The Week
Setting grounds for virtual reality
Setting grounds for virtual reality
For a few hundred rupees you get a glimpse of the future at five different malls around Kathmandu these days. Would you like to experience Iceland, a roller coaster or the terrifying plotline of The Conjuring? The Virtual Reality stations with their headsets at the likes of Civil Mall, City Center,...
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
The making of Naipaul
The making of Naipaul
"How did you come to writing?" is a question that most writers encounter at some point in their careers. While doing a string of interviews, which later came out book form, Interviews Across Time and Space, I found myself asking the same question in the hope of unlocking the key to becoming a writer...
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
The business of making others fit
The business of making others fit
The Nepali gym of today is completely different from that of 20 years ago. Giving access to some equipment alone isn’t enough anymore. More and more facilities in our town are taking a multi-platform approach to helping Nepalis get healthy and excited about fitness in a fun way. And while as busines...
Oct 06, 2017
SOCIETY
Massive irregularities in air ticketing
Massive irregularities in air ticketing
BAJURA, Oct 6: Airlines companies providing air service from and to Kolti airport are found to have been charging irregular price for air tickets.
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
Road trip prep
Road trip prep
So many people fly everywhere these days that you might think the classic road trip is a thing of the past. However that is not actually the case. While it does seem that just getting in a car and going somewhere for the sake of a long drive is declining, there are many who actually prefer taking th...
Oct 06, 2017
POLITICS
UML recommends 23 candidates for FPTP in Chitwan
UML recommends 23 candidates for FPTP in Chitwan
RATNANAGAR, Oct 6: CPN-UML Chitwan has finalized the candidates to contest in the near-coming election to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies.
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
Around the world
Around the world
All of us have a bucket list of places we want to visit and while everybody wants to go see the Eiffel Tower or the Coliseum in Rome, there are some lesser-known places that deserve to make it to your coveted list.
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
Making it on You Tube
Making it on You Tube
Yeshidon (Yeshi Dolma Lama) is one of the few Nepalis with a prominent internet presence. Last we checked her following on YouTube alone was 52,000 with a total of 6,381,143 views. From fashion, beauty to comedy skits and dancing performances, Yeshi certainly knows how to keep her viewers entertaine...
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
Hungry paws
Hungry paws
The prices of commercial dog food in our country are sky rocketing. While most of us love our pets, we might not be able to afford those packaged diet for them. Also, there are some dogs that simply cannot process commercial foods. So we at The Week spoke to Dr Sharad Singh Yadav, chairman of Advanc...
Oct 06, 2017
The Week
Cheating your way to fitness
Cheating your way to fitness
We all want to eat anything we want to but still have a fit and slim body. Unfortunately, that is perhaps the only thing that’s just not possible. If you want to have a great body and look good, then you must watch what you eat. But many confess that saying no to tasty high calorie food is harder th...
Oct 06, 2017