WORLD

With population boom, urbanization, World Bank warns waste could grow 70% by 2050

With population boom, urbanization, World Bank warns waste could grow 70% by 2050

MEXICO, Sept 21: Global waste could grow by 70 percent by 2050 as urbanization and populations rise, the World Bank said...

MEXICO, Sept 21: Global waste could grow by 70 percent by 2050 as urbanization and populations rise, the World Bank said...

Sep 21, 2018

WORLD

Trump to call for global action on the world drug problem at UN General Assembly

Trump to call for global action on the world drug problem at UN General Assembly

UNITED STATES, Sept 21: President Donald Trump will call for global action on the world drug problem, lay out his vision...

UNITED STATES, Sept 21: President Donald Trump will call for global action on the world drug problem, lay out his vision...

Sep 21, 2018

WORLD

U.S. sanctions China for buying Russian fighter jets, missiles

U.S. sanctions China for buying Russian fighter jets, missiles

WASHINGTON, Sept 21: The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter j...

WASHINGTON, Sept 21: The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter j...

Sep 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Indra Jatra begins today

Indra Jatra begins today

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: As many as 29 Guthis come together for the Kathmandu Valley's longest festival Indra Jatra today. Th...

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: As many as 29 Guthis come together for the Kathmandu Valley's longest festival Indra Jatra today. Th...

Sep 21, 2018

The Week

For the love of plants: A little patch of green in the middle of a crowded place

For the love of plants: A little patch of green in the middle of a crowded place

Granted there are many nurseries in Kathmandu from where you can purchase plants of all kinds. But The Plant Shop at Gya...

Granted there are many nurseries in Kathmandu from where you can purchase plants of all kinds. But The Plant Shop at Gya...

Sep 21, 2018

The Week

I lost my sight but gained vision: Sristi KC

I lost my sight but gained vision: Sristi KC

What should have been a sweet sixteen turned into a bitter nightmare but what birthed off it was the most extraordinary...

What should have been a sweet sixteen turned into a bitter nightmare but what birthed off it was the most extraordinary...

Sep 21, 2018

The Week

An authentic Italian eatery

An authentic Italian eatery

Freddo means cool or cold in Italian and when you step inside Freddo Café you will come to see that the quaint little ca...

Freddo means cool or cold in Italian and when you step inside Freddo Café you will come to see that the quaint little ca...

Sep 21, 2018

The Week

Forever on the move: A compulsive need to travel and explore

Forever on the move: A compulsive need to travel and explore

For the past five years, Samip Mainaly has traveled the highs and the lows of Nepal. He has traversed through the famili...

For the past five years, Samip Mainaly has traveled the highs and the lows of Nepal. He has traversed through the famili...

Sep 21, 2018

The Week

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Beauty and body perfection have commonly been associated with women. The issue related to women body objectification and...

Beauty and body perfection have commonly been associated with women. The issue related to women body objectification and...

Sep 21, 2018

The Week

‘Chor’-police

‘Chor’-police

All of us role played some version of the game ‘chor-police’ (cops and robbers) while growing up. In our minds, there wa...

All of us role played some version of the game ‘chor-police’ (cops and robbers) while growing up. In our minds, there wa...

Sep 21, 2018