In recent times, the Nepali music scene has seen a rise in indie, lo-fi songs/music created by urban youths. These songs are often independently produced and tend to be more personal than those dominating the mainstream. One such artist, trying to make a name in this small but well-loved music scene, is Oasis Thapa.

The Boys is one of those series that had a perfect timing. Arriving just when we were getting off the high of End Game and the dark reality of Joker, it first sounded interesting and entertaining. Some warned me of its dark humor. But accustomed to shows like Black Mirror and Rick and Morty, I thought I was prepared.

There aren’t many places in Kathmandu that sell or tailor formal wear for women. And a few years ago, when Shrija Shrestha went out shopping for a formal blazer to wear to her workplace, she had to roam around half the town before she found one she could make do with. As someone who has always enjoyed dressing up in formal wear, this frustrated Shrestha and right then, she planned to launch her own formal wear store for women in the future. So now, Shrestha has finally gotten around to this plan of hers and launched Ambassador—a formal wear hub for women.

In January this year, me and my friends embarked on a trek to Mardi Himal base camp, on the laps of Mardi Himal and Machhapuchre. The trek started from Dhampus and we went through many lush forests, while getting to enjoy amazing views of Annapurna (south), Hiuchuli and Machhapuchre mountain range.

Traveling can be expensive. But you don’t need to win the lottery or take out a loan to be able to travel and travel well. You can take that trip you have been meaning to go on without breaking the bank if you are just a little wise with your money.

There are so many restaurants in Kathmandu that you could go to a new one each week and still have many you didn’t get a chance to visit at the end of the year. But don’t let the newly opened Ghuicho restaurant in New Road be one of them. You will surely be missing out on some really good food if you don’t manage to have lunch or dinner here.

First salaries will always come to you with a euphoric sense of entitlement. And when that thick bundle of cash lands in your hand, you can’t help but want to spend every last paisa of it. But that’s neither practical nor logical. You can enjoy your money without letting your impulse take the steering wheel. Here are some tips on how to save a substantial amount of your salary whist indulging a little.

How many times have we seen something that we felt was wrong and said to ourselves, “If I could, I would have…,If it were up to me, I would…,or If I were the prime minister of the country, I would have changed such and such”? We all have our own problems and issues with the twisted ways in which the world seems to function. There are many things that irk us and that we think should change if the society is to prosper as a whole. If given a chance, what’s that one rule you would implement to make the world a better place?

During the Panchey days, it was a badge of honor for our netas of today to be in prison for being courageous enough to fight against the system. They did suffer a lot and were always in danger of being killed by the state. Today, the story is different. We, the people, cannot speak against the same honest netas of yesterday who are now corrupt savages. Instead, when our courts send our netas to prison, our cadres go crazy as if we were sending an honest and respectable person to prison. And when our netas are released, our cadres go crazy once again as if one of our own had gone to mars and have come back home as a hero.

Suyash Dahal, 17, has taken to wearing surgical masks everywhere he goes ever since he first heard news about the potential coronavirus pandemic. Dahal, who is a +2 student, mentions that although he never wore masks until a couple of weeks ago because he finds them uncomfortable, he feels masks have become a necessity right now. The masks, he believes, will, to a certain extent, guard him against infections when he is out. And he thus feels a little safer.