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The battle of Sindhuli

Published On: August 18, 2019 02:05 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat

King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s unification campaign was focused on Kathmandu but it seemed like a powerful state to win over. To weaken it, he blockaded the Kathmandu Valley. This affected East India Company’s trade with Tibet (and China) because their trade was carried out via Kathmandu.

Living after marriage

Published On: August 18, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Niraj Shrestha

My wife knows it all but still, I have an honest confession to make. I am a culprit of reinforcing the age-old patriarchal practice of welcoming the bride into bridegroom’s place. I got married in October 2018. Post the October event, I have come across several instances where I have had to battle a self-imposed mental entanglement, primarily originating from my conscience. Here are three stories of entanglement.

Trump’s one-way economy

Published On: August 18, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

LONDON – Nowadays, when people ask me how I am, I answer, jokingly, that I’m doing great, so long as I ignore Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States, Brexit, the crisis of the United Kingdom’s major political parties, and the performance of Manchester United.

Case against Chhaupadi

Published On: August 18, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Republica

Chhau is a tradition associated with the menstrual taboo in the western part of Nepal. This tradition prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities during menstruation as they are considered impure. Women are required to live in a cattle-shed or hut during menstruation.

Let the teens sleep

Published On: August 17, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

It’s already time for school and your teenager is still not ready to wake up. You tried multiple times to wake him/her up without success. It’s been a constant struggle ever since your child became a teenager. You expected with age your child would change his/her behavior. It changed, but for the worse. He/she started sleeping more. You are frustrated.

Truth and universe

Published On: August 17, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Birbhadra Acharya

Truth has no limit and therefore it holds no meaning. Hindu Sanatan mystics say “Pragyanam Brahma” or knowledge is the truth. They have also said “Tattomasi” or you are that. In my little understanding of the Sanatan Hindu belief system, this whole universe is a tiny part of that truth—the Pragyanam Brahma. Pragya cannot be limited to this universe alone.

As Modi goes to Bhutan

Published On: August 17, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Tilak Niroula

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhutan on August 17-18 to boost the traditionally close consensual ties, to reiterate his government’s emphasis on the ‘neighborhood first’ policy, and to highlight bilateral cooperation between the two nations. Last month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a two-day official visit to Bhutan in his first overseas trip after assuming charge of his ministry.