July 7: Vikram Chandra’s novel Sacred Games tackles all the big themes: crime, friendship, betrayal, love. Most of all, though, the 900-page book is a story about Mumbai. Sprawling yet focused, there is something cinematic in the writing.

Souls of my city : Came home

March 13, 2018 09:39 am

Nepal witnesses the exodus of hundreds of citizens to foreign countries, either in search of better employment or higher studies. Narhari Timalsina, 42, from Pokhara owns a grocery shop at Samakhusi, Kathmandu.

SOLUKHUMBU, March 3: The main season of snow usually begins from the last week of January or the first week of February in the Khumbu area of Solukhumbu district. But this year, snow came late and it was less than usual. Much to the surprise of the locals, snowfall was not even enough to cover the mountains surrounding the area.

He came, he’s sleeping

February 27, 2018 11:45 am

KMC mayor’s inaction

When passion came calling

December 15, 2017 10:19 am

Recently, Line, a play based on Israel Horovitz’s one-act play of the same name, was up at Shilpee Theater in Battisputali, Kathmandu. The play ran for three weeks. The incongruous drama’s entire plot showcases five people waiting in line for an event. The play starring Rajkumar Pudasaini, Sudam CK, Loonibha Tuladhar, Sandesh Shakya, and Saroj Aryal was directed and translated into Nepali by Akanchha Karki, who is a theater artist and a psychologist as well.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Seven hotels of star category, including one five-star hotel, have opened services in 2017 until the end of November.

IF ALL WISHES CAME TRUE

November 13, 2017 11:18 am

Imagine a world where all were to live with wild dreams running up through everyone’s sleeve, Every wishes meant to be fulfilled; even selfish or cruel needs with greed!

Republica and Nagarik dailies have in the past one month uncovered many cases of irregularities and corruption, amounting to billions of rupees, in our public entities. But no one has been punished so far. Is corruption in our public entities so pervasive that fighting it is a lost cause? And what is the judiciary’s role in it? Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki who during her nine months in office successfully prosecuted many senior corrupt government officials shared her insights with Mahabir Paudyal.

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: The biggest and brightest full moon was lighting up in the sky in nearly after 69 years around the globe.

RAUTAHAT, June 27: Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday said that he is yet to understand why the senior orthopedic Dr Govinda KC demanded impeachment motion against Chief Commissioner at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki.