The Week
Humor in the humdrum
Humor in the humdrum
If you scroll through the explore section on Instagram, you are likely to come across a comic strip or two quite frequently. Comic strips have been quite big on social media for a while now and it seems like every other popular comics account has millions of followers.
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
For the love of dancing
For the love of dancing
Mukesh Dhakal is your typical college boy. He goes to college, has a great time with his friends, studies when he has to, and sleeps whenever he can. Nothing about him will strike you as extraordinary at first glance. But when you see him on stage, all notions of regularity you associated with him w...
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
Putting up an unforgettable show
Putting up an unforgettable show
The hall is littered with props, chairs, and bulging bags of clothes and fabric. The stage is being set up with magnificently painted ply-boards. A bohemian red and floral sofa sits right in the middle of the stage, and a few whiskey glasses on a tea table shine in the midday sunlight. This is what...
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
Dress right
Dress right
Wedding season is coming up and everybody likes dressing up for these elaborate occasions. But a common element we see when women dress up for weddings is that, even during winter, a lot of them turn up in skimpy sleeveless blouses and thin and papery sarees.
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
Upping your style game
Upping your style game
18-year-old Simran Piya is quite the fashionista. If you scroll through her Instagram page, you will stumble across hundreds of pictures of her dressed up in the most glamorous of ways. So, we were not surprised when we found out that she is just as flamboyant and modish when it comes to dressing up...
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
Beauty marks its presence
Beauty marks its presence
A canvas devoid of any work, no matter how spotless the blank canvas is, isn’t art. Not even an art connoisseur can pass it off as anything but simply a boring piece of canvas. It is because it is untouched and thus has nothing to convey. A plain, spotless face is like that of a blank canvas, it can...
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
GBV BEYOND LIP SERVICE
GBV BEYOND LIP SERVICE
KATHMANDU, Nov 30: We love doing things with a little – sometimes a lot – of fanfare even though we may not have a lot to shout about. No, I’m not talking about our dear PM Oli’s face being plastered all over the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and all around the city in what was a monumental w...
Nov 30, 2018
The Week
The Dharahara Debate
The Dharahara Debate
KATHMANDU, Nov 30: News that Dharahara had collapsed during the earthquake of April 25, 2015 came as a shock to every Nepali around the world. In the years that followed, when shock finally gave way to talks of the inevitable rebuilding of the monument, people’s opinions were divided on whether the...
Nov 30, 2018
SPORTS
Fifth Women’s SAFF to start from March 11 in Biratnagar
Fifth Women’s SAFF to start from March 11 in Biratnagar
KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced that the fifth South Asian Women’s Football Tournament will start from March 11 in Biratnagar.
Nov 30, 2018
SPORTS
NNIPA Player of the Year on Dec 28
NNIPA Player of the Year on Dec 28
KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The Nepal National and International Players’ Association (NNIPA) has announced that the 2017 NNIPA Player of the Year will be organized on December 28.
Nov 30, 2018