SOCIETY
Three years gone, three more required
Three years gone, three more required
CHITWAN, Feb 16:Three years are about to complete despite the deadline of two years given to finish the Narayangadh-Mulgin road widening project, contractors have again demanded more 1,049 days in total to complete it.
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Rebuilding history
Rebuilding history
Three years ago, if you happened to be walking westward from the New Road junction you would be greeted with Malla era palaces on your right. You would stop for a while to admire the magnificent architecture you had read about in history books back in school. If you went further west, you would walk...
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Transforming Lives
Transforming Lives
For most tourists and expats, Nepal appears to be a beautiful Shangri-La with delicious food, friendly people, heavenly places, and adventurous journeys. But according to Caleb Spear, founder and CEO of Portal Bikes and a citizen of the United States, it is only after living here that one understand...
Feb 16, 2018
POLITICS
Indian PM Modi congratulates Oli, invites for India visit
Indian PM Modi congratulates Oli, invites for India visit
KATHMANDU Feb 16: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended congratulation and best wishes to Nepal's newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Likewise, Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri reached Prime Minister Oli residence at Balkot on Thursday midnight to extend congratulation and...
Feb 16, 2018
WORLD
Cyril Ramaphosa is new President of South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa is new President of South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA, Feb 16: Ramaphosa will remain president until next year's national elections, when he is expected to run as the ANC's candidate - and likely win. He has said he intends to regain the trust of South Africans whose faith in politics was shaken during Zuma's term.
Feb 16, 2018
Lifestyle
From Maoist symbol to hipster accessory: Nepali shoes get revamp
From Maoist symbol to hipster accessory: Nepali shoes get re...
Long maligned as the footwear of choice for Nepal's Maoist guerillas, Goldstar sneakers are undergoing a revival in the Himalayan nation -- fast becoming a must-have hipster accessory.
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Abandoned villages, karaoke, and some good old, father-son time
Abandoned villages, karaoke, and some good old, father-son t...
With the years, the way we enjoy our travels tends to change. Prabesh Poudel says he has noticed that too. The IT engineer might not be able get his friends together for trips like he was once able to and his workload these days might not help either, but Poudel shares that he doesn’t skip the trave...
Feb 16, 2018
SPORTS
Cristiano Ronaldo urges support for the Rohingya
Cristiano Ronaldo urges support for the Rohingya
Portugese football giant Cristiano Ronaldo has publicly urged the international community to support Rohingya Muslim refugees from Burma (Myanmar).
Feb 16, 2018
The Week
Traverse the seven kingdoms
Traverse the seven kingdoms
The fantastic television series, Game of Thrones, comprises of blood, betrayal, love and romance. Based on a fiction series written by George RR Martin, the entire drama displays surreal landscapes, eye-catching architecture, and enthralling monuments. As shocking as it may sound, some of these beau...
Feb 16, 2018
POLITICS
Will a ‘likely meet’ avoid an ‘unlikely deal’?
Will a ‘likely meet’ avoid an ‘unlikely deal’?
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Senior leaders of two left forces of the country are likely to come together to take a decisive stand on party merger today.
Feb 16, 2018