From our archives

BPC on the block again

20th September 2001
A typo has cost a Norwegian-Nepali joint-venture for BPC its Rs730 million bid.
BINOD BHATTARAI

Hard labour

20th September 2001
Young Nepalis seeking jobs overseas are cheated at every stage of the employment procedure. And once they are abroad, in debt and unsure of their rights, they work in some pretty appalling conditions.
HEMLATA RAI

Borderlands

20th September 2001
On the frontier, hearts and minds are different from those in the hinterlands in either direction.
DANIEL LAK

The gobar economy

18th January 2001
Dont laugh. The future is in cow dung. Biogas is already producing as much power as a medium-scale hydroelectric plant, and we havent even begun to scratch the surface.
KUNDA DIXIT