in federal and provincial assemblies via Proportional Representation quotas.
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December 15-21, 2017
Headline
Editorial
The Promised Land
The mood after every election in Nepal since 1960 is always upbeat. It is what comes after, that lets the people down. Voters go to the polling…
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Columns
Comment by Sangita Thebe-Limbu
Elections and everyday democracy
Vignettes from election day in Sindhupalchok
GUEST EDITORIAL by Bhojraj Pokharel
Electoral reform
Nepal recently held three elections with overwhelming participation of voters. We have made remarkable improvements in recent years in overall…
1/2 Full by Anil Chitrakar
The great leap
Nepal is a mouse that has to learn to live with two big tomcats in the neighbourhood, one red and the other saffron
So far so good by Lisa Choegyal
Bardiya beginnings
How Nepal’s wild west was opened to eco tourism 30 years ago
Backside by The Ass
Provincial mindset
Now that we have elections out of the way, and the wheat has been separated from the chaff, the nation’s attention has turned to the subject…
Nation
Cranes replace cranes in Buddha's birthplace
Nepalis are proud about Lumbini, but not outraged about its development
PRo-women
Thanks to the new Constitution, women who were under-represented in the First Past the Post results will get seats in federal and provincial assemblies via Proportional Representation quotas.
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Nepali Times Buzz
Belmaya, the filmmaker
Girls can excel at anything. Like boys, they just need the opportunities.
Sue Carpenter
The Marston menagerie
For 40 years, a British couple in Kathmandu have been raising abandoned animals in their backyard
Prehistoric painting in Mustang
Nepali art history will have to be revised after the recent discovery of rock paintings in Upper Mustang
Must See
Murder on the Orient Express
This is a great film for fans, but an even better one for those not acquainted with the great Hercule Poirot
From The Nepali Press
Biz Brief
Hybrid power
A wind-solar generation plant in Hariharpurgadi of Sindhuli has started producing 110 KwH of energy per day for 83 rural households. The project…
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In this issue:
Pro-women | Editorial: The Promised Land | The great leap to prosperity | lections and everyday democracy | Bardiya beginning | The Marston menagerie | Prehistoric paintings in Mustang | Lost her leg, but not zeal | Why is Myanmar's general here> | Cranes replaces cranes in Buddha's birthplace | Provincial Mindset