SOCIETY
Quake victims await grant in chilly winter
Quake victims await grant in chilly winter
DHADING, Jan 5: While waiting for the post-quake reconstruction grant from the government, Shree Ram Gurung of Khaniyabas-4 in Dhading district has already spent two-and-a-half years, living in a temporary shelter.
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
Resolution season
Resolution season
It’s that time of the year again when all the festivities are done and dusted with and it’s time for those of us who have made resolutions to finally start walking the walk.
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
Master of his craft
Master of his craft
Anyone with even the slightest interest in Nepali theater will be able to tell you who Sunil Pokharel is. He is considered one of the most influential figures in the Nepali theater industry. Many people know him as the founder of Aarohan Gurukul but even without Gurukul’s identity tailing him, he is...
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
Building skills in women
Building skills in women
Globally, girls are condemned and (in some cases) forbidden to do what are considered “male chores”. This destructive culture is blatantly prevalent in almost every sector in our country. And let’s be honest, besides the domestic/household chores and nurturing, is there anything that is considered a...
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
The harbingers of change
The harbingers of change
Established students pursuing a bachelors’ degree in social work at St. Xavier’s College, ‘We’ for Change is the only non-profit organization in Nepal that is entirely run by youths. The organization aims to provide individuals of the age group 16 to 24 good opportunities for a bright future.
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
Practical learning
Practical learning
Not many children these days know what farming feels like and almost no one will pursue it as a career, despite the fact that our country is largely an agricultural one and that our forefathers had heavily relied on farming as their sources of livelihood. It was to prevent this loss of identity and...
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
Workout hygiene
Workout hygiene
We all know working out is a must for health and fitness and now that the New Year is here, we are all trying to fit in an hour or two at the gym at least four to five times a week.
Jan 05, 2018
ECONOMY
TBM pulls huge crowd to Bheri-Babai project site
TBM pulls huge crowd to Bheri-Babai project site
SURKHET, Jan 5: Rabin Khadka of Ganeshpur, Nepalgunj, a Nepal Police personnel, is on holiday. Having heard that a machine is digging the tunnel in Bheri-Babai Project, he went to the project site at Hattikhal, Surkhet, on his motorbike.
Jan 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Freed Haliyas finally get their own homes
Freed Haliyas finally get their own homes
ACHHAM, Jan 5: A former bonded laborer, Janak Aaughi of Hattikot, Mallekh-8 of Achham district finally has a home to call his own. The government grant to construct homes, although it came late, has proved a huge respite for a former Haliya (indentured ploughman) like him.
Jan 05, 2018
The Week
Understanding common symptoms
Understanding common symptoms
“Eating a well balanced diet provides our body the required vitamins and minerals to function efficiently,” says Dr Sunil Koirala, consultant physician at Meridian Health Care Center in Kathmandu. According to him, these nutrients help our body perform a wide range of activities and play a crucial r...
Jan 05, 2018