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Fourth edition of Ilam Literature Festival set for March 14-15
The fourth edition of the Ilam Literature Festival is set to take place in Ilam Bazaar, Ilam district, on March 14 and 15. According to Prakash Thamsuhang, chairperson of the festival, the two-day event will bring together numerous authors, artists, intellectuals and politicians from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
Mar 13, 2025
The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster
The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster
Feb 09, 2025
Unveiling South Asia's Paradox on Sex, Desire and Taboo
Unveiling South Asia's Paradox on Sex, Desire and Taboo
Jan 25, 2025
New book highlights the impact of COVID-19 on South Asi...
New book highlights the impact of COVID-19 on South Asi...
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RPP and RPP Nepal to merge, announcement set for Dec 31
Blueprint prepared for economic and banking sector reforms
3HoR restoration gains majority support: SC hearing 68 MPs plea today
4Nepal politics heads towards old-versus-new battle ahead of HoR polls
5Ghising to decide on resignation before election
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Seeing red
Seeing red
Jokes aside, if the elaborate buildup to Teej didn’t exist, then what would be there to celebrate? It’s not like the actual act of keeping a fast is a whole lot of fun. Just ask the people who do it. In festivals as in life, it’s not so much the destination (the fast) as the journey (the buildup) th...
Sep 02, 2016
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Duty to protect
Duty to protect
If the former president insists on presidential treatment, the best the hard-earned money
of Nepali taxpayers can buy for him, he gets it. End of the story.
Sep 02, 2016
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Making space for history
Making space for history
They say if you forget history, history will forget you. So if we had to, how could we document Nepal’s current history? The Week asked some history writers and professors about the aspects that they believe should be the main feature. Along the way, they also shared their opinion about the state of...
Sep 02, 2016
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The clash of the titans
The clash of the titans
Some readers equate fantasy with hobbits and magic wardrobes. Others conjure images of wizards and witches. That’s the beauty of this genre that thrives on the creation of new worlds, species and systems. While everyone often has a favorite, fantasy fanatics seem to be unable to decide between Harry...
Sep 02, 2016
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Momentum behind the musical legacy
Momentum behind the musical legacy
For the past three months or so, Manoj KC’s life has revolved around the studio an d recording sessions. The 1974 AD guitarist calls it a musical hibernation. After all that hard work though, the band is ready to reap the fruits of their labor.
Sep 01, 2016
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Working with weights
Working with weights
The primary concern women have when it comes to weight training is, ‘I don’t want to get big or bulky.’ In the past couple of articles, we discussed why women simply don’t run that risk. So with the hope that I have convinced you to take up weight training, I’m back with some pointers on how you can...
Sep 01, 2016
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The bottled suspicions
The bottled suspicions
These days, though, with consistent reports of the Department of Food and Technology and Quality Control’s (DFTQC) investigation and findings, Mahoto says that the pieces have started to fall in place.
Aug 26, 2016
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Mentha: A conservation incentive
Mentha: A conservation incentive
Kali Bahadur Oli is a resident of Mahadevpuri - 7, Banke in the Tarai Arc Landscape (TAL). Oli owns less than one hectare of land where he used to plant traditional crops such as maize and wheat to provide for his family of four.
Aug 26, 2016
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The high school reunion
The high school reunion
Most of our batch mates in the West had already acquired citizenship there and were no longer Nepali citizens. So, every time someone came from the US sporting a blue passport, word would get around town that the ‘Khaire’ from Texas or New York was in town and he wanted to hang out with his fellow...
Aug 26, 2016
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This syndicated state
This syndicated state
These syndicates through their actions block the exercise of free choice and we often end up settling for second choice, third choice or in the tragic case of the bus victims – the only choice.
Aug 26, 2016