9-15 August 2013 #668

From the Nepali Press

Weekly bazar poll #22

In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews is about Nepalis’ health.

Has anyone in your household fallen sick in the last two months?

Yes 72%

No 25.3%

Don’t know 2.7%

What was it that made you ill?

Fever 30.4%

Cold and cough 20.7%

Headaces 10.7%

Limbs shaking 9.3%

Diarrhoea 8.9%

Accidents 6.7%

Sore eyes 1.9%

Don’t know 1.5%

Won’t say 0.7%

Others 9.3%

From our archives

Caught reading

24th May 2001
A new generation of Nepali readers, writers and illustrators are prodding publishers.
SALIL SUBEDHI

WHAT IF?

25th January 2001
Two of Nepals biggest banks are insolvent. Rs 45 billion worth of depositors savings is in danger. The largest borrowers are the biggest defaulters. Banking reforms are the only hope.
BINOD BHATTARAI

Maoists in the mist

17th May 2001
The local Maoist commanders tell us: you are doing social mobilisation, so are we. Lets work together.
BINOD BHATTARAI

"We may see the recurrence of a new cold war in our region. This would put Nepal in a very uneasy and difficult position."

17th May 2001
Foreign Minister Chakra Bastola spoke to Nepali Times on the eve of the visit to Nepal by the Chinese premier Zhu Rongji about Nepals expectations