The Week
Small steps
Small steps
We all know what we should do to lose weight: Eat right and exercise. Knowing it is one thing but doing it is an entirely different ball game altogether. We all want to lose the jiggle but don’t want to blacklist our favorite eats, count every single calorie, or overdose on gym hours. I have been th...
May 26, 2017
The Week
The streams that carry digital data
The streams that carry digital data
When Apple announced the iPod in 2001, its successes was largely tired to the iTunes store as well. Before such mass digitalization of music, people used to carry around bulky cassette players or compact disk players to satiate their portable music needs. While the iPod worked with digitalized music...
May 26, 2017
The Week
An ordinary man unknown to the world
An ordinary man unknown to the world
“I was born on the same day as King Birendra!” He would announce proudly during the heyday of monarchy. After struggling with asthma and lung failure, Thulba, as we fondly called him, passed away peacefully at 75 last Tuesday. Tika Dutta Ghimire was an ordinary man, humble and unknown to the world,...
May 26, 2017
The Week
The silent epidemic
The silent epidemic
Back then is eight years ago and Astha* (name changed) was a 13-year-old eighth grader. She says she is unsure of her justification because even though she was a victim of emotional bullying by her peers at school, she is also well aware that she wasn’t the only one. They didn’t feel the need to hur...
May 26, 2017
ELECTION
Gyawali maintains lead of 1399 votes
Gyawali maintains lead of 1399 votes
BHARATPUR, May 26: CPN-UML candidate Devi Gyawali has maintained a lead of 1399 votes over CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Renu Dahal in the mayoral contest in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
May 26, 2017
ECONOMY
Etihad Airways welcomes 10th Airbus A380
Etihad Airways welcomes 10th Airbus A380
KATHMANDU, May 25: Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380.
May 26, 2017
ELECTION
Ranju commits to serve Kathmanduites as watchdog
Ranju commits to serve Kathmanduites as watchdog
KATHMANDU, May 25: Bibeksheel Nepali Party’s mayoral candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Ranju Darsana has expressed her commitment to work for the Kathmanduities as a watchdog.
May 26, 2017
ELECTION
EC asks Govt to ensure foolproof security for phase II polls
EC asks Govt to ensure foolproof security for phase II polls
KATHMANDU, May 26: Reiterating its commitment to hold the second round of local elections on June 14 as scheduled, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday asked the government to ensure foolproof security to hold the elections in a free, fair and credible manner.
May 26, 2017
ECONOMY
Existing programs, priorities to continue in the next fiscal
Existing programs, priorities to continue in the next fiscal
KATHMANDU, May 26: The government's policies and programs for the next fiscal year will more or less be same as the current fiscal year.
May 26, 2017
POLITICS
Search begins for PM Dahal's replacement
Search begins for PM Dahal's replacement
KATHMANDU, May 26: As the race for a new prime minister commenced Thursday with President Bidya Devi Bhandari's formal call to form a new government, uncertainty remains on whether the country will get a new prime minister before the second phase of local elections or not.
May 26, 2017