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Newly-appointed Ministers sworn in

Newly-appointed Ministers sworn in

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered oath of office and secrecy to 13 newly-appointed ministers from Nepali Congress.

Mentha: A conservation incentive

Mentha: A conservation incentive

- by The Week Bureau

Kali Bahadur Oli is a resident of Mahadevpuri - 7, Banke in the Tarai Arc Landscape (TAL). Oli owns less than one hectare of land where he used to plant traditional crops such as maize and wheat to provide for his family of four.

Churches collecting 10 pc in God's name

Churches collecting 10 pc in God's name

- by Devendra Basnet

DANG, Aug 26: Around 100 churches in Dang district rely heavily on money collected from followers, most of whom are from poor economic backgrounds, to run their operations.

AFC quashes appeals of five footballers

AFC quashes appeals of five footballers

- by Prajwal Oli

KATHMANDU, Aug 26: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has dismissed life ban appeals lodged by five Nepali footballers, including former national captain Sagar Thapa, implicated for fixing the outcome of international matches under the financial inducement of bookies.

Let’s take a selfie

Let’s take a selfie

- by Sanjay Thapa

First smartphones took over the world, and then it brought about a culture that now seems to be deeply ingrained in our society. Everyone – from the young to the elderly, seems to be bitten by the selfie (or self portrait) bug these days. Even politicians and celebrities can be seen taking and then posting selfies on social media.

Chapali Height 2:  Empty seductions and cheap thrills

Chapali Height 2: Empty seductions and cheap thrills

- by Pragyan Thapa

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: ‘Chapali Height 2’ is a new film by director Dipendra K Khanal, who, in recent times, has carved a reputation for being a producer’s darling. With other directors there’s a risk of going over budget but producers have complete trust in Khanal.

The high school reunion

The high school reunion

- by Kalu Maila

Most of our batch mates in the West had already acquired citizenship there and were no longer Nepali citizens. So, every time someone came from the US sporting a blue passport, word would get around town that the ‘Khaire’ from Texas or New York was in town and he wanted to hang out with his fellow comrades.

This syndicated state

This syndicated state

- by Gunjan Upadhyay

These syndicates through their actions block the exercise of free choice and we often end up settling for second choice, third choice or in the tragic case of the bus victims – the only choice.

Literary graphic novels

Literary graphic novels

- by The Week Bureau

Some misinterpret graphic novels for picture books. They dismiss them as immature, goofy or simply as reads that belong in the children’s section of the library. However, none of this is true.

NC finally picks 13 new ministers

NC finally picks 13 new ministers

- by Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Ending weeks-long wrangling over power sharing between the two rival factions within the party, major ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized the choice of 13 new ministers it is sending into the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government.

Thapa recalls goalie  with umbrella in rare match

Thapa recalls goalie with umbrella in rare match

- by Prabin Bikram Katwal

KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Tribhuvan University's football team had travelled to Russia (then USSR) following an invitation to play friendly football matches against the state teams of Russia.