The Week
Old folks & social media
Old folks & social media
A good proportion of us, I suspect, have been involved either willingly or reluctantly in educating our older generation about technology, specifically the social media aspects of it. At some point, we might have had to play tech tutor to our old folks – mothers, fathers, in laws, relatives and thos...
Feb 03, 2017
The Week
Insanely Sensible
Insanely Sensible
Is there anything else in the world to write about these days besides one Donald John Trump? No, I’m not just talking about near blanket coverage of him in international media like CNN and the New York Times, both of which, we now know, publish only “fake news”.
Feb 03, 2017
The Week
Workshops for aspiring photographers
Workshops for aspiring photographers
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Photo.circle will be organizing two photography workshops from the month of February to March.
Feb 03, 2017
SOCIETY
Valley Pollution Index
Valley Pollution Index
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Feb 03, 2017
The Week
Hookah tales
Hookah tales
From the golden window of Patan Durbar, King Siddhi Narasimha Malla (1618 – 1661 AD) watched the dance. Dark descended early in the month of Kartik and chilly air filled the palace courtyard. Reclining against a cozy cushion, he watched the dancers’ elegant movements as he took deep, slow drags from...
Feb 03, 2017
The Week
Life on wheels
Life on wheels
At the semi-finals of Crossmandu, a bike race at Tinkune, Kathmandu, he was leading when suddenly he felt another bike pushing him and lost control of his bike and fell down. In a high speed race, the person behind him couldn’t manage to slam the breaks on time and he felt his own teammate’s bike go...
Feb 03, 2017
POLITICS
PM inaugurates Khimti-Dhalkebar transmission line
PM inaugurates Khimti-Dhalkebar transmission line
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated the Khimti-Dhalkebar Transmission Line amid a function organized in Khimti of Dolakha on Tuesday.
Feb 03, 2017
ECONOMY
Ravi Bhattarai is Nepali consul general in Guangzhou
Ravi Bhattarai is Nepali consul general in Guangzhou
REPUBLICA, Feb 3: The government has decided to appoint joint-secretary Ravi Bhattarai as Nepali Consul General in Guangzhou, China.
Feb 03, 2017
ECONOMY
KUKL holding its AGM on March 5
KUKL holding its AGM on March 5
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The board meeting of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) held in Kathmandu on Tuesday has decided to organize 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 5.
Feb 03, 2017
POLITICS
SC to seek experts’ views on euthanasia
SC to seek experts’ views on euthanasia
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The Supreme Court (SC) is to summon experts concerned to discuss whether euthanasia (voluntary death) should be allowed or not.
Feb 03, 2017