A battle royal is looming between "democrats" represented by political parties following the 1990 constitution, and "republicans" whose avowed aim is to abolish the constitutional monarchy. Civil-military relations need to be mended first before the fast-closing window of opportunity for a political solution is lost forever.

It is difficult to see how forcing shops to shut and cars off the roads helps the cause of the political parties calling for shutdowns.

The hotel strike has been put off for a while, but talks between workers and hotel owners remain deadlocked.

An American professor, who once taught at TU, talks about the Kathmandu he knew, the state of our politics, and compares the Maoist insurgency with other movements in Indo-China.

Daily commuters are riding high on the sleek new microbuses. But an efficient mass rapid transport system is still a long way off.

Nepalis are chopping down priceless trees that took centuries to grow, loading them on yaks and hauling them to Tibet. Pretty soon, there won't be any trees left in Humla.

"I'm afraid I shall have to cut you in half, Sir Edmund," said the queen, advancing towards the cake with a scimitar-like knife.