The Week
Promoting a culture of reading and writing
Promoting a culture of reading and writing
“Even though Kirtipur municipality is home to the biggest university of our nation, from what we’ve seen so far, the reading culture here is very underdeveloped,” says Shankar Bhandari, an English teacher at Creative Academy. He further adds that currently, he believes, liquor stores, bars and night...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Celebrating women in Nepali music
Celebrating women in Nepali music
Nepali adhunik geet has always had a devoted audience across the country, albeit a smaller one than popular music. While one can hear and see the songs and videos on radio or TV, there is an entirely different feel to it when you sit amidst other adhunik geet enthusiasts and listen to these tunes of...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Through a different lens
Through a different lens
In an attempt to promote tourism and provide a platform for creative expression Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has been organizing Photo Nepal, a monthly photo exhibition for the last four years. Over the years, they have organized competitions and exhibits to reflect the natural and cultural essence of...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Alone but not lonely
Alone but not lonely
I’ve enjoyed solitude for as long as I can remember. Being alone or doing things by myself has never really bothered me. I actually prefer getting things done on my own rather than having someone tag along with me when I’m out and about. I suppose this also has to do with the fact that I’m an introv...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
Swimming for life
Swimming for life
This week saw yet another tragic case of a Nepali student drowning in Australia. Over the past few years, we have read and heard about what seems like more than sporadic instances of drowning deaths in other countries – of young lives lost either due to misadventure or a lack of grounding in water r...
Mar 01, 2019
The Week
The silent sufferers
The silent sufferers
In the remote Himalayan districts of Karnali region, policymakers assess that women carry out around 75 percent of the total works in farms and that the work is highly labor intensive. Despite their significant contributions, their safety and health needs are being overlooked. And the women suffer s...
Mar 01, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Article
Rendezvous with Self
Rendezvous with Self
We all are looking forward to learning more about ourselves, though we might get distracted when time comes. There always have been new developments and outcomes in the quest of progressive results, for ourselves to determine whether we have secured a better place in terms of wealth and comforts.
Mar 01, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Old age
Old age
As the wheel of time keeps churning
Memories are formed and burning
Mar 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Locals blame cloud, strong winds for chopper crash
Locals blame cloud, strong winds for chopper crash
TAPLEJUNG, Mar 1: After the crash of an Air Dynasty helicopter in Taplejung, killing seven including Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari, locals know about the weather and terrain of the area have guessed the cloud and strong wind as the reason behind the accident.
Mar 01, 2019
SOCIETY
Crash points again to lapses in air safety
Crash points again to lapses in air safety
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Wednesday's deadly helicopter crash at Sisnebhir, Taplejung in which seven people including Minister for Culture, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari were killed has pointed to serious lapses in air safety and security, bringing to the fore the urgency to include...
Mar 01, 2019