The Week
Piercing precautions
Piercing precautions
It’s winter, meaning layers of clothes and hot mugs of coffee. But for a lot of people it is also the time to finally get that piercing they have been dreaming of. Winter, most believe, is the best time to get piercings because the weather helps in speeding healing and allows for lesser chances of i...
Feb 08, 2019
ECONOMY
40% work of Upper Bhotekoshi hydel project over
40% work of Upper Bhotekoshi hydel project over
CHAUTARA, Feb 8: The Upper Bhotekoshi Hydropower Project that suffered badly from the natural disasters and faced five years of closure has now grasped the momentum in its reconstruction bids.
Feb 08, 2019
The Week
Glam up your bathroom
Glam up your bathroom
Overhauling the bathroom is super expensive and kind of tricky because it takes a lot of time and money to revamp a space that already has designated water sources, waste and water outlets. So, a lot of people tend to leave their bathroom as it is even when they revamp their whole house. But you can...
Feb 08, 2019
Lifestyle
Scientists wean mosquitoes off blood with dieting drugs
Scientists wean mosquitoes off blood with dieting drugs
Feb 8: Researchers have found a way to reduce the blood thirst of mosquitoes and prevent mosquito bites and spread of mosquito-borne illnesses such as Zika, dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya. The results of their findings in a study titled, “Small-Molecule Agonists of Ae. aegypti Neuropeptide Y...
Feb 08, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Music
Sonu Nigam says he was hospitalized due to seafood allergy
Sonu Nigam says he was hospitalized due to seafood allergy
Playback singer Sonu Nigam has said he was hospitalized early this week due to a seafood allergy.
Sharing a picture of his swollen eye, the 45-year-old singer in an Instagram post wrote, "Thanks for your concern and love. Now that you know that I am returning back from Jeypore Orissa after managing...
Feb 08, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.
Feb 08, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Music
Grammys, Ariana Grande trade words about axed performance
Grammys, Ariana Grande trade words about axed performance
Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said the show had multiple conversations with Ariana Grande about possibly performing Sunday but the singer “felt it was too late for her to pull something together,” but Grande accused Ehrlich of lying. Grande fired back on Twitter on Thursday, saying “I’ve kept my mout...
Feb 08, 2019
Lifestyle
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
LOS ANGELES, Feb 8: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with...
Feb 08, 2019
The Week
Going with the flow
Going with the flow
Malika Mahat is a well-known name among Nepali youths. The 19-year-old model has firmly established herself as one of the most popular Instagram stars of Nepal with over 76k followers on the social media. Now, after successful modeling stints, she is making her acting debut in the upcoming movie Yat...
Feb 08, 2019
The Week
The toy story
The toy story
The mighty Hulk clad in daura suruwal and resting against a bottle of local Nepali raksi (alcohol) makes for quite an image. Or the glamorous Barbie rocking her blonde hair in Hakupatasi (traditional Newari garment). But as removed from one another as they sound, a touch of creativity and a little p...
Feb 08, 2019