The Week
Faces of fashion
Faces of fashion
The fashion industry is intricate and elaborate. It’s not just the designers who ready the outfits and looks for runways and fashion shoots. There are many people who shape and influence the final product. From seamstresses and stylists to makeup artists and models, it takes quite a number of people...
May 03, 2019
The Week
Silent suffering
Silent suffering
There’s a suicide prevention helpline in Nepal that’s a direct line to the psychiatry ward in Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. On-duty psychiatrists at the ward attend to this helpline and each week at least a couple of calls come in. Some weeks, the phone rings everyday.
May 03, 2019
The Week
The essentials of foot care
The essentials of foot care
Summer is here and with it it’s time to pull out your sundresses and bright t-shirts. And what better way to welcome summer than sandals and open toe shoes. But chances are that the colder months did no favor to our feet.
May 03, 2019
The Week
Beginner’s guide to photography
Beginner’s guide to photography
All of us take pictures but not many of us take good pictures. We are guilty of randomly clicking away and then choosing the “best” among the lot to post online. But taking good pictures is an art, one that can be mastered if you know what to do.
May 03, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies, Music
Jaden Smith to play young Kanye West in TV series
Jaden Smith to play young Kanye West in TV series
Jaden Smith is set to star as young Kanye West in television series, "Omniverse". West is attached to executive produce the Showtime project, which marks his debut into small-screen production.
May 03, 2019
The Week
Kitchen décor ideas
Kitchen décor ideas
If you want a sleek look for your kitchen, you can stick to a monochromatic palette while still adding interest and personality to the area. A continuous pattern, like black-and-white zigzag or even polka dots, running across a counter or backsplash is graphic and unexpected.
May 03, 2019
The Week
Make no noise
Make no noise
I’m not someone who likes to create a fuss. I don’t complain at restaurants when I’m served bad food. I don’t tell people off when they are late for a meeting and I’m the one who almost always says sorry just to diffuse a petty argument. Ideally, I prefer to keep confrontations at bay.
May 03, 2019
The Week
Scam central
Scam central
This country is going to the dogs and, if anyone needed any convincing, then a brief glance at the news over the past year ought to do it. Our news feed seems to be filled with a never-ending assortment of scams. Over the past week it has been all about land – from the Lalita Niwas land scam to the...
May 03, 2019
ECONOMY
Yeti Airlines says it has become Nepal’s first carbon-neutral carrier
Yeti Airlines says it has become Nepal’s first carbon-neutra...
KATHMANDU, May 3: Yeti Airlines has claimed to have become the first airline in Nepal, and most probably South Asia, to successfully reduce and offset its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of 2018, replicating the United Nation’s ‘Greening the Blue’ approach to climate neutrality.
May 03, 2019
ECONOMY
SAARC CCI’s executive committee meeting, general assembly kick off
SAARC CCI’s executive committee meeting, general assembly ki...
KATHMANDU, May 3: The 77th meeting of the executive committee and 23rd general assembly of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) has kicked off in Kathmandu. Krishna Bahadur Mahara, speaker of the Federal Parliament, inaugurated the meeting amid a ceremony held at Chandragiri Hills.
May 03, 2019