Nepali Times:Issue #250

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ISSUE #250
03 JUNE 2005

Headline

Media bashing

The foolhardy move to gag radio has silenced the people's voice

MANISHA ARYAL

Nation

Monitoring the monitors

Even before it starts work, the new NHRC is drawing flak

NARESH NEWAR

Interview

"We won’t run programs when staff are subject to violence"

Mark Mallalieu

Conservation

No more crocodile tears for gharials

Bringing gharials back from the brink of extinction

ABHA ELI PHOBOO

Sports

Running in the mountains

Marathon in the highest and one of the most dangerous routes

CHARLES HAVILAND in NAMCHE BAJAR

Nepali Society

Dynamic duo

EDITORIAL

A whole new ball game

COLUMNS

Guest Column
by RABINDRA NAKARMI
Stealing their thunder

State Of The State
by CK LAL
Bring back the trees

Economic Sense
by ARTHA BEED
Registrar’s office

Southasia Beat
by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Pride of Southasian democracy

Tee Break
by DEEPAK ACHARYA
Shot in shape

Under My Hat
by KUNDA DIXIT
Daft Media Decree

Herojig
by

LETTERS

• Moriarty interview

• Indo-Nepal

• TB or not TB

FROM THE NEPALI PRESS

• "Try to be in my shoes"

• Diplomacy?

• Angry Manisha

• Landmines

• Mahara, Baburam

• "Political outlet"

• The king and the parties

• NGOs pullout

BIZ NEWS

• Airlines fly away

• Fourth Fokker

• Banking business

• ATM at TIA

• FedEx in Patan

• Hangama homes

• New Products

HAPPENINGS