The Week
Birgunj diaries
Birgunj diaries
It is said that every city has a life and personality of its own. If that is so, then Birgunj is like a vibrant and a little eccentric nomad who doesn’t live life by any set rules. Apart from its proximity to Raxaul, a major border transit point with India, and being a bustling metropolis for trade...
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
New style, new you
New style, new you
If you are thinking of changing your look for the summer, then a fresh new haircut might be just what you need. But it can be pretty challenging to decide on a style. The Week is here to help. We bring you some hairstyles that are currently in vogue and being sported by celebrities too.
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
The Snapchat generation: Take a picture before anything else
The Snapchat generation: Take a picture before anything else
There are some people who will let their food get cold as they try to get that perfect photo. Most likely this art of a photo will be for their Snapchat story. The frenzy of this app where everything you post will disappear in 24 hours built up so much that popular social media networks like Instagr...
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
Starting right
Starting right
Healthy living isn’t an easy thing. And it’s all the more difficult when you are overweight or haven’t been going to the gym or following a diet plan for the longest time. Starting is the hard part but harder still is following through on your plans and keeping at it. I have struggled with weight fo...
Mar 31, 2017
POLITICS
NTD imposes strike in Jajarkot
NTD imposes strike in Jajarkot
JAJARKOT, March 31: Nepal Tarun Dal(NTD), a sister organization of Nepali Congress(NC), has imposed a strike in Jajarkot on Friday citing that police have not apprehended the murderers of NC leader Rabindra Shamsher Shah who was cruelly assassinated four days back.
Mar 31, 2017
WORLD
Deposed S. Korean president arrested, jailed after long saga
Deposed S. Korean president arrested, jailed after long saga
SEOUL, March 31: South Korea's disgraced former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed Friday over the corruption allegations that already ended her tumultuous four-year rule and prompted an election to find a successor.
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
Fusion meals
Fusion meals
A part of the exotic foods franchise, Le Mirch is an Indian food restaurant with a French influence. In the name itself, the le is an article definis’ in the French language, so even before ordering your food, you already see some French influence. A new addition to the food court at LABIM mall, Le...
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
Time it well
Time it well
It’s common knowledge that drinking eight glasses of water day is deemed essential for the body to function properly. However, do you know when the right time to drink water is? Likewise, when we talk about food, many may be well versed on the various nutrients found in our daily diet but did you kn...
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
Living in Costmandu
Living in Costmandu
I don’t know if it’s just me or not but of late, every time I pull up the newspaper we happen to be a part of some ranking or the other. Ok, that was slightly exaggerated but whenever these listings come up (and they do rather frequently), invariably it’s our capital city that crops up in the top ti...
Mar 31, 2017
The Week
Dirty Designs
Dirty Designs
Many Nepali cricket fans watch the game for one reason: to see India get walloped.
Cheering at India’s loss (the more humiliating, the better) is a way for us to get back at the often-overbearing southern neighbor, which repeatedly offends our rather delicate Nepali sensibilities. In the event o...
Mar 31, 2017