KATHMANDU, July 12: The second phase of the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline project is making significant progress, with approximately 40 percent of the work completed so far, according to Binit Mani Upadhyay, head of the Madhesh Regional Office of NOC, Amlekhganj Bara.

KATHMANDU, May 28: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has warned a contractor company to cancel the contract, stating that the work progress is unsatisfactory.

What COVID is costing women

December 4, 2020 08:11 am

The gender dimension of the pandemic has received far less attention than its racial and socioeconomic aspects. Whenever we do shift our focus to the post-pandemic recovery, we must use that occasion to enact changes that will improve women’s lives.

Actor Priyanka Chopra on Thursday pledged USD 100,000 in total to four incredible women who rose above the challenges to make a difference during the coronavirus crises.

4 tips to work smarter

April 7, 2020 22:34 pm

A lot of us want to be labelled as the smart colleague or the smart friend in our circle. But it requires equally as much effort and some of our bad habits tend to keep us away from the title. However, don’t worry as here we have brought few tips to help you work smarter;

Tips to increase your productivity

April 1, 2020 10:34 am

Better productivity is something that we all want to achieve in our lives. There is a famous saying it’s not the number of hours you put into work, it is the amount of work you put in those hours.

Varun Dhawan's next film ‘Street Dancer 3D’ is releasing on the same date as Kangana Ranaut's ‘Panga’, but the actor said he is not worried about the box office clash.

5 Ways you can be stress-free at work

November 9, 2019 16:50 pm

Here are 6 things you can do to relieve yourself of all the stress at work.

France’s Louvre museum, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, is putting the final touches to one of the biggest ever exhibitions of the Italian master’s work with the presence of the world’s most expensive painting agonizingly unresolved.

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Ten Nepalis working and studying in seven different countries returned to Nepal and worked at the federal, provincial and local governments for three months.

The charm of co-working spaces

August 16, 2019 07:46 am

With more and more people working for themselves and starting their own projects and businesses, co-working spaces have become increasingly popular. According to the website coworker.com, there are more than 10 co-working spaces in Kathmandu. So, what is it that attracts people, especially young entrepreneurs, to these co-working spaces?

Uzo Aduba said the upcoming FX limited series “Mrs. America” encompasses a whole lot of what she loves best about acting.

Finding your balance

June 28, 2019 08:12 am

Now-a-days concepts like work-life balance and mental wellbeing are being given as much importance as productivity and efficiency. But in a world driven by outwardly success, how does one find the inner calm? And does one come at the cost of the other? Tsoknyi Rinpoche, a well-known Buddhist master, says it needn’t be so.

The Happy Junction

June 4, 2019 16:39 pm

People have a lot of grudges against this city. Despite them cursing Kathmandu for being too crowded, dusty, and packed with vehicles, Kathmandu is truly ‘a melting pot of people.

Fueling your Creativity

May 24, 2019 09:11 am

Writers, inventors, businessmen and musicians seem to come up with great ideas all the time, but being creative is usually not an easy task. Be it in our daily work or occasional interest in poems and literature, creativity requires a lot of thinking as well as patience.

ITAHARI, May 24: The officials of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City on Thursday boycotted their work, protesting against Mayor Dwarika Lal Chaudhary who has been accused of beating a ward secretary a day ago.

MYAGDI, May 21: After failing to provide two square meals to his children, Ambar Bahadur Ramjali of Annapurna Rural Municipality-1 committed suicide two years ago. He earned his living as a laborer. Extreme poverty compelled him to hang himself from a tree in a local community forest.

In a country of night owls Abhishek Gurung often wondered why there were no service providers who catered exclusively to them. “Most people I know stay up late and get their work done in the nighttime. Seeing as how our lifestyles are changing, I’d say there will eventually be more night owls than early birds,”.

SEOUL, May 1: Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May Day on Wednesday by marching through Asia’s capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights.

WHY CAN’T SHE?

April 16, 2019 11:15 am

A person who is always dominated by a society, Who can’t be out from her duties and many responsibilities? Who never gets tired of doing any works? Who can’t enjoy all the rights and freedoms that a boy could,

Give job, more than law

March 31, 2019 01:05 am

“A man willing to work, and unable to find a work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune’s inequality exhibits under this sun,” says Thomas Carlyle, a British historian and novelist.

Work-life balance is something that every person on the planet (earth) has to go through. Life was simpler when human civilization started around 200K years ago. But now every simple things look complex with modernization.

Ready to work

December 18, 2018 01:00 am

There seems to be a huge gap between what the industry is looking for and what the colleges and universities are producing

Souls of my city: Life is work

October 2, 2018 09:00 am

Ram Lal Shrestha came to Kathmandu from his hometown of Palung, Makawanpur, in search of work in 2029 BS. Before coming here, he used to help his uncle on the farm.

Should we ban work emails at the weekend?

September 2, 2018 16:00 pm

Maybe we all need ‘the right to disconnect’

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has enforced the Work Procedure on Search, Rescue, Medical Treatment and Monitoring of Tourists, 2018.

48-year-old Mahi Narayan Ram is a cobbler. His roadside stall, at Sundhara, consists of a mat, shoe soles, laces, shoe polish, and a wooden box. Ram is originally from Saptari and has been working in the capital since 1985.

The majority of organizational practice and research focuses on exploring individuals’ creative capabilities while staying at work. An emerging strand of research supports the idea that employees’ job-related creativity can also be boosted as they take the time off.