In a pious gesture to appease the gods, two drivers are going the extra mile. Believers Sampurna Shrestha from Makwanpur and Jhalak Bahadur Thapa from Dolakha have started a painstaking drive from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu to Bhimsenthan in Dolakha?in reverse gear. The effort is not to establish a record, say the men, but to save the country from the conflict, death, and destruction that is spiralling out fo control. They hope to cover 136 km and several hair-raising bends to Dolakha in
three days.