The Week
Daring to draw
Daring to draw
Four years ago, Ketan Maharjan never thought he would become a graphic designer. Sure, he liked drawing, loved it even. He also enjoyed doodling—it put his mind at ease. But pursue this hobby as a career? He had never given it a thought, which is why he chose to pursue Bachelor in Information Manage...
Mar 20, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China as economic damage mounts
Coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China as economic damag...
LONDON/MILAN, March 20: The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China, where the virus originated.
Mar 20, 2020
The Week
On our own again
On our own again
We had an earthquake and our government was nowhere to be found for a few days while we, the people, were helping each other out. We had a blockade and we were left to go searching for cooking gas and fuel in the black market while the government was, as usual, busy doing nothing. And now, with the...
Mar 20, 2020
The Week
Pandemic perceptions
Pandemic perceptions
The coronavirus pandemic has become the topic of possibly all conversations, be it at the dinner table, the office or elsewhere. The Covid-19 outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019 and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Since...
Mar 20, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
ADB, UNDP join hands with AEPC to promote renewable energy
ADB, UNDP join hands with AEPC to promote renewable energy
KATHMANDU, March 20: The Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC), the focal agency for renewable energy promotion in the country under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a US$ 1.5 million agreement to promote r...
Mar 20, 2020
The Week
How safe is your data?
How safe is your data?
Sandipa Tamang, interior designer based in Lalitpur, has been trying to limit her internet use as much as possible. Apparently, there was an incident that has made her a bit skeptical about privacy issues online. “I was talking to my friend about something and when I opened the internet later, a web...
Mar 20, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
As COVID-19 threats loom, Uniglobe College goes online
As COVID-19 threats loom, Uniglobe College goes online
KATHMANDU, March 20: These days Ajay Adhikari, a student of Uniglobe College, Kamaladi doesn’t feel pressurized to wake up early in the morning to reach college as early as possible. Instead of following his previous routine of waking up and rushing towards the college, Adhikari a 17-year-old studen...
Mar 20, 2020
WORLD
India executes four men for brutal 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
India executes four men for brutal 2012 Delhi bus rape and m...
NEW DELHI, March 20: India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women.
Mar 20, 2020
WORLD
Timeline: India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi gang rape, murder case
Timeline: India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi ga...
MUMBAI, March 20: India executed four men on Friday convicted for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in December 2012, in a case that shamed and outraged a nation with one of the world’s worst records for crimes against women.
Mar 20, 2020
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nepal asks India to send rapid response team to combat COVID-19
Nepal asks India to send rapid response team to combat COVID...
KATHMANDU, March 20: Amid coronavirus outbreak fears, Nepal has requested India to send a rapid response team.
Mar 20, 2020