LETTERS Municipal electionsYour editorial “Poles apart” published on July 27 stresses the need for participation of the political parties in municipal elections to make it “legitimate” at home and abroad. As far as I know, democracy is about making... 02 Aug, 2005
Indigenous litterateurs rue Gurkha recruitment Kathmandu, July 31:Litterateurs from the indigenous communities have been protesting against the recruitment of Nepali youth in the British Gurkha Army. They claim it only promotes imperialism. Many litterateurs in their creative works have highlighted... Travel 01 Aug, 2005
Devoid of reason Litterateurs from the indigenous basket who spewed venom against the recruitment of Nepali youth in the British Army on Sunday have demonstrated that they are caught up in a time warp and devoid of even the elementary principles of reason. To portray... 01 Aug, 2005
Nepali youth A plan for creating mass employment Jagadish SharmaWith a million people trained and inducted as a productive force, it would not take long to transform this country.The restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990 has transformed the Nepali political landscape. Along with the concomitant... 25 Jul, 2005
Ex-Gurkhas write letter to British MPs Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 4:Ex-British Gurkhas today sent a letter to all 659 members of British House of Commons explaining how the British government has been ‘discriminating’ against the Gurkhas who have served in British Army.... Travel 05 Jul, 2005
Gurungs seek alternative to Lahure culture Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 2:Intellectuals from the Gurung community today laid stress on the need for discouraging youth from going abroad to work as Lahure and seek alternatives here in Nepal itself. “To discourage the Lahure culture, we... Travel 03 Jul, 2005
Remember Malaun? The famous Anglo-Nepali battle of Malaun took place between February and May 1815. Exactly 190 years later, Jyoti Thapa Mani, a sixth generation descendant of Jahar Singh Thapa from Chisopani, Nepal, pays a commemorative visitKathmandu: Malaun Fort,... Travel Abroad 25 Jun, 2005
Cowshed inside oldest golf course? Rabin GiriDharan, June 21:It was once regarded as one of the world’s top ten golf courses. But there is a cowshed inside the golf course situated on the premises of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan. The Nirvana Country Club,... Travel 22 Jun, 2005
On an even keel The inquiry commission led by barrister Ian Macdonald QC of UK probing the socio-economic realities of Nepalis who served in the British Army has endorsed what the British Gurkhas have been saying for years — they are not receiving adequate... 31 May, 2005
IN BRIEF Book on ex-GurkhasKATHMANDU: Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Dr Shanker Prasad Sharma, on Thursday released a book titled Gorkha Sainik-Khojbhitra; Sabal Nepalko Parikal-panama by DB Bomzon, a former British-Gurkha soldier. The book... Horoscopes 26 May, 2005
LETTERS Not private sector aloneRakesh Wadhwa sometimes expresses a very simplistic view of free enterprise. While the rise of the private sector has resulted in better products and services for the public, I say that there is still a role for the public... 24 May, 2005
Ensure justice An eight-member human rights delegation visiting Nepal to investigate the living conditions of the ex-British-Gurkha servicemen and their families is certain to provide some breather for this lot that has long been seeking justice from the British... 23 May, 2005
