The Week
The craft of making chocolates
The craft of making chocolates
If you try these chocolates, you’ll probably never be satisfied with other chocolates ever again. Smriti Tuladhar’s homemade chocolates are that good. She ensures that the chocolates, made without preservatives, are crafted to perfection. It’s been less than a year that she started the chocolate com...
Feb 10, 2017
POLITICS
Bhutanese refugee resettlement yet to resume
Bhutanese refugee resettlement yet to resume
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The third-country resettlement program for the Bhutanese refugees in the US that came to an abrupt halt after the executive order of President Donald Trump has yet to resume even after the federal court stayed the order that temporarily banned admission of refugees.
Feb 10, 2017
The Week
The vegan lifestyle
The vegan lifestyle
Her friends and relatives often tell her that they don’t know what to feed her when they invite her for dinner. Her answer is always the same: I’ll eat anything and everything that grows in the fields and isn’t sourced from animals. Shristi Shrestha, animal rights activist, freelance writer, and fit...
Feb 10, 2017
POLITICS
Govt mulls sending LLRC report back to commission
Govt mulls sending LLRC report back to commission
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: In a move that the opposition party describes as the government's ploy to delay the local polls, the ruling parties have planned to send the report of the local level restructuring commission (LLRC) back to the same body for revision.
Feb 10, 2017
SOCIETY
53% quake victims in Valley receive first tranche
53% quake victims in Valley receive first tranche
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: About 53 percent of total eligible earthquake victims in the Kathmandu Valley have received the Rs 50,000 first installment of the house reconstruction grant.
Feb 10, 2017
The Week
Essential tests
Essential tests
With work, studies, and household issues to take care of, your to-do list on a regular basis is probably longer than you wish it to be, and so you might be tempted to let your annual checkup slip. But don’t let that happen. Going to the doctor might be the last thing on your mind right now but regul...
Feb 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Sindhupalchowk quake victims start getting 2nd tranche
Sindhupalchowk quake victims start getting 2nd tranche
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Feb 10: After almost two years of the devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.8, victims of Sindhupalchowk district are finally starting to receive their second tranche of the reconstruction grant.
Feb 10, 2017
The Week
The cleaning session
The cleaning session
We might not be able to do a lot on a regular basis to clean our houses inside out but there are little things you can do when you find some pockets of time here and there that will ensure your house looks well maintained.
Feb 10, 2017
ECONOMY
US announces $300,000 challenge for data-driven solutions for food security
US announces $300,000 challenge for data-driven solutions fo...
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The US Agency for International Development (USAID), through the US government's Feed the Future Initiative, is looking to innovators to help Nepali farmers increase value from agricultural productivity.
Feb 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Banks not to issue new credit to automobiles, real estate
Banks not to issue new credit to automobiles, real estate
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Commercial banks have decided not to issue new loans to finance unproductive sectors including automobiles and real estate.
Feb 10, 2017