Society, People and Social Taboo

June 15, 2020 16:47 pm

Are we God? Are we a super human being having a supernatural power? Or Are we educated fools?

DHARAN, June 10: After failing to bring the dengue epidemic under control, Dharan-8 based Purwanchal Campus, a constituient engineering campus of the Institute of Engineering, has halted its studies for a few days.

Actor Alec Baldwin on Wednesday agreed to take anger-management training, as he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to a harassment charge for a November confrontation in which he was accused of punching someone over a parking spot.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Classes have been disrupted at community schools across the country due to the strike of Nepal School Employees Union and Nepal Temporary Teachers’ Action Central Committee.

ROSTOV, July 3: Japan’s football team proved to be one of the classiest at the World Cup after the players bowed to the fans and meticulously cleaned out the locker room following their heartbreaking defeat to Belgium.

Nepathya’s Nepali class in Boston

June 27, 2018 08:18 am

Republica, Kathmandu Upon landing in Boston, Amrit Gurung, Nepathya’s frontman headed straight to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) premises, where volunteers were running Nepali classes for the Nepali children living in the area. While speaking with the children, Amrit expressed the thrill to have found Nepali children in a distant land. “I am truly encouraged by the endorsement Amrit dai expressed for our effort to run the Nepali Class,” said Samjhana Gurung of Tamu Samaj, one of the organizers of the show. “I hope the parents will take up the appeal,” she expressed.” The press statement issued by Nepa-laya further added that Gurung and his band Nepathya performed at Royale Boston, a downtown venue with a different group of Nepalis.

Nepathya’s Nepali class in Boston

June 27, 2018 08:18 am

Republica, Kathmandu Upon landing in Boston, Amrit Gurung, Nepathya’s frontman headed straight to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) premises, where volunteers were running Nepali classes for the Nepali children living in the area. While speaking with the children, Amrit expressed the thrill to have found Nepali children in a distant land. “I am truly encouraged by the endorsement Amrit dai expressed for our effort to run the Nepali Class,” said Samjhana Gurung of Tamu Samaj, one of the organizers of the show. “I hope the parents will take up the appeal,” she expressed.” The press statement issued by Nepa-laya further added that Gurung and his band Nepathya performed at Royale Boston, a downtown venue with a different group of Nepalis.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Today marks the 129th Labor Day. It is also known as International Workers' Day in some countries. It is a celebration of laborers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labor movement, socialists, communists or anarchists.

BHAKTAPUR, Mar 14: The National Examinations Board (NEB) has determined the exam centers for the Class 11 and 12 examinations.

ATLANTA, March 1: A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and fired a handgun, sending students running outside or hunkering down in darkened gym locker rooms, authorities said.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has classified 110 listed companies in 'A' class in the current fiscal year 2017/18.

ROLPA, Feb 15: An alternative coaching class has been organized for school dropouts in a bid to bring back them to school in the district.

BHAKTAPUR, Dec 21: The National Examinations Board is preparing to publish Class 11 final examinations results of by January 5.  The Class 11 final examinations were held on June 15 after deferring them from time to time citing the local level elections. The Board has delayed in also announcing the results of this examination citing the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Little Angels’ School had a different aura on Friday. Eight graders of Little Angels’ school were excited to take a class conducted by Indian robotics experts.

Allowing smartphones in class may affect the students’ ability to concentrate, eventually hampering their academic performance, warns a new research. Instead of using their phones to follow the lectures, students use them to communicate with friends, watch YouTube videos or just browse around the web to follow their interests, said the study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.

INDORE, Sept 26: Opening batsman Aaron Finch marked his return to the Australia side with a defiant century in the third one-day international against India but the thrill was tempered by another loss for Steve Smith’s struggling side.

KATHAMNDU, Sept 5: A delegation of Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal (FCAN) met with Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Bir Bahadur Balayar to inform him about problems being faced by contractors.

BHAKTAPUR, August 4: National Examination Board on Friday announced Class 12 results of science faculty.

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, April 11: A special education teacher and one of her students were fatally shot by her estranged husband when he opened fire with a high-caliber revolver before killing himself in her classroom at a San Bernardino, California, elementary school, police said.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Qatar Airways has unveiled its new business class to world’s media and travel trade leaders.

BHAKTAPUR, Jan 29: The National Examinations Board, Office of the Controller of Examinations, Bhaktapur is to administer the Class 11 and 12 examinations from April 23, 2017.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Qatar Airways is introducing new amenity kits to its economy class passengers. Issuing a statement, the airline said that the new kits include products designed to make the passenger’s journey more comfortable and relaxing.

LALITPUR, Dec 6: The association of St. Mary’s Alumni Nepal (ASMAN) organized a self-defense training with trainers from Paritran Risk Management Solutions (PRISMS) at St. Mary’s High School, Jawalakhel from November 28 to December 3.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Etihad Airways has announced discounts of up to 50 percent on its business class airfare. Issuing a statement, the airline said that the business class promotion sale of up to 50 percent will last until November 7 for travel until June 15 next year.

KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Samsung Nepal has organized a microwave oven cooking class for its customers.

The class act

August 12, 2016 00:30 am

The music legacy may have begun with her father but Reema Gurung Hoda holds her own in the industry. Her delicate voice and pleasing singing style catapulted her as one of the most popular female vocalists more than a decade ago. However despite her veteran status, Gurung still remains active on the scene. She has not only worked on her own albums but is also a regular feature on numerous collection albums. The Week caught up with the singer to discuss her playlist as well as reflect on the current music scene.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Etihad Airways opened its new first and business class lounge within the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, July 15: Qatar Airways has won 'Worlds Best Business Class Awards 2016'.

KATHMANDU, July 1: 'English speaking zone'. Very few may wonder over this decal found generally on the walls of the private schools buildings. The essential of private schools in Nepal is- they are English medium schools, that is to say, speaking other languages except English is highly discouraged.

KATHMANDU, June 4: The restructuring of the education sector in Nepal could be now executed with the Legislature-Parliament unanimously passing the Education (Eighth Amendment) Bill- 2072 BS after an untiring effort of six years.