The Week
Finding time for fitness
Finding time for fitness
Remember stolen moments here and there do add up. While most experts recommend working out at least 30 minutes a day, we realize that squeezing in half an hour of exercise and taking it up to an hour a day might not be possible for many who have to go to work and have tens of other things to tackle...
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Fighting feet blisters
Fighting feet blisters
Blisters are very common among people who walk or run around a lot. You can also get blisters on your feet if you just take another route to work rather than your regular route or try out a new pair of shoes.
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Serene and subtle
Serene and subtle
Discovering the patriarchy entrenched culture of Kashmir through a marriage ceremony
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Welcome back (not)
Welcome back (not)
A friend of mine is back home after a decade of living in the West. Some people do change. I too lived in the West for a decade and I’m one of those unlucky ones whose accent did not change at all. I still speak English with my Nepali accent while some of my friends became New Yorkers or a Geordie f...
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Good reads
Good reads
Pele: The Autobiography, The Magic of Home and My Brigadista Year
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Beginner's guide to writing a book
Beginner's guide to writing a book
Do you like weaving stories and getting lost in an imaginary world of narratives? Do you enjoy writing as much as you love reading? Then maybe you were meant to become the author of an outstanding novel.
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Completely dedicated to a cause
Completely dedicated to a cause
She thought social work meant living a life where you were content with the fact that you were doing whatever you could to help others. She got this idea by seeing her father’s foreigner friend who used to visit Nepal exclusively to volunteer and help people in need. That was largely why she took up...
Jul 20, 2018
The Week
Best of both worlds
Best of both worlds
With their YouTube instrumental cover of Despacito, the Skin and Bones team has been able to win many hearts not only in Nepal but all over the world as well. Their beautiful combination of guitar and ‘sarangi’ speak to the youth of Nepal who are rooted in their traditions as well as heavily influen...
Jul 20, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal should export mineral water through railways: PM
Nepal should export mineral water through railways: PM
POKHARA, July 20: Prime Minister KP Oli has said that Nepal should export its abundant mineral water through the cross-country railways which are expected to link Nepal to China and India in a few years.
Jul 20, 2018
POLITICS
Enforcement of Civil and Criminal Codes from August doubtful
Enforcement of Civil and Criminal Codes from August doubtful
KATHMANDU, July 20: Doubts have surfaced regarding the enforcement of civil and criminal codes from August 17. The civil and criminal codes, which were enacted after a long preparation, are unlikely to be enforced due to the lack of required rules, directives as well as insufficient preparation by...
Jul 20, 2018