The Week
Where people are the happiest
Where people are the happiest
In 2012, the UN adopted the GNH with the help of Bhutan and has been releasing an annual report named “World’s Happiness Report” ever since. In 2018, Nepal ranked as the 101st happiest country in a list of 156 countries.
May 24, 2019
The Week
Lessons, trips and loads of fun
Lessons, trips and loads of fun
One of their most notable works is the documentary they did on the honey hunters of Nepal. Titled “Mad Honey Hunters of Nepal”, the documentary sequentially outlines the process and the struggles of the tribe of honey hunters in Lamjung who have harvested the “red honey” for over 200 years.
May 24, 2019
The Week
Skincare basics you often get wrong
Skincare basics you often get wrong
Everyone seems to have their own routine or set of steps that they think works for them when it comes to skincare. But Prof. Dr. Sabina Bhattarai, senior consultant dermatologist at Kathmandu Medical College, says that most of us tend to do unnecessary things to our skin and that way do it more dama...
May 24, 2019
The Week
Fueling your Creativity
Fueling your Creativity
Writers, inventors, businessmen and musicians seem to come up with great ideas all the time, but being creative is usually not an easy task. Be it in our daily work or occasional interest in poems and literature, creativity requires a lot of thinking as well as patience.
May 24, 2019
The Week
Tourists are us
Tourists are us
My social media feed these days is full of images and snapshots of the more picturesque parts of Nepal. A lot of young people over the last few years seem to have taken up traveling – off the beaten path and away from the traditional Kathmandu–Pokhara–Chitwan–Lumbini circuit into more of natural Nep...
May 24, 2019
My City, Entertainment
Forest Whitaker teaming up with Netflix for 'Hello, Universe'
Forest Whitaker teaming up with Netflix for 'Hello, Universe...
Netflix has announced a new live-action family film "Hello, Universe", to be produced by Oscar winner Forest Whitaker.
May 24, 2019
The Week
The power of conversations
The power of conversations
The dilemma one faces at a young age is about what one should do in their lives. Too many interests or sometimes too few, the quandary is draining and tiring. To address this very state of confusion,
May 24, 2019
The Week
Then & now
Then & now
Many houses in the earthquake-affected villages of Sindhupalchok have finally been reconstructed. And while this comes as a respite for the locals, they also confess that the brick and mortar structures that have replaced ones with traditional architecture have made the villages lose their charm and...
May 24, 2019
ECONOMY
NEA installing 10 EV charging stations
NEA installing 10 EV charging stations
KATHMANDU, May 24: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is all set to install 10 charging stations for electric automobiles across the valley within the next 6 months.
May 24, 2019
ECONOMY
China urges Nepal to embrace ‘pragmatic’ approach on digital payments
China urges Nepal to embrace ‘pragmatic’ approach on digital...
KATHMANDU, May 24: China has urged Nepal to embrace a ‘very pragmatic approach’ to deal with foreign payment service providers and platforms including Alipay and WeChat Pay.
May 24, 2019