SOCIETY
Former Kamalari and lawmaker Chaudhary remembers Kamaiya emancipation day
Former Kamalari and lawmaker Chaudhary remembers Kamaiya ema...
KATHMANDU, July 17: Former kamalari(female indentured worker) Shanta Chaudhary has called on the concerned stakeholders to formulate and implement concrete development program aimed at depriving former kamaiyas(slaves who were forced to work under bonded labor system known as kamaiya system).
Jul 17, 2017
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Careful in life
Careful in life
Dream helps to thrive in life. Those who don’t have any dream in their life are not living in true sense. 56-year-old Dhankesh Lawati, originally from Panchthar, who sells soda water at Sundhara once had a dream. He had a dream to fly to Saudi Arabia and earn enough money for his family. He came to...
Jul 17, 2017
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Renisha Rai on changing careers
Renisha Rai on changing careers
Renisha Rai, a choreographer turned director, is currently working on her debut movie ‘Into Minto London Ma’. The movie is slated to release by the end of 2017, and features prominent stars like Samragee Rajyaa Laxmi Shah and Dhiraj Magar. Following are excerpts of what Renisha told Shuvechchha Ghim...
Jul 17, 2017
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Baraha launches restaurant, 16 D theatre in Dharan
Baraha launches restaurant, 16 D theatre in Dharan
Baraha Jewellery Industries Pvt Ltd organized a press meet on Saturday at its complex, Dharan to inform about its upcoming ventures.
Jul 17, 2017
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Mani’s exhibit concludes in Yala Mandala
Mani’s exhibit concludes in Yala Mandala
Pioneer photographer Mani Lama's latest exhibition ‘Images of the City’ came to a conclusion in Yala Mandala on Saturday.
Jul 17, 2017
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Swara Bhaskar attends ‘Anarkali of Aarah’
Swara Bhaskar attends ‘Anarkali of Aarah’
Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar spoke about issues facing women at a program organized by South Asian Women’s Fund (SAWF) in Kathmandu on Saturday. Swara is playing a small-town erotic dancer in her recent movie ‘Anarkali of Aarah’.
Jul 17, 2017
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Hookah culture: An age-old modern trend
Hookah culture: An age-old modern trend
The increasing popularity of hookah, also popularly known as Shisha, among teenagers could be disturbing to some. But, one cannot ignore the fact that many reasons for the recent fad of hookah bars or lounges have been attributed to acceptance by nonsmokers and search for new forms of socializing.
Jul 17, 2017
My City
Beneath
Beneath
Beneath the green grasses
Is a naked desert
Have you ever
Felt its misery and solitude?
Have you ever
Tried to kiss its marooned lips?
It is as lonely
As the Goddess Kumari in her shrine
It is as parched
Jul 17, 2017
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Embracing spring
Embracing spring
Spring is a season of innovation and embellishment, which evokes a positive spirit to a monotonous life. Spring is a season of re-incarnation for trees, which regain its life and enthusiasm after a long melancholy battle of winter.
Jul 17, 2017
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Internet and user security
Internet and user security
Internet has completely changed the way people interact, and optimized the way business is conducted. It has made life easier for everyone and now people are quite dependent on it. That ‘everyone’ includes criminals and conmen along with all benign internet users. Alas! Internet has not only eased p...
Jul 17, 2017