WORLD
Confusion and uncertainty at the border after Trump acts
Confusion and uncertainty at the border after Trump acts
TEXAS, June 22: The U.S. government wrestled with the ramifications Thursday of President Donald Trump’s move to stop separating families at the border, with no clear plan to reunite the more than 2,300 children already taken from their parents and Congress again failing to take action on immigratio...
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
The ultimate trek
The ultimate trek
I had always dreamt of going on a trek to the Everest Base Camp (EBC) so when I got an opportunity to cover the Everest Marathon recently I took it up without giving it a second thought. And I’m glad I did because the EBC trek is the ultimate trek one can go on. It’s filled with challenges, many of...
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
Casual and classy
Casual and classy
In the recent years, the Nepali fashion scene has been upgrading its standard quite a bit and quite drastically to boot. It’s not just celebrities and fashion bloggers who are conscious about their style and fashion choices but the almost every millennial and generations that come after them too see...
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
The Only Story, Every Day and The Last of the Tsars
The Only Story, Every Day and The Last of the Tsars
The Only Story, Every Day and The Last of the Tsars
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
A lofty claim
A lofty claim
‘The Best Asian Short Stories’, published last year by Kitaab Singapore, comprises of 33 short stories, two amongst them flash fiction of a few hundred words, from 32 different authors, all from Asia. It’s clear that the publishers wanted to come up with a collection of stories that is truly Asian i...
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
Caring for canines
Caring for canines
Stray dogs are often at the receiving end of abuse out on the streets. People pelt stones, hit them with sticks and, worse, even run then over while driving recklessly. While it’s quite common to buy dogs of ‘good breed’ and people spend a lot of money on it, the situation of stray dogs is pitiable....
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
Best out of waste
Best out of waste
Bottle to Beads is a personal venture and an ethical business initiated by Marie Ange Sylvain Holmgren. This noble venture trains and empowers rural women of Nepal to produce beads made of recycled glasses.
Jun 22, 2018
POLITICS
China to extend railway link to Kathmandu
China to extend railway link to Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, June 22: Nepal and China have reached various 14 key deals including a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend Chinese electric cargo railway network to Kathmandu.
Jun 22, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels for June 21, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for June 21, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for June 21, 2018
Jun 22, 2018
The Week
Our foreign fixation
Our foreign fixation
The title above has little to do with our outbound labor migration to the Middle East or the hordes of students making their way to one of many foreign destinations advertised on the ugly hoarding boards currently defacing Putali Sadak. Whenever it suits us, we – and by that I mean the current gover...
Jun 22, 2018