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29 May - 5 June 2015 #760

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E-Paper

29 May - 5 June 2015 #760

Editorial

Soon, the monsoon

Columns

One To Many

by Bidushi Dhungel

Rock and a hard place
Duck or run?

All In The Mind

by Anjana Rajbhandary

This is not how your story should end
Duck or run?

The deadline

by Damakant Jayshi

Political aftershocks
Duck or run?

Quake from space

High-resolution satellite imagery can help the country assess hazards from landslides and save lives

By: Ayesha Shakya

Comments

Nation

Epicentre of reconstruction

Barpak is rising from the rubble and is committed to building an even better town

Tsering Dolker Gurung in Gorkha

Epicentre of reconstruction

Building blocks of rebuilding

Replacing bricks with alternatives that are safer, cheaper, cleaner and faster to build

Shreesha Nankhwa

Building blocks of rebuilding

When it rains, it pours

The monsoon will compound post-earthquake health problems as families cope with infections

Sonia Awale in Sindhupalchok

When it rains, it pours

Time to prey

Escaped traffickers are back in business luring quake survivors with promises of a better life for their children

Bhrikuti Rai in Sindhupalchok

Time to prey

The Uprooted

An increasing number of people from earthquake affected districts are seeking shelter on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley

Om Astha Rai

The Uprooted

Where are we?

Ncell partners with Flowminder to track movement of Nepalis post-earthquake

Ayesha Shakya

Where are we?

Where have all the tourists gone?

The earthquake didn't damage Pokhara but it scared off most visitors

Tsering Dolker Gurung in Pokhara

Where have all the tourists gone?

Back to the dark age

Nepal’s plan to end electricity rationing by 2017 will not be met because of earthquake damage

Om Astha Rai

Back to the dark age

Demolishing Kathmandu to rebuild it

Nepal lacks proper technology, equipment and technicians for large scale demolition of earthquake-damaged infrastructure

Sahina Shrestha

Demolishing Kathmandu to rebuild it

Haiti on our minds

Ordinary Haitians who survived their quake have a word of advice for Nepalis

Stéphane Huët

Haiti on our minds

Must See

Jupiter Ascending

If you need to get away from it all, this film might just be your thing

Sophia Pande

Jupiter Ascending

From our archives

Off with the heads...nah!

31st March 2011

The rushed decision to outlaw kingly notes provoked an expectedly frenzied reaction

PAAVAN MATHEMA

Mistake 2.0

31st March 2011

Only if the two principal architects of the peace process work together will it be concluded

DAMAKANT JAYSHI

Fabulous far west

31st March 2011

Nature has blessed this region, development needs to follow

TEXT & PHOTOS by DAMBAR KRISHNA SHRESTHA

Signs of life

31st March 2011

With Sick City, Nepal finally has an indie movie on mainstream release