Issue #893

January 19-25, 2018

Headline

Bullheaded

Niri ShresthaLOCKING HORNS: Two bulls face off in Taruka village of Nuwakot, some 60 km east of Kathmandu. Local farmers make their bulls fight…

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Editorial

The past foretold

After the Left Alliance won a near two-thirds majority in the November-December elections, many analysts voiced concerns over the future of…

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Columns

Dinkar Nepal
Connecting Dots by Dinkar Nepal

Things are falling apart

A society without a moral compass needs its conscience overhauled

Lisa Choegyal
So far so good by Lisa Choegyal

Phaplu in winter

MOUNTAIN MAGIC: Phaplu lodge The first orange light touches the white peaks and the winter grass is tinged with frost. Turquoise clouds painted…

Roland Schäfer
Comment by Roland Schäfer

Memory and forgiveness

Evil, in the end, did not win, each survivor of the Holocaust is a living hero

Ass
Backside by Ass

Kathmandoo-doo

WARNING: This week’s Backside Column contains material that some readers may find offensive. Customers are advised to keep their air-sickness…

Nation

Interview

Corruption and democratic decay

Ashutosh Tiwari caught up with Sarah Chayes, the author of Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security

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Nepali Times Buzz

Commemorating Edmund Hillary

We should remind the world that Hillary chose to make Nepal the primary focus of his lifelong adventures

Seth Sicroff

A court life

"Tennis is about having character: discipline, resilience, confidence and mental strength."

Sonia Awale

Pad Power

Taiwanese activist leads village women to embrace the beauty of the feminine cycle

Ziyu Lin

Removing menstrual shame

The underlying problem for Buddhist and Hindu women in Mustang who avoid certain activities while menstruating is that they believe their naturally functioning bodies are shameful.

Clara Hare-Grogg

Must See

Logan Lucky

Logan Lucky is a surprise from beginning to end

Sophia Pande

Biz Brief

Tap on the app

Turkish passengers who download the airline’s new mobile app can get a 15% discount on tickets between 18 and 20 January. The redesigned app…

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In this issue:

Bullheaded | ditorial: The Past Foretold | Things are falling apart | Corruption and democratic decay | Phaplu in winter | Commemorating Edmund Hillary | A court life | Pad Power | Guns into malls | What are you allergic to ? | Editorial: Kathmandoo-doo