The Week
Fashion trends for fall winter 2018/19
Fashion trends for fall winter 2018/19
Like everything else in today’s world, the F/W 18 collections from different fashion houses around the world featured items that were heavily inspired by Instagram currents and modes. These collections are for the most part very loud, eccentric and outlandish but a few classic vogues have also resur...
Nov 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Australia is most preferred study destination for Nepalis
Australia is most preferred study destination for Nepalis
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Australia has emerged as the most-preferred study destination for Nepali students wishing to go abroad for studies, according to latest government figures.
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
Decoding intermittent fasting
Decoding intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting is quite the rage these days. One, it’s a new idea from the nutrition conscious community and that is sure to spark some interest. And two, it’s an eating pattern and not a stringent diet with the intent to starve you.
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
One stop solution
One stop solution
Ordering food online and having it delivered at your doorsteps within an hour or less have made things a lot easier these days. You don’t have to go out to eat on days you don’t feel like having home-cooked meals. But sometimes deciding which restaurant to order from and pouring over the menus can b...
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
Online shopping in Nepal: Trick or Treat?
Online shopping in Nepal: Trick or Treat?
There’s something wonderful about the approach to the turn of the year – especially the month of November. It’s not the magical lights of various festivals like Diwali or Christmas or the gradual onset of winter but the festival discounts that have come to be seen as the hallmark of the season. If y...
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
Cultural chaos
Cultural chaos
We live in a society that’s rooted in tradition, culture, and religious sentiments. And while that’s a really good thing, what bothers me about it all is how sometimes people take things way too far. It’s quite the norm for people to follow certain traditions because that’s just how things are suppo...
Nov 16, 2018
The Week
The magic of memes
The magic of memes
Out of the 12,000 plus pictures 23-year-old computer science student Ayushma Rimal has on her phone around 7000 are screenshots of memes that make her laugh and she often finds herself sharing them with friends and family. She confesses that the first thing she does upon waking up is scroll through...
Nov 16, 2018
POLITICS
Govt withholds cabinet decisions, again
Govt withholds cabinet decisions, again
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The government did not the decisions taken by the Council of Ministers meeting held on Thursday. This is the second time the government has kept cabinet decision a secret, breaking with the three-decade-long tradition of making cabinet decisions public immediately after the meetin...
Nov 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Driving license applications to reopen from Nov 25
Driving license applications to reopen from Nov 25
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is all set to reopen the applications for driving licenses from November 25.
Nov 16, 2018
POLITICS
Govt replaces ambassador to Israel Thapa with Shakya
Govt replaces ambassador to Israel Thapa with Shakya
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The government has recalled Nepal’s ambassador to Israel Niranjan Thapa, who was appointed by the then coalition government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Nov 16, 2018