- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who offered a special puja at Pashupatinath Temple on Thursday morning, expressed delight on seeing the Bagmati river cleaner, thanks to the clean-up campaign.
- by Ram Saran Tamang
KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Registration of private four-wheelers in Bagmati Zone, with already congested roads, has doubled in one year, contributing significantly to traffic woes of the cities.
- by Joshna Karki & Reya Shreya Rai
Thamel is a perfect place for everyone ranging from carpet collectors to party animals. For voracious readers, there’s something there too. Thrift bookstores are the added thrills of Thamel for book lovers. The Week’s Reya Shreya Rai and Joshna Karki take a trip around the nooks and crannies of Thamel and list the five must visit bookstores that you can get lost in.
- by The Week Bureau
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.
- by Gyan P Neupane
KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has described Kathmandu as a spiritual center for the people of South Asian region.
- by Priyanka Gurung
They still talk about Jumla’s first public vehicle and laugh about how some of their own people placed grass near the new vehicles hoping to feed it. They don’t deny these embarrassing accounts but actually embrace their history and reputation of being a severely deprived region in hopes to reinvent themselves.
- by The Week Bureau
November 3, 2016 marked the end of the second edition of Nepal’s only international photography festival, Photo Kathmandu. The festival had claimed that their goal was to create connections between the city, its people, its history, and its dreams and aspirations. It wanted to serve as an alternative platform for conversations between visual storytellers and local audiences. So at the end of their two-week event, The Week talked to a couple of visitors to find out if Photo Kathmandu had indeed managed to connect people to art and provide creative inspirations as they had initial set out to.
- by Nirajan Paudel
RASUWA, Nov 4: Devastating avalanches last April had buried 175 locals, 35 foreigners and 10 Nepali Army personals in the Langtang village. Once regarded as 'queen of natural beauty', it was turned lifeless in seconds due to the avalanche. Survivors had left Langtang village, the place after which the VDC itself is named, with bleak hope of ever returning. The extent of destruction was so much that even the government restricted tourists from visiting Langtang region. One and half year down the line it has made tremendous progress in regaining its fervor.
- by Gunjan Upadhyay
Around this time last year, while the country was reeling under the economic blockade, there was collective worry about how the earthquake survivors would cope during the harsh winter.
- by Isha Bista
The most strained relationship in the history of mankind is the one between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law. This age old tussle is, perhaps, the only thing that hasn’t changed with time. It’s the stuff jokes as well as tragedies are made up of. My own relationship with my mother-in-law is a strange one. We definitely aren’t friends, but we aren’t enemies either. We don’t like each other all that much, but we don’t despise each other either.
- by The Week Bureau
Guphapokhari, a naturally emerged pond of religious significance, lies along the trail, and there are many other serene lakes as well. You might be lucky to get a view of the reflection of Mt. Makalu on the surface of Guphapokhari.
- by The Week Bureau
Road trips with your friends or alone is one of the best ways to experience any place you may be exploring. There are, however, a few things you should pack before you set out on a road trip.
- by DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 4: Apples grown in Jumla have fetched Rs 100 per kg in the district headquarters itself.
- by Nirmal Ghimire
BARDIYA, Nov 4: An unidentified group of robbers has been troubling the villagers of Bardiya district in the border areas. Incidents of looting by the group in several villages have been reported in the past few months. Police on Tuesday arrested a man related to the group.
- by Isha Upadhyay
With the abundance of public holidays in the country, there are times when we get a long weekend off work and school. If you are a fitness freak or just crazy about adventure and like walking, you should check out these places for hiking.
- by Nabin Khatiwada
BOSTON, Nov 3: Republican candidate Donald Trump has made a leap in election polls and surveys and with five days remaining for the election, polls are showing the gap between Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and Trump is narrowing down.
- by The Week Bureau
Electric vehicles (EV) are steadily gaining ground not only around the world but in Nepal as well. It certainly doesn’t make for a rare sight on our streets anymore. However, speculation on matters of its practicality hasn’t completely been dropped yet. So The Week asked some EV users about the pros and cons of owning and using this green vehicle. Here they share their experience.
- by The Week Bureau
We are all incomplete without a passion to drive us forward in life. We can push ourselves more and test our boundaries when there is something to live for. We spoke to some bike riders who prefer to test their limits against all odds, seek inspiration, and continue to drive with pure adrenaline rush as they struggle against the obstacles on the road to know their stories.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Some 600,000 children of school-going age are still out of school, it has been claimed. However, the government data shows that the national enrollment rate of schoolchildren is 96.6 percent.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Nepal Army is set to organize the Chief of Army Staff Fourth International Women's Football Tournament from November 4 to 8 in Lalitpur. Issuing a press statement on Thursday, Army informed the tournament will feature 10 teams from Nepal and India.