The Week
A page from my EBC trek diary
A page from my EBC trek diary
Pumori is a stunning peak in the Everest region which you can view while trekking in the Everest Base Camp. On our hike to Pumori, towards the east lay the gigantic Khumbu icefall straddled by the magnificent Nuptse and Everest West Shoulder and directly beneath the west lay the treacherous shape-sh...
Oct 05, 2018
The Week
Womens’ health necessity: Healing the body and mind
Womens’ health necessity: Healing the body and mind
Being a woman is hard work, said Maya Angelou. True indeed. A woman has to go through various stages of mental and physical changes throughout her life, from adolescence to pregnancy and postpartum period and, if that was not enough, comes menopause.
Oct 05, 2018
The Week
Censored
Censored
Many people, including our decision makers, understand any type of porn, by its very nature, to be misogynistic but that is not necessarily the case. Violent or misogynistic porn is a small proportion of what is actually viewed and when you compare that with the sheer volume that is consumed, it hel...
Oct 05, 2018
SPORTS
DAV School hosts various tournaments
DAV School hosts various tournaments
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: DAV School has organized Sushil Kedia Memorial inter-school cricket, futsal and table-tennis tournaments in DAV School, Jawalakhel, Kathmandu on Thursday.
Oct 05, 2018
SPORTS
Everest Premier League’s new season to commence on Dec 8
Everest Premier League’s new season to commence on Dec 8
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Managing Director of Everest Premier League Aamir Akhtar confirmed December 8 as the commencing dates for the brand new season in an official program held at Tripureshwar, Kathmandu on Thursday. The premier T20 cricket event is set to run for 15 days as the final will be played on...
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
Minister Baskota undermines House committee decision
Minister Baskota undermines House committee decision
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota has undermined parliament's Development and Technology Committee's decision-making process as he forced the committee members to change a decision taken by the committee at its meeting on Thursday.
Oct 05, 2018
SPORTS
Pun and Gurung adjudged strongest players
Pun and Gurung adjudged strongest players
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Nepal Police’s Tara Devi Pun and Sandesh Gurung have been adjudged Nepal’s strongest in Nepal Strongest Weightlifting Tournament 2018 in Kathmandu on Thursday. Pun lifted 166 kg in women’s 75 kg category and Gurung registered 258 kg in men’s 105 kg category. Both received cash priz...
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
IGP ouster demand irks NCP student wing’s rank and file
IGP ouster demand irks NCP student wing’s rank and file
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: A serious dispute has surfaced within the two student wings of the ruling NCP over their demand to sack Nepal Police chief Sarbendra Khanal for the police failure to resolve the Nirmala rape and murder case.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Admission of 1,736 medical students under IOM uncertain
Admission of 1,736 medical students under IOM uncertain
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Fate of 1,736 medical students remains uncertain after Supreme Court ordered the Institute of Medicine not to admit those students selected through the recent entrance exam. The apex court has questioned the fairness of entrance exams conducted to pick smart minds.
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
Funds, staffer crunch affect investigations: TRC chief
Funds, staffer crunch affect investigations: TRC chief
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The chief of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Surya Kiran Gurung, has complained that the government's delay in providing necessary funds and staffers for the transitional justice mechanism has hindered investigation into war-era cases.
Oct 05, 2018