The Week
The angry mob
The angry mob
Most people wouldn’t think of me as an angry person. In public, I’m jovial, light-hearted, and extroverted. But at home, I’m a different person. My wife says so sometimes. And though I respond to it with anger, often passing hurtful remarks in retaliation, I know I have a problem managing anger.
Aug 12, 2016
The Week
Olympic Dreams
Olympic Dreams
We really do not expect much from our athletes in such international events because we know that we lack the resources, infrastructure and everything else needed to compete in the international level. So to expect our athletes to win an Olympic Gold is like expecting KP Oli to send a Nepali to Mars...
Aug 12, 2016
SOCIETY
Local dialects on verge of extinction in lack of utility
Local dialects on verge of extinction in lack of utility
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: At a time schools and colleges are happy teaching foreign languages, fueling massive brain drain from the country, no attention is being paid to preserve local dialects that are central to the survival of various ethnic cultures.
Aug 12, 2016
POLITICS
Nidhi to visit India and Mahara, China
Nidhi to visit India and Mahara, China
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has decided to send its two deputy prime ministers to India and China respectively with a view to inform the two neighboring countries about the changed political scenario in Nepal and lay the ground for top-level political visits to and from both the southern and...
Aug 12, 2016
The Week
Crossing over to the dark side
Crossing over to the dark side
To have a hero, you need a villain. And in the channels of literary history, there are many. In fact many villains have been accredited for making the plots that much more interesting and the book that much more memorable. So The Week asked some writers and theater aficionados to shed some light on...
Aug 12, 2016
The Week
A thought-provoking read
A thought-provoking read
The chances that you would leave the book midway are next to nil – thanks to its gripping narration, well put-together
plot and storyline.
Aug 12, 2016
The Week
The class act
The class act
The music legacy may have begun with her father but Reema Gurung Hoda holds her own in the industry. Her delicate voice and pleasing singing style catapulted her as one of the most popular female vocalists more than a decade ago. However despite her veteran status, Gurung still remains active on the...
Aug 12, 2016
SOCIETY
Stock up on essentials for emergencies: NVC to govt
Stock up on essentials for emergencies: NVC to govt
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The National Vigilance Centre (NVC) has asked the government to stock up essential relief materials for emergency purpose to ensure that disaster victims can get relief in time.
Aug 12, 2016
ECONOMY
Despite big losses, Banijya Bank issuing bonus to staff
Despite big losses, Banijya Bank issuing bonus to staff
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Rastriya Banijya Bank has decided to distribute Rs 870 million in bonuses to its employees despite its accumulated losses amounting to Rs 4.12 billion. The bank's board meeting last week took a decision to this effect by way of implementation of a Supreme Court order last December...
Aug 12, 2016
Interview
Trying to be a perfectionist, my biggest flaw
Trying to be a perfectionist, my biggest flaw
Girish Khatiwada, better known by his stage name Gorkhali G, is a pioneer Nepali rapper, DJ and RJ. He has been in the Nepali hip hop scene since the nineties.
Aug 12, 2016