The Week
The case for contact lenses
The case for contact lenses
Contact lenses seem so much less of a bother when compared to eyeglasses and they also don’t ruin your look like thick, bulky glasses tend to do. And, sometimes, you also want to wear contact lenses to change your eye color too.
Jan 26, 2018
SPORTS
Paudel earns maiden call up, Sah retained
Paudel earns maiden call up, Sah retained
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Rohit Kumar Paudel got a maiden call up as Nepal announced the 14-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Cricket League Division Two to be held in Namibia from February 8 to 15 this year.
Jan 26, 2018
The Week
Last minute saviors
Last minute saviors
Admit it, it’s happened to all of you at least once. You packed our travel bag in a hurry and completely forgot to take some essential cosmetic products. Or you knew you just had a few drops of foundation left but still thought it would last one more application till it didn’t and you were left with...
Jan 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Ginger worth millions rot in farms as India closes market
Ginger worth millions rot in farms as India closes market
ILAM, Jan 26: Bishnu Bohora, a ginger trader in Panchthar district, gets phone calls from farmers almost on a daily basis. “Our ginger is rotting on the farm. When can you come and take delivery?” they ask.
Jan 26, 2018
The Week
The transition generation
The transition generation
The ongoing handover of power and all its accompanying political manoeuvres really serve as a microcosm of our recent history.
Jan 26, 2018
SOCIETY
SC decision to jail me influenced by media, activists: Dhungel
SC decision to jail me influenced by media, activists: Dhung...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: CPN (Maoist Center) central leader Balkrishna Dhungel, who has been serving a jail term in the Dillibazaar prison, has accused the Supreme Court of being influenced by the media and human rights activists while imposing life term on him.
Jan 26, 2018
The Week
No. Period.
No. Period.
Saying no can be hard but what’s even more difficult is saying yes to something and then trying to get out of it later on. We have all been there at least once and it’s not a good place to be. I have realized saying no is a skill you need to learn if you want to keep your sanity intact.
Jan 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Scrub tyhpus claimed 11 lives, 667 people infected till Nov 15: EDCD
Scrub tyhpus claimed 11 lives, 667 people infected till Nov...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A total of 667 patients were infected by Scrub typhus in 39 districts in the current fiscal year that began in mid-July. Among the infected patients, 11 patients have died.
Jan 26, 2018
The Week
Dutch soul sisters have big dreams for Nepal
Dutch soul sisters have big dreams for Nepal
Six powerful women from the Netherlands visited Nepal earlier this month to see if they could contribute to jumpstarting some aspects of Nepali economy. The six women in the team consider themselves to be soul sisters.
Jan 26, 2018
POLITICS
Oli threatens to revoke all decisions of caretaker govt
Oli threatens to revoke all decisions of caretaker govt
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A day after the government took decisions to reduce the age for receiving the elderly allowance to 65 and provide an additional Rs 100,000 in housing grant to all earthquake-affected households, the CPN-UML has warned that the new government would revoke all such decisions of the...
Jan 26, 2018