The Week
Life lessons
Life lessons
Life teaches you a lot but not all of us are always paying attention. And also, life is too short to be making all the mistakes yourself so you have to learn from other people’s experiences as well, if you want to grow and prosper. So The Week sought the advice of some people we have all come to kno...
Jul 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Five injured after bus plunges 200 meters
Five injured after bus plunges 200 meters
BAITADI, July 7: As many as five persons were injured when a bus met with an accident at Saatbhanj Gokuleshwor stretch of Mahakali highway this morning.
Jul 07, 2017
The Week
From fat to fit
From fat to fit
If you are chubby as a kid, you are branded as cute. But as you age, the chubbiness starts to take an ugly form if the so-called ‘baby fat’ doesn’t go away. When I was 21, I weighed a staggering 90 kilos. Having always been on the heavier side, I didn’t think much of it, not even when I was teased i...
Jul 07, 2017
SOCIETY
PM Deuba assures flood victims of soft loan upto Rs 1.5 m
PM Deuba assures flood victims of soft loan upto Rs 1.5 m
SAPTARI, July 7: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who is in Saptari to observe the flood-affected areas has announced that the government will provide the families who were displaced by flood that occurred few days ago with Rs. 25, 000 each.
Jul 07, 2017
The Week
The joke is on us
The joke is on us
These days I’m starting to write so much about our Prime Ministers acting like comedians, I might as well draft a template for future reference. Seriously though, what’s with our prime ministers? Does this penchant for farce come with the post or do we just have the misfortune of being led, in recen...
Jul 07, 2017
ELECTION
UML wins mayoral post in Triyuga Municipality
UML wins mayoral post in Triyuga Municipality
GAIGHAT (UDAYPUR), July 7: The CPN (UML) candidate to the post of mayor has been elected in the local level election at Triyuga Municipality in the district.
Jul 07, 2017
SOCIETY
PM Deuba inspects flood-hit areas in Saptari
PM Deuba inspects flood-hit areas in Saptari
BHEDIYA, July 7: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday announced to provide Rs 25,000 to a family affected by flood in Saptari. He also promised to provide a maximum of Rs 1.5 million subsidized loan to reconstruct their homes destroyed in the natural disaster.
Jul 07, 2017
SOCIETY
1 man electrocuted to death
1 man electrocuted to death
DHADING, July 7: One man died of an electric shock in Ward-4 of Siddalek Rural Municipality in Dhading district on Thursday night.
Jul 07, 2017
The Week
More than a victim
More than a victim
Often when it comes to cases of sexual abuse or harassment, it’s the occurrence of the event that steal the headline and becomes the talking point. The trauma of the incident though tends to linger. Survivors of sexual assault, big or small, can testify to that. However, self pity isn’t an option in...
Jul 07, 2017
The Week
Finding the fun in monsoon
Finding the fun in monsoon
It seems weather is just one of those things we will invariably complain about. Either it is too hot, too cold or, like these days, too wet. And we agree anybody who can’t afford to laze around at home has every right to complain. For most us, the puddles and muddy trails begin right from the gate o...
Jul 07, 2017