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14-20 August 2015 #771

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14-20 August 2015 #771

Two thousand widows

Editorial

The authority to rebuild

Columns

By The Way

by Anurag Acharya

It ain’t over yet
Two thousand widows

As It Happens

by Om Astha Rai

Bound by boundaries
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Moving Target

by Foreign Hand

Race to the bottom
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All In The Mind

by Anjana Rajbhandary

Maybe baby
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Backside

by Ass

Provincial mentality
Two thousand widows

INFOGRAPHICS:
Himalmedia Nationwide Public Opinion
Survey 2015

By: Ayesha Shakya

Comments

Nation

None of the above

Nepalis don’t trust the present crop of leaders, but this is an opportunity for fresh new faces to win public support through performance.

Kunda Dixit

None of the above

Mother’s name

Widespread coverage of protests in favour of citizenship in the name of mothers seems to have had an impact on public opinion.

Om Astha Rai

Mother’s name

It's governance, stupid

The parties are obsessed with politics, but people care more about inflation, joblessness and corruption

Om Astha Rai

It's governance, stupid

Trust no one

What do Nepalis think about parties, leaders, federalism and secularism?

Om Astha Rai

Trust no one

2,000 widows

Women who lost their husbands in the earthquake suffer bereavement and a lonely struggle for survival

Rojita Adhikari in BHAKTAPUR

2,000 widows

Better build back

Nepal’s post-earthquake rehabilitation now hinges on the formation of a credible and independent Reconstruction Authority

Sonia Awale

Better build back

The August Offensive

This is the fifth in the series on the experiences of the Gurkhas at Gallipoli exactly 100 years ago in August 1915.

David Seddon

The August Offensive

Nepali Times Buzz

Remembering the future

photo.circle launched a fundraising sale of archival photographs to help the reconstruction of historical houses and patis of Patan

Stéphane Huët

Remembering the future

The vision thing

In Visible highlights the visual dependency in our society

Stéphane Huët

The vision thing

Soulmates in Cyberspace

Nepal’s matrimonial scene is catching fire on Tinder and the social web

Karma Gurung

Soulmates in Cyberspace

Review

Durbar Restaurant

Dining at Durbar Restaurant should be part of a whole-day visit

Someplace Else by Sarthak Mani Sharma

Durbar Restaurant

Must See

A Little Chaos

You will probably come out of A Little Chaos being amused at the light fun it sometimes pokes at the characters

Sophia Pande

A Little Chaos

Gizmo

An electrifying ride

A stylish, impressive necessity in the age of petrol queues

Yantrick

An electrifying ride

From our archives

Mobile tower row heats up

23rd September 2004

Boudha residents up in arms about phone towers on residential buildings

NARESH NEWAR

Your caddy’s world

18th November 2004

Vijay Singh started his golfing career as a caddie

DEEPAK ACHARYA

Another oil price hike?

23rd September 2004

NOC must increase prices if it is to survive, but that is easier said than done

NAVIN SINGH KHADKA

Nabil is bank of year

23rd September 2004

The attacks on recruitment agencies on 1 September was the coup de grace

NAVIN SINGH KHADKA