SOCIETY
Solukhumbu forest fire spiralling out of control
Solukhumbu forest fire spiralling out of control
SOLUKHUMBU, Feb 16: A fire that caught a house of a resident at Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality-3 in Solukhumbu on Thursday noon swept through a nearby community forest, and it is going out of control, said the locals.
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Conceptualizing DIY
Conceptualizing DIY
We come across plenty of DIY videos on the internet all the time but usually we can’t make them because the items used in those videos are not available in Nepal. It’s quite frustrating when you want to put your crafty side to use but do not find the resources to do so. Do It Yesari is an e-commerce...
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Taxi'ng experiences
Taxi'ng experiences
I recently had the pleasure of travelling in a ‘Sarathi’ taxi which offers ride booking services and, I must say, it was a great experience. The urge to write about it, at the cost of sounding like a paid promoter, is borne simply out of sheer overwhelming gratitude.
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Say it out loud
Say it out loud
For many of us, holidays are the ideal time to go on trips, hang out with friends, eat to our heart’s content and rest for the whole day while scrolling through Facebook and Instagram. However, this was not the case for Shiwans Shrestha, Alan Jung Thapa, Pratham Pradhan, and Kapil Bhandari. Right af...
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Good Reads
Good Reads
With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.
Feb 16, 2018
POLITICS
Mahendra B. Shahi to swear-in as CM at 3 today
Mahendra B. Shahi to swear-in as CM at 3 today
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Governor of Province 6, Durgakeshar Khanal will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, Chief Minister of the province at 3:00 PM today.
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
A journey through books
A journey through books
Anura Shrestha, a fourth year undergraduate student at National College, claims that she cannot live without books. “Books have been great icebreakers for building most of my friendships. The first thing I ask whenever I meet someone is about the kind of books they like to read,” says Shrestha.
Feb 16, 2018
POLITICS
Deuba moving to private resident today
Deuba moving to private resident today
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Outgoing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is moving out of the Prime Minister's official residence Baluwatar today.
Feb 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Three years gone, three more required
Three years gone, three more required
CHITWAN, Feb 16:Three years are about to complete despite the deadline of two years given to finish the Narayangadh-Mulgin road widening project, contractors have again demanded more 1,049 days in total to complete it.
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Rebuilding history
Rebuilding history
Three years ago, if you happened to be walking westward from the New Road junction you would be greeted with Malla era palaces on your right. You would stop for a while to admire the magnificent architecture you had read about in history books back in school. If you went further west, you would walk...
Feb 16, 2018