The Week
The Art of writing
The Art of writing
If you’re looking to learn more about Nepal’s culture and the different kinds of languages spoken here, you might be interested in joining a session of Ranjana Lipi Calligraphy Workshop by the Callijatra team. Although the workshop will not delve deep into the various kinds of scripts (Lipis), it wi...
Feb 15, 2019
The Week
What’s in a name ?
What’s in a name ?
First impressions are important and for businesses that first impression is often made by their names. It is this first impression that will set the stage for future interactions or, in this case, make someone decide whether or not they want to step into a store or a restaurant. Keeping this in mind...
Feb 15, 2019
SOCIETY
Ex-Maoist combatants accuse leaders of forgetting the dreams which they once fought for
Ex-Maoist combatants accuse leaders of forgetting the dreams...
RUKUM, Feb 15: With the objective of creating a just and equal society, hundreds of youths from Rukum had participated in the decade-long armed conflict launched by the then Maoist rebels. Despite shedding their sweat and blood for their rights and opportunities, they lament that their efforts have...
Feb 15, 2019
SOCIETY
JC names justice to probe bribery charge against judge Baniya
JC names justice to probe bribery charge against judge Baniy...
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The Judicial Council (JC) on Thursday formed a probe panel led by Supreme Court justice Hari Krishna Karki to probe into the bribery allegations against Kathmandu District Court (KDC) Judge Babukaji Baniya.
Feb 15, 2019
ECONOMY
PM opens Nepal Ship Office to link with Indian waterways
PM opens Nepal Ship Office to link with Indian waterways
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Prime Minister KP Oli, who promised to operate Nepal’s own ships during the election last year, inaugurated Nepal Ship Office amidst a special function at Ekantakuna, Lalitpur on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2019
POLITICS
Impeachment looms over CIAA Commissioner Pathak
Impeachment looms over CIAA Commissioner Pathak
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Parliament is expected to begin the impeachment process against Raj Narayan Pathak, one of the commissioners at the apex anti-corruption agency, for allegedly receiving a bribe from the management committee official of an engineering college in Bhaktapur in return for promising to...
Feb 15, 2019
POLITICS
PM Oli's address to nation: A recap of promises unfulfilled
PM Oli's address to nation: A recap of promises unfulfilled
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's televised address to the nation was supposed to be the left government's annual progress report on meeting its poll promise of 'Prosperous Nepal Happy Nepali'. Expect, it was not.
Feb 15, 2019
ECONOMY
'Heaven is myth, Nepal is real' catches attention at Intl tourism meet
'Heaven is myth, Nepal is real' catches attention at Intl to...
TEL AVIV (ISRAEL), Feb 14: 'Heaven is myth, Nepal is real'. The slogan left participants smiling, curious and amazed when Nepali ambassador to Isreal, Dr Anjan Shakya introduced Nepal that way during an event jointly organized by Nepal Embassy and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) at Tel Aviv on the eve of...
Feb 15, 2019
SOCIETY
Red panda conservation becoming challenging
Red panda conservation becoming challenging
JUMLA, Feb 14: With increased poaching activities and rampant destruction of habitat, Jumla district is finding it challenging to conserve the endangered red pandas.Stakeholders, in a conservation program organized on Thursday, expressed deep concern over the failure to protect red pandas even in t...
Feb 15, 2019
WORLD
Mission complete: NASA announces demise of Opportunity rover
Mission complete: NASA announces demise of Opportunity rover
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: During 14 years of intrepid exploration across Mars, it advanced human knowledge by confirming that water once flowed on the red planet -- but NASA's Opportunity rover has analyzed its last soil sample.
Feb 15, 2019