FEB 16: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
Weekend Hangout
Every Friday and Saturday, we look into venues around the city to find a suitable place to hang around with our friends and loved ones.
Acute shortages of medicines hits Dolpa
Despite shortage of lifesaving medicines since November 2017, authorities are ignorant towards demands from local health posts for such vital drugs. Few months ago, residents of the district had a viral fever outbreak. With hopes of receiving medicines, people walk for hours from their homes, only to go back empty handed.
From Maoist symbol to hipster accessory: Goldstar shoes gets revamp
Long maligned as the footwear of choice for Nepal's Maoist guerillas, Goldstar sneakers are undergoing a revival in the Himalayan nation -- fast becoming a must-have hipster accessory. The humble $8 trainers were worn by insurgents during Nepal's decade-long civil war, when just being seen wearing a pair was enough to wind up in prison accused to being part of the rebel force. Today that stigma is fading as fashion conscious Nepalis, proud to support locally made products, flock to the brand -- Goldstar saw a 30 percent jump in sales in 2017 according to company figures.
Three years gone, three more required
The Narayanghad-Muglin road was to be completed within two years. However, after three years, the road expansion is yet to be completed. Now, contractors have requested another three years to complete the road section.
Asia win its first Olympic gold in a sport long dominated by the West
South Korea’s Yun Sung-bin became the first athlete outside of Europe or North America to medal at all in the sliding events—skeleton, luge, bobsleigh—at the Olympics. The event until now had been dominated by Western athletes.
Cristiano Ronaldo urges support for the Rohingya
Portugese football giant Cristiano Ronaldo has publicly urged the international community to support Rohingya Muslim refugees from Burma (Myanmar). At least 688,000 refugees have fled Burma’s Rakhine State since the Tatmadaw army began “clearing operations” against the militant Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on Aug 25. The military has since been accused of mass killings, rape and arson against Muslim villages.
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