ECONOMY
Review of World Bank-financed projects concludes
Review of World Bank-financed projects concludes
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The government and the World Bank have jointly carried out a portfolio review of 24 World Bank-financed projects.
Sep 13, 2019
The Week
Timeless fashion
Timeless fashion
There are times when we get to hear (often from elders in our families) that what we are wearing was once a major fashion trend during their times. Our clothes have been shaped and influenced by history and though they might have been modified to suit the taste of today’s youths, they still hold the...
Sep 13, 2019
The Week
Collector of memories
Collector of memories
Samde Sherpa vividly remembers walking along the Annapurna Circuit as a 15-year-old. And ironically, he didn’t like it very much. The year was 2004 and he was accompanying his uncle who was acting as a trekking guide to a French team. “It was too much walking for me back then,” he recalls. However,...
Sep 13, 2019
The Week
If you were immortal for a day
If you were immortal for a day
There are a great many things we all want to do but they aren’t always safe and there’s no guarantee you will come out unscathed. If you were immortal for a day, would you do the things that fear has always stopped you from doing? The Week asked a few people about the things they would do if they we...
Sep 13, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse index closes the week in negative territory
Nepse index closes the week in negative territory
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The stock market opened lower this morning, remained under pressure till the close of the session. At the end, the bench mark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index posted a loss of 5.33 points to close the day at 1157.88 points.
Sep 13, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Piaggio launches Ape City Deluxe three-wheeler
Piaggio launches Ape City Deluxe three-wheeler
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Piaggio has introduced its latest three-wheeler Ape City Deluxe in the Nepali market. The new model was launched amid a ceremony held in Birgunj on Wednesday.
Sep 13, 2019
The Week
It’s a circus out there
It’s a circus out there
Anyone who drives a car or rides a bike knows the frustrations of the road. Never mind the perpetual traffic jams and the chaos that ensues, it’s the general sense of indiscipline and lack of respect for one another that makes being out there on the road such a strenuous affair.
Sep 13, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Chinese investors interested in proposed industrial park in Chitwan
Chinese investors interested in proposed industrial park in...
CHITWAN, Sept 13: Chinese investors have showed interest to bring investments in an industrial park to be built in Shaktikhor of Chitwan.
Sep 13, 2019
The Week
Behind bars
Behind bars
At the central jail in Sundhara, Kathmandu, there are around 2,750 prisoners. Out of them, 150 work at the textile factory located within the premises. The ‘Kendriya Karagar Karkhana’ (Central Jail Factory) is where they work from 10 in the morning to four in the afternoon for a meager daily stipend...
Sep 13, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Americana awards honor John Prine, Brandi Carlile, others
Americana awards honor John Prine, Brandi Carlile, others
John Prine’s winning streak has continued at the Americana Music Association’s annual awards ceremony in Nashville, though his two-year reign as Americana artist of the year has ended.
Sep 13, 2019