Lifestyle
1947 best-picture Oscar sells for nearly $500,000 at auction
1947 best-picture Oscar sells for nearly $500,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES, Dec 15: One Academy Award trophy sold for nearly $500,000 and the second for well over $200,000 in a rare auction of Oscars that ended Friday in Los Angeles.
Dec 15, 2018
Lifestyle
Bug may have exposed photos from 7M Facebook users
Bug may have exposed photos from 7M Facebook users
NEW YORK, Dec 15: Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly 7 million users who had photos exposed to a much wider audience than intended.
Dec 15, 2018
ECONOMY
Study for expansion of Kalanki-Maharajgunj road
Study for expansion of Kalanki-Maharajgunj road
LALITPUR, Dec 15: As the construction of the Koteswar-Kalanki road section of the ring road is nearing for completion, a study has begun to expand the Kalanki to Maharajgunj section of the same ring road.
Dec 15, 2018
My City
Youth in Politics. What for?
Youth in Politics. What for?
Nepal, in the past 15 years has seen political and social changes once people only imagined of. From unitary to federalism, from monarchy to republic, from a Hindu state to secular, from armed conflict to temporary peace, Nepal has progressed at the speed of rocket. Liking the change or not is a sub...
Dec 15, 2018
My City
Med School
Med School
Med school is hell, they said
That’s what I thought at first
A place full of lifeless nerds
With small hearts and large heads
Dec 15, 2018
My City
Province one transforming into paragliding hub
Province one transforming into paragliding hub
Stunning tourism destination, Pokhara, is not just the capital of Gandaki Province. It is also a commercial hub for adventure tourism and activities like paragliding. Every year, an avalanche of international tourist enjoys the surreal feeling of paragliding from Sarangkot Hill of Pokhara. Tourist c...
Dec 15, 2018
My City
Silwal on a spiritual voyage in paper cuts
Silwal on a spiritual voyage in paper cuts
Many of us have tons of unused newspapers and papers lying in our storerooms—considered useless trash. Nonetheless, artists are turning waste papers and newspapers into attractive artwork. Artist Sandhya Silwal is no exception. She has cut out Lokta paper and newspapers into intricate details on her...
Dec 15, 2018
My City
Dutch Lady concerned by Nepal pollution
Dutch Lady concerned by Nepal pollution
A Dutch Environmentalist has shown her concern for the environmental pollution in Nepal. During her visit to Nepal, Environmentalist Maanit Jaaulo focused on sharing knowledge on non-bio-degradable wastes like plastics. She is a consultant for the Netherlands based RVO Company. She stated that fact...
Dec 15, 2018
My City
Karua losing its originality
Karua losing its originality
Kaura—a traditional dance performed by the Magar Community, is losing its originality. Performed at various functions, the authentic folk dance can rarely be seen in Gandaki Province: The region of its inception. Amidst loss of its originality, the craze of this dance form is booming in recent time...
Dec 15, 2018
SPORTS
ANFA, Province 1 sign contract for two big tournaments
ANFA, Province 1 sign contract for two big tournaments
MORANG, Dec 15: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) signed a contract with the Province 1 government, Thursday, to organize two big mofussil tournaments.
Dec 15, 2018