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Nepal should invest in young entrepreneurs: Nobel laureate Shechtman
Nepal should invest in young entrepreneurs: Nobel laureate S...

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Soaltee Crowne Plaza's Malshree Hall was jam-packed on Monday with scientists, engineers, politicians and students. They had gathered to attend a lecture from Nobel laureate Dan Shechtman.
Sep 20, 2016

Lifestyle
US chef says food connects cultures
US chef says food connects cultures

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: For many it was way past their lunchtime on a late Wednesday afternoon. But at the Summit Hotel in Kupandole, several chefs and restaurateurs had gathered in the hotel’s patio to attend a master class from US chef Mark Tafoya on cooking the big American brunch.
Sep 15, 2016

Lifestyle
Master of his own style
Master of his own style

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: We are inside a dressing room where actors are getting ready to stage a Ramlila play.
Sep 10, 2016

Lifestyle
Finding new pastures in Nepali cinema
Finding new pastures in Nepali cinema

KATHMANDU, Sept 2: To director Suraj Bhushal his new film ‘Gaatho’ is an outcome of his filmmaking principle to never be repetitive.
Sep 03, 2016

Lifestyle
An artist’s dedication to revive the art of lithography
An artist’s dedication to revive the art of lithography

KATHMANDU, Aug 26: 32-year-old Kathmandu based artist Kabi Raj Lama adopted lithography printing out of desperation.
Aug 27, 2016

Lifestyle
Chapali Height 2: Empty seductions and cheap thrills
Chapali Height 2: Empty seductions and cheap thrills

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: ‘Chapali Height 2’ is a new film by director Dipendra K Khanal, who, in recent times, has carved a reputation for being a producer’s darling. With other directors there’s a risk of going over budget but producers have complete trust in Khanal.
Aug 26, 2016

TECHNOLOGY
Where ideas get wings
Where ideas get wings

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Santosh Adhikari and Dilip Thakur are two undergraduate engineering students from Kathford College in Kathmandu. One day they stumbled upon a Ted talk video about alternative farming that immediately sparked the duo’s creative circuitry.
Aug 06, 2016

Lifestyle
The young innovators of the Energy Mela
The young innovators of the Energy Mela

KATHMANDU, July 15: In the lounging area of US Embassy’s Innovation Hub (iHUB), thirteen year old Rani Shah and her friends have set up a carnival game which they have named ‘My Lost Diamond’.
Jul 16, 2016
