Issue #889

December 22-28, 2017

Headline

Show stopper

Two weeks after the final phase of elections, the NC, voted out by the people, clings to power, while the Left Alliance is struggling to form the new government.

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Editorial

State of Confusion

Democracy comes with a warning label: it has to be handled with care, is always a work in progress, it is prone to abuse and demands patience. The 2017 elections were a case in point.

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Columns

Kripa Joshi
Miss Moti-vation by Kripa Joshi

You are the sky

You are the sky. Everything else - it’s just the weather. - Pema Chödrön.

Dinkar Nepal
Connecting Dots by Dinkar Nepal

Rising from the ashes

If the Nepali Congress doesn’t overhaul its leadership, it will soon be extinct

The Ass
Backside by The Ass

Erratum

It is our duty, as journalists, to adhere to the truth as far as humanely possible. But, now and then, we make mistakes. Who doesn’t? And when…

Nation

Show stoppper

Two weeks after the final phase of elections, the NC, voted out by the people, clings to power, while the Left Alliance is struggling to form the new government

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Nepali Times Buzz

Dancing to freedom

Nepal’s last two remaining dancing bears are rescued from owners

Ryan Heng Chang

Must See

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Two and a half hours fly by with jokes, homages, great action sequences that are designed as set pieces but are so organic to the film that they fit right in

From The Nepali Press

Health on hold

Prakash Singh in Bajura, TULARAM PANDE in Kalikot

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Biz Brief

Awards for Qatar

Qatar Airways was named Best Airline for International First Class, Best First-Class Seat Design and Best Airline in the Middle East, for the…

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In this issue:

Show Stopper | Editorial: State of confusion | Rising from the ashes | Dancing to freedom | A dying practice | Coming full circle at Mainapokhari | On Queen's Pond | Health on hold | Put back what you pump out