Issue #894

January 26 - February 1, 2018

Headline

What federalism?

Rohit Chandra BhattaraiQ&A: An enumerator interviewing a respondent in Ilam last week for the Himalmedia Public Opinion Survey 2018. A decade…

Editorial

Great expectations

Gopen Rai The annual Himalmedia public opinion survey has once more shown that the Nepali public may be disenchanted with the political cartel…

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Columns

Anil Chitrakar
1/2 Full by Anil Chitrakar

The capacity for development

Many Nepalis abroad can do just about anything: the ones who stay back are often labelled ‘incapable’

Ass
Backside by Ass

Wedlocked

With the conjunction of the planets and constellations, another auspicious annual mating season is upon us. We must start with the…

Nation

What federalism?

A decade after Nepal was declared a federal republic, most Nepalis still do not know what federalism means and how it will work

Business

Himalaya’s Himalayan turns 25

Himalayan Bank says it is seizing this moment to introduce a faster payment system, while at the same time expanding its physical branches to comply with the central bank’s requirements

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Nepali Times Buzz

The wheel of life

Ram Bahadur Gole travelled in a wheelchair from Lumbini to Gaya to seek enlightenment

Sanjeev Sharma

The boy gods of Kathmandu

Besides the Living Goddess, Kathmandu also reveres the incarnations of Ganesh and Bhairab

Sahina Shrestha

How Chitwan was opened

Layers of American history shaped the first big development project in Nepal 65 years ago

Tom Robertson

Must See

The Big Sick

Encapsulating the essentials of love, familial and romantic, as well as the deep bond between parents and children, The Big Sick takes a trope and makes it real

Sophia Pande

Biz Brief

on the rader

On the radar The new radar system at Kathmandu Airport and Bhatte Danda was inaugurated on Wednesday and will start guiding air traffic…

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In this issue:

What federlism ? | Editorial: Great Expectations | The capacity for development | Himalaya's Himalayan turns 25 | Electric shock to fossil industry | The wheel of life | The boy gods of Kathmandu | How Chitwan was opened ? | Saving the earth with Earth Bricks | Wedlocked