The Week
The anatomy of envy
The anatomy of envy
My day, like yours I’m going to assume here, starts in bed scrolling through Instagram or Facebook. For half an hour (on a good day, that is) before I get out of bed to go to the kitchen to make a strong cup of coffee, I consume endless posts on food, travel, love, and rituals that sometimes make me...
Sep 06, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Bhattarai urges Dalits to renounce Hinduism
Bhattarai urges Dalits to renounce Hinduism
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai has urged Dalits to renounce Hinduism, describing it as the source of atrocities being committed against the so-called untouchables in the name of the caste system.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Melamchi workers, suppliers clash with police, 5 injured
Melamchi workers, suppliers clash with police, 5 injured
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sep 6: Although the government decided to award the contract to complete the remaining works of Melamchi Drinking Water Project to a Chinese firm after several months of indecision, the completion of the much-awaited project is likely to be delayed further as fresh protests have erup...
Sep 06, 2019
The Week
Retraining your mind
Retraining your mind
My father-in-law smoked for 30 years until one day he decided to quit cold turkey. He hasn’t touched a cigarette for two years now. A friend of mine loves Indian sweets but it’s been six months that she hasn’t had a gulab jamun. She wants to eventually give up sugar and that’s how she has decided to...
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Capital sees first dengue death, govt minister also hospitalized
Capital sees first dengue death, govt minister also hospital...
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Chakrapani Khanal has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with dengue, a mosquito-borne disease which has been spreading like wildfire across the country.
Sep 06, 2019
The Week
She realized no one would save her and became her own hero
She realized no one would save her and became her own hero
36-year-old Sabita Mahat is a single mother. Like any other mother, she wants to make sure her two sons – aged 10 and six – have everything they need. But for Mahat it means having to work extra hard. As a burn survivor, she hasn’t had much luck finding a stable job.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Quake victims accuse contractor of taking all money, leaving houses incomplete
Quake victims accuse contractor of taking all money, leaving...
KAVRE, Sept 6: All the victims whose houses were destroyed in the earthquakes in 2015 were elated when they were told that they would get government grant of Rs 300,000 to build a new house.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Absconding former lawmaker Karki arrested
Absconding former lawmaker Karki arrested
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Absconding former lawmaker Dol Bahadur (DB) Karki, who was convicted by the court on a bribery charge, was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Thursday in the capital.
Sep 06, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Four days on, MoFA remains mum on death of 2 Nepali guards in Afghanistan
Four days on, MoFA remains mum on death of 2 Nepali guards i...
KATHMANDU, SEPT 6: Though four days have elapsed since two Nepali security guards working for a private security company were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is silent about the tragic incident. The ministry has not issued even a...
Sep 06, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
NRB lowers card withdrawal limit following ATM heist
NRB lowers card withdrawal limit following ATM heist
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has lowered the maximum limit for cash withdrawal using debit card.
Sep 06, 2019