India's babus are once again training their guns at Internet pornography, with new amendments to the Information Technology Act in the works to block websites on the grounds
When the exhausted world is fast asleep
Then at the new-dusk of the New Year
We too shall celebrate
Our New Year
– Anant Bhatnagar in
"Hum bhi manayenge naya
The hundred-day deadline has just passed for the promulgation of Nepal’s long-awaited new constitution. But there is little optimism that this date will be met.
Over the past year, events have moved quickly in Sri Lanka. At the end of the war, less than ten months ago, the Sinhalese people appeared united and triumphant. Army
Tinnitus, she said, and I backed away slowly, eyeing her suspiciously. Tinnitus would account for everything, she ended lamely, her palms up in the air. I left in a huff,
There are less than three months left before the 28 May deadline for the promulgation of the new Nepali constitution. With the 601-member Constituent Assembly not having used the allotted
Illustrations by Bilash Rai
Afghanistan
Fight and flight
RAs US-led forces in Helmand province are in the midst of Operation Moshtarak (Pashto and Dari for 'together'), battling in
Himalaya Today
This new quarterly news magazine deals with the economic, social and environmental issues facing the people of the Himalaya, but its major focus is politics. Due to the
By Rosha Bajracharya
Townspeople in Nepal have over 300 newspapers, both good and bad, to choose from. But so far, the people of the country´s 50,000-plus villages, with
NEPAL
campaigns without a cause!
potential campaigns i will embark upon to make this world (re: nepal) one tad bit better (i'm only half kidding here. no, seriously)
