SOCIETY
Poverty and social exclusion adds to the sorrow of HIV patients
Poverty and social exclusion adds to the sorrow of HIV patie...
BAITADI, Dec 17: Eleven years ago, Jasudevi Bista of Dashrathchand Municipality-10, Barakot lost her husband to HIV.
Dec 17, 2017
My City
GoPro trains retailers
GoPro trains retailers
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Icefall Technologies in association with Stream Cast Asia, Singapore organized the GoPro-Retailer Training Program at Mulberry Hotel in Thamel on Friday. The training aimed at empowering retailers with their sales skills and making them aware about the power of portable cameras, a...
Dec 17, 2017
My City
Seven Spices hosts ‘Aa Aafnai Bazaar’
Seven Spices hosts ‘Aa Aafnai Bazaar’
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Artist Samjhana Rajbhandari in collaboration with retired program manager of USAID, Sabita Shrestha, is hosting ‘Aa Aafnai Bazaar’ at the Seven Spices Restaurant in Kantipath from December 15 to 17. The three-day event aims at providing a platform for communication to different b...
Dec 17, 2017
My City
For Whom?
For Whom?
For whom should I shade tears?
To the bullies who have filled me up with fear.
Dec 17, 2017
My City
The room
The room
Mahavir sat on the chair with his head sunken deep into his hands and elbows drooped on his knees. His head was heavy and so were his eyes. His head rose from his hands, he exhaled and pushing the chair back - stood up - and stretched. The walls of the room were white - as white as ivory: without st...
Dec 17, 2017
My City
College dropout turns filmmaker
College dropout turns filmmaker
In many parts of the world, people still believe in feeding children with book knowledge and judging adults on the basis of the degrees they’ve earned. But, times have changed and college degrees don’t matter as much if you have the skills to sell your talent.
Dec 17, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels for December 16, 2017
Valley Pollution Levels for December 16, 2017
Valley pollution index.
Dec 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Arrests show extent of corruption in Nepal's "most corrupt" govt office
Arrests show extent of corruption in Nepal's "most corrupt"...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: A sitting minister gets caught in camera asking for bribe from his prospective clients to do a work forbidden by the law. A senior government officer shows no shame in going to a middleman's home to collect rewards of his unlawful conduct.
Dec 17, 2017
ECONOMY
Rs3.54b spent on skill development largely 'a waste'
Rs3.54b spent on skill development largely 'a waste'
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Development projects and programs are suffering a skilled-manpower crunch, according to several reports on the periodic plans of the National Planning Commission.
Dec 17, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal bats first against Singapore in ACC U-16 final
Nepal bats first against Singapore in ACC U-16 final
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal has won the toss and elected to bat first in a title clash against Singapore in the ACC U-16 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament. Nepal overcame Malaysia by 72 runs in the semifinal encounter on Saturday.
Dec 17, 2017