My City, Entertainment
Humble Pacific Island movie star Mungau Dain dies in mid-20s
Humble Pacific Island movie star Mungau Dain dies in mid-20s
Mungau Dain, who earned the role in the Oscar-nominated film “Tanna” because his elders decided he was the best-looking guy in their traditional village on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has died.
Jan 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Fifth Asian Rural Tourism festival from January 25
Fifth Asian Rural Tourism festival from January 25
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: The fifth Asian Rural Tourism Festival is to take place at Bahundangi of Jhapa from January 25.
Jan 11, 2019
My City, Lifestyle
Friday's movie recommendation: Captain Fantastic
Friday's movie recommendation: Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic’ is a Matt Ross’s directorial movie that casts Viggo Mortensen as a father. A father, who is devoted in raising his six kids at the place isolated from the society, giving them intellectual education and training them to be physically fit and sporty.
Jan 11, 2019
POLITICS
If Trump-Kim meeting possible, why not we in SAARC region?
If Trump-Kim meeting possible, why not we in SAARC region?
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has stressed the need for convening the long-delayed summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Jan 11, 2019
The Week
Learning a language
Learning a language
Learning a new language is no small feat. You will probably have to practice for months before you can even string together words to make a proper sentence. But let that not frustrate you and deter you from learning a new dialect.
Jan 11, 2019
The Week
Making time for yourself
Making time for yourself
If you find yourself tired and irritated at the end of the day, stressed out by school, college or work, it can get difficult to find a motivation to get up and do it all over the next day. In between all the hassle, you need some time, a few hours, to yourself when you can catch a breath and feel i...
Jan 11, 2019
The Week
A touch of class
A touch of class
Gold ornaments aren’t the only jewelry we know of these days. Everything from silver to brass and various other materials like felt and wood is used to make accessories these days. And what’s more, people seem to be favoring these jewelry items over conventional (not to mention pricey) gold rings an...
Jan 11, 2019
The Week
A taste of the best
A taste of the best
The choices to eat out are aplenty in Kathmandu with a restaurant or café at almost every corner of the street. But fine dining isn’t an option at a lot of these places. Chimes Restaurant at Sanepa, Lalitpur, caters to this need as well which is what makes it slightly different from all the various...
Jan 11, 2019
The Week
Food, family, and four decades
Food, family, and four decades
Biku Maya Bajracharya is 71 years old and one happy soul. From the year 1976 she has sold woh (Nepali pancakes) in a small corner tucked away in an alley behind the Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur. Amidst the splatter of Bhaktapur’s splendid colors, it sits unassuming and silent. People who have heard...
Jan 11, 2019
My City, Gen-Next
Leaving warmth
Leaving warmth
Birds chirped,
Intrigued by first ray from the east.
Awoke a man,
Intrigued by thought of his bread.
Left warmth those who questioned survival,
I laid there, as a breathing corpse,
Survival never a problem,
Bliss swept below sewage,
Jan 11, 2019