The Week
Knowing your way
Knowing your way
It’s that time of the year again when we start to fret about the condition of our roads. To be honest, we do that all year round anyway but with the monsoon almost upon us a sense of despair takes over. Where roads exist, even the slightest downpour turns everything into a dirt-filled lake and where...
Jun 14, 2019
The Week
Embracing differences
Embracing differences
In the book The Stranger by Albert Camus, the protagonist, a man named Meursault, is sentenced to death essentially for being not sad enough about his mother dying. He is considered a stranger in the society because he did not behave in the way people assume one should whenever they face a personal...
Jun 14, 2019
The Week
Where logic fails
Where logic fails
Superstitions make us do weird things. We stop abruptly on our paths if a cat crosses the road in front of us, we hesitate to walk underneath a ladder and take great pains to go around it, and we knock heads again if we accidently bump our head with someone. That’s not all. It seems each and every o...
Jun 14, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Scrolling down the news feed
Scrolling down the news feed
Scrolling down the news feed I see
The humorous meme belittling me
To draw you towards the real line
I share those humorous memes with thee
Jun 14, 2019
SOCIETY
A year on, family of a minor killed after abduction still awaiting justice
A year on, family of a minor killed after abduction still aw...
RAUTAHAT, June 14: A year since the abduction and subsequent murder of a minor in Rautahat, his family members are still awaiting justice while the perpetrators are still at large.
Jun 14, 2019
SOCIETY
Tornado victims picket DAO
Tornado victims picket DAO
BARA, June 14: The tornado victims of Hardiya, Subarna Rural Municipality-4, picketed the District Administration Office (DAO), Bara, on Thursday, after their names were excluded from the list of beneficiaries.
Jun 14, 2019
SOCIETY
Youth arrested for ‘killing’ a teenager four months ago
Youth arrested for ‘killing’ a teenager four months ago
LAHAN, June 14: Siraha Police on Thursday arrested a person on the charge of abducting and killing a teenager about four months ago.
Jun 14, 2019
SOCIETY
Fire started by lightning destroys entire village in Banke
Fire started by lightning destroys entire village in Banke
NEPALGUNJ, June 14: A fire caused by a lightning strike reduced the entire village of Chhotki Chauferi in Banke into ashes on Wednesday morning.
Jun 14, 2019
SOCIETY
US and UK join hands to combat human trafficking in Nepal
US and UK join hands to combat human trafficking in Nepal
KATHMANDU, June 14: Amid concerns from various quarters that there was duplication in the work of donor agencies, the USA and the UK have joined hands to combat human trafficking in Nepal.
Jun 14, 2019
POLITICS
Ministries, constitutional bodies ignore parliament's requests for bylaws
Ministries, constitutional bodies ignore parliament's reques...
KATHMANDU, June 14: After federal ministries and constitutional bodies appeared reluctant to provide their bylaws, regulations, directives and guidelines to parliament for examination, the Delegated Legislation and Government Assurance Committee of the National Assembly is now planning to disclose t...
Jun 14, 2019