The Week
With or without you
With or without you
I have been married for almost four years now and whenever there is a high school reunion my friends ask me if I am enjoying my married life or if I still long for the 'Single and Mingle' days! I think it's not only me but all married guys face the same question from our 'single' friends.
Nov 17, 2017
The Week
Minding your language
Minding your language
In the year 2000, at an event in Florence, South Carolina, the then president of the US, George W. Bush, addressed the audience with this statement – “Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?” This subject-verb disagreement was one example of many grammatical errors that characterized...
Nov 17, 2017
The Week
Imparting life lessons
Imparting life lessons
If you think spirituality and education are two disconnected concepts that don’t go hand in hand, a short trip to Chobhar, about 10 kilometers south of Kathmandu, can prove you wrong. At Tsoknyi Gechak School you will be able see how spirituality and education actually reinforce each other.
Nov 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Udayapur locals worried more about farming than casting votes
Udayapur locals worried more about farming than casting vote...
UDAYAPUR, Nov 17: As the upcoming elections have fallen in the harvesting season, farmers are more worried about harvesting their crops than listening to the exaggerated promises of candidates and casting votes for them.
Nov 17, 2017
ELECTION
Three more bomb attacks target candidates
Three more bomb attacks target candidates
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: A bomb went off in Galkot Municipality of Baglung district near the place where senior leaders of CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center) and Rastriya Janamorcha were scheduled to address a rally.
Nov 17, 2017
The Week
A different take to charity
A different take to charity
In 2011, X-Pose Nepal, an organization working against sexual abuse and exploitation, came to the stark realization that they could no longer be dependent on donations only. They wanted to do something that enabled them to control their finances themselves. Hence to be a self-sustained organization,...
Nov 17, 2017
The Week
Tete-a-Tete For awareness and entertainment
Tete-a-Tete For awareness and entertainment
Media Port recently released the teaser for their highly anticipated movie Naakaa, developed in association with Highlights Nepal. The one and half minute long trailer showcases a bunch of intense scenes, played one after another, building up a fierce suspense which kept the viewers on the edge of t...
Nov 17, 2017
The Week
Leading the market
Leading the market
Nepal Knotcraft Center, which began with three women producing macramé goods, is now a large company that employs hundreds of women. And it was all possible because of the efforts and determination of one person: Shyam Badan Shrestha.
Nov 17, 2017
The Week
Making it to the top
Making it to the top
Most children these days are hooked on their phones or tablet and often lose track on time on social networking sites and online games. But Ramina Bajracharya didn’t have to worry about all that. She would often see her son, Avnish Bajracharya, surfing the internet to learn about wildlife preservati...
Nov 17, 2017
SPORTS
ACC U-19 Asia cup: Nepal facing Afghanistan (Live)
ACC U-19 Asia cup: Nepal facing Afghanistan (Live)
Nepal is facing Afganistan in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament held in Kualalumpur, Malaysia today.
Nov 17, 2017