POLITICS
CK Raut set to quit his secessionist movement today, says his brother
CK Raut set to quit his secessionist movement today, says hi...
KATHMANDU, March 8: CK Raut, who had been running the secessionist movement over the past few years, is all set to announce that he is going to quit his campaign today.
Mar 08, 2019
SOCIETY
International Women's Day being observed today (with event list)
International Women's Day being observed today (with event l...
Kathmandu, March 8: International Women's Day is being observed across the country by organizing various events today.
Mar 08, 2019
SOCIETY
'Proposed new social media law limits freedom of expression'
'Proposed new social media law limits freedom of expression'
KATHMANDU, March 8: New proposed laws relating to social media use in Nepal are intended to stifle dissent and silence critical voices, say global and regional human rights groups.
Mar 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Case filed against eight police personnel on Nirmala murder case
Case filed against eight police personnel on Nirmala murder...
Kanchanpur, March 8: A case has been registered at Kanchanpur District Court against eight police officials for allegedly meting out torture and destroying evidences associated to the rape and subsequent murder of Nirmala Panta – a 13-year-old girl from Bhimdutta municipality-2 of Kanchanpur.
Mar 08, 2019
The Week
Outrunning the obstacles
Outrunning the obstacles
Nepal isn’t really known for its athletic advancements. Although we have a lot of strong and skilled people who could make it to top-level international competitions if they are given the right opportunities, their athletic careers stagnate because they don’t get much support. One athlete who has ov...
Mar 08, 2019
The Week
The men behind the women
The men behind the women
Conventionally, behind every successful man there is a woman. But when women are breaking gender norms and barriers like never before, mustn’t we pause to consider that the opposite could very well be true too? That there are in fact some good men who have rallied for (their) women by supporting the...
Mar 08, 2019
The Week
Musicians in the making
Musicians in the making
Singing has, for the most part, been about emulating an artist’s song. That’s how we all learn to sing. Riding on this, covering songs is a huge affair today. A great number of up and coming musicians begin their musical careers not by releasing original works but by performing their versions of pop...
Mar 08, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
The ‘Titaura’ Craze
The ‘Titaura’ Craze
Everything has its own season. Let it be ice creams or the woolen clothes, the season tend to affect the varieties of flavors. However, the case is different for the mouth-watering tangy, sweet and sour foods like ‘paun’ aka ‘titaura’.
Mar 08, 2019
The Week
A gradual pursuit
A gradual pursuit
Shradha Ghale is a familiar name in the world of English-language journalism in Nepal. Her writings have focused on unequal power relations in Nepali society and the experiences of marginalized groups across the country. This year she came out with her debut novel “The Wayward Daughter: A Kathmandu...
Mar 08, 2019
The Week
Don’t let your gender define you
Don’t let your gender define you
Women being discriminated at the workplace are common narratives, ones that we get to hear quite often. Demoralizing as the circumstances might be, they don’t, necessarily, hinder progress and achievement, say some very influential and powerful women The Week spoke to. Here’s what they had to say. R...
Mar 08, 2019