The Week
The pad women of Kathmandu
The pad women of Kathmandu
Even in today’s day and age, menstruation is nothing short of a taboo. In most households and offices even, it’s still an unmentionable topic – something that’s uttered silently if at all. Ever noticed how women mouth the word ‘pad’ when there are men around at office? In rural areas, the situation...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
A brand with a conscience
A brand with a conscience
Nepali fabrics aren’t just a cultural representation of our diverse ethnicity but they are also reliable and durable than most fabrics in general. In the last decade or so, Nepali producers have largely ignored these wonderful materials but in the recent years various new companies have shown a rene...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
Worst-case scenarios
Worst-case scenarios
The thing about traveling is that it brings about new experiences. But new doesn’t always mean good. Sometimes new means bad and by bad we mean worse. Imagine getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, running out of petrol when you are still miles away from your destination or, the worst of the...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
Dying embers
Dying embers
For the first time, the roads to Malekhu and all ways west held no allure for me. December, I learnt, isn’t the best time to travel if the sun shining bright and lush green trees were what you are hoping to see. I was reminded of the post apocalyptic scenes in the dystopian movies I’d seen as we mad...
Jan 04, 2019
SOCIETY
Massive fire destroys shops, houses in Dadeldhura
Massive fire destroys shops, houses in Dadeldhura
DADELDHURA, Jan 4: A fire that broke out at Bagarbata in the district headquarters of Dadeldhura, turned three shops and a house to ashes on Thursday evening, police said.
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Tikapur victims speak of grave injustice
Tikapur victims speak of grave injustice
DHANGADHI, Jan 4: Locals of Tikapur have expressed deep dissatisfaction after lawmaker-elect of Kailali constituency-1 Resham Chaudhary, who is also the main accused in the Tikapur carnage, was sworn in as a member of parliament on Thursday.
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
What’s the truth? Five conspiracy theories that will leave you baffled
What’s the truth? Five conspiracy theories that will leave y...
Google defines conspiracy theory as “a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for an unexplained event”. The so-called “conspiracy theorists” have come up with several theories regarding famous events, celebrities, war etc. While they may most probably not be true (who k...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
The case of the cultured daughter-in-law
The case of the cultured daughter-in-law
After I got married, I was asked to make tea the next morning. I had never made tea at home. I didn’t know how to make it. I knew it entailed mixing tea, milk, and sugar and I could only measure powdered milk. I was told to make 15 cups of tea. There were guests who wanted two cups of tea instead of...
Jan 04, 2019
The Week
Fighting for a sense of belonging
Fighting for a sense of belonging
A simple Google search on the most LGBTQ+ friendly countries in Asia lists Nepal among the top ten. And it shows Nepal as a country that has had a committee established on the orders of the Supreme Court to draft gender inclusive laws a decade before the LGBTQ+ movement gained any traction worldwide...
Jan 04, 2019
SPORTS
ANFA announces Mani Shah Memorial Award, A-Division final round fixtures
ANFA announces Mani Shah Memorial Award, A-Division final ro...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a ‘Mani Bikram Shah Young Player Award’ in memory of late Mani Bikram Shah in Kathmandu on Thursday. Shah was also known as ‘the Maradona of Nepali football’.
Jan 04, 2019