Issue #93

Cherie Booth to the rescue.

Nepali Times asked Douglas Coutts of the UN's World Food Programme in Kathmandu about the impact of the insurgency on Nepal's food supply.

Nepal is the only country in the region where hunger is increasing. Now factor in the insurgency.

Just over a year ago it seemed as if Kathmandu had finally figured out how to deal with one of its largest, most obvious problems-air pollution.…

As long as we retain our capacity to rail against foreign meddling, the outlook for the nation remains bright.

"Marriage is just replacing looking after one's cows and fields for someone else's cows and fields."

Sulochana Shah-General secretary of Rugmark Internationl

Nepali cinema is growing up, and what better way to do it than through the character of Numafung.

Sikkim is opening up, getting a new airport, and finding its own identity.

In the early eighties, Sachchidananda Vatsyayana led a group of Hindi litt?rateurs to all the places associated with the legend of Janaki,…

A lot of people thought I was nuts," laughs Sangeeta Thapa, remembering the early days of the Siddharth Art Gallery. "They couldn't understand…

Pradeep Gyawali, UML MP, in Dristi, 7 May

Kantipur, 7 May

Spacetime Dainik, 23 April

A 25-nation Asia-Pacific ministerial conference on agriculture is taking place in Kathmandu next week in the run-up to the World Food Summit in…

Malaysian Airlines, which has been planning to fly into Kathmandu from later this year is trying to bring forward its starting date to July…

By blowing up two power houses belonging to the Butwal Power Company, Maoists have sabotaged its privatisation. The repairs at Jhimruk (12MW)…

Yet another former minister has surrendered to the administration, this time on charges of being a Maoist leader. On 7 May Govinda Nath Upreti…

Desperate to attract more mountaineers, such as those now choosing to climb in Pakistan, where the fees are cheaper and there are no Maoists,…

The National Planning Commission is reconsidering the implementation of the Integrated Security and Development Programme (ISDP) in districts…

Nepal has done well in recent years in the areas of child survival, family planning and fertility, said USAID director Rebecca Rohrer at the…

United Marxist-Leninist economists this week revealed their cure for Nepal's budget blues, stressing that government should not let recurrent…

The gloom and doom in the tourism industry is getting gloomier. Tourist arrivals continued to dip in April and unlike in past years, the Nepal…

Officials from Nepal and India met 1 May to talk about a long-overdue rail agreement, but failed to find a way to get the rail-link between…

The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI)?a group which claims to champion the cause of “real” investors?announced its formalisation last…

The Nepal Life Insurance Company (NLIC) entered its second year last week and is set to expand operations in Biratnagar, Birganj, Pokhara,…

Two-syllable noodle names aren't exhausted yet. A Pokhara-based company last week launched Jo-Jo, the latest Ramen brand. Jo-Jo claims it is…

Is it a curse to be born a Nepali? After reading "Serving life in Bangkok" (#91) and the heartbreaking letter by Puskar KC from Bangkwang, I…

Kedar Sharma's profile of Hari Prasad Pandey ("Mea Culpa," #92) has factual mistakes. Arun III was a $1.083 billion project, not $400 million,…

Binod Bhattarai in "Free-fall" (#91) states that the economy is the clear loser in the current situation. He is wrong. The loser is Nepali…

I was wondering when someone would speak out against Nepal Television's lack of sensitivity in showing gruesome pictures of corpses after every…

Regarding egrets at Keshar Mahal (“Return of the egrets,” # 90) we regret that they are not nesting anymore within the confined premises of the…

Three cheers for Kathmandu's mayor. Let's feature his efforts more often in the press to create awareness and support to beautify this…

Bumrungrad Hospital extends its heartfelt sympathies to the Lohani family. Losing a loved one is always difficult and we certainly understand Mr…

While browsing through Letters (#92) I was surprised to see the name Anis Bania writing a response to one of your earlier articles. Since I did…