TECHNOLOGY
YouTube suspends comments on videos of kids
YouTube suspends comments on videos of kids
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1: YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous videos of children.
Mar 01, 2019
WORLD
IMF agrees to extend Sri Lanka loan program, disburse delayed tranche - sources
IMF agrees to extend Sri Lanka loan program, disburse delaye...
COLOMBO, March 1: The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend Sri Lanka’s $1.5 billion loan program by one year and has reached staff level agreement to disburse the sixth tranche of the loan, government and diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday.
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
A crown of responsibilities
A crown of responsibilities
Life has never been easy for Angel Lama. From struggling to come to terms with her parents’ divorce and her mother’s illness to being consumed by suicidal thoughts, it’s always been difficult. But above all is perhaps her life long struggle for acceptance and respect. Born Sabin Lama, Angel always f...
Mar 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Snowfall hits life in west Nepal
Snowfall hits life in west Nepal
SURKHET, March 1 : Lives in mid and far-west Nepal have become tougher due to incessant snowfall.
Mar 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Public condolence event for chopper crash victims being held at Tudikhel
Public condolence event for chopper crash victims being held...
KATHMANDU, March 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, cabinet ministers and leaders from ruling and opposition parties paid final tributes to Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others who died in the Air Dynasty cr...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Promoting a culture of reading and writing
Promoting a culture of reading and writing
“Even though Kirtipur municipality is home to the biggest university of our nation, from what we’ve seen so far, the reading culture here is very underdeveloped,” says Shankar Bhandari, an English teacher at Creative Academy. He further adds that currently, he believes, liquor stores, bars and night...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Celebrating women in Nepali music
Celebrating women in Nepali music
Nepali adhunik geet has always had a devoted audience across the country, albeit a smaller one than popular music. While one can hear and see the songs and videos on radio or TV, there is an entirely different feel to it when you sit amidst other adhunik geet enthusiasts and listen to these tunes of...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Through a different lens
Through a different lens
In an attempt to promote tourism and provide a platform for creative expression Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has been organizing Photo Nepal, a monthly photo exhibition for the last four years. Over the years, they have organized competitions and exhibits to reflect the natural and cultural essence of...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Alone but not lonely
Alone but not lonely
I’ve enjoyed solitude for as long as I can remember. Being alone or doing things by myself has never really bothered me. I actually prefer getting things done on my own rather than having someone tag along with me when I’m out and about. I suppose this also has to do with the fact that I’m an introv...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Swimming for life
Swimming for life
This week saw yet another tragic case of a Nepali student drowning in Australia. Over the past few years, we have read and heard about what seems like more than sporadic instances of drowning deaths in other countries – of young lives lost either due to misadventure or a lack of grounding in water r...
Mar 01, 2019