The Week
Fashion fever
Fashion fever
Fashion means different things to different people but one thing is for sure, it is an important part of everybody’s life. More so in the recent times because social media and glossy magazines have changed how we want ourselves to be seen. The act of dressing up isn’t simple anymore. Republica talke...
Mar 24, 2017
POLITICS
Nepali envoy Upadhyay meets with Indian minister
Nepali envoy Upadhyay meets with Indian minister
KATHMANDU, March 24: Issuing a press release on Thursday, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi has informed that Ambassador Of Nepal to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay met with Indian minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines on Thursday.
Mar 24, 2017
The Week
Travel weary
Travel weary
Day to day commute for all the city dwellers in and around Kathmandu has truly become the stuff of nightmares. Even while the likes of Sajha Yatayat has been trying to expand, most recently adding 30 new buses on four routes for the convenience of the general public, there have been equally motivate...
Mar 24, 2017
The Week
The dark domain
The dark domain
Not many people in Nepal would confess to seeing a therapist in the first place but Arpana Singh from Satdobato, Lalitpur, willingly talks about her weekly visits to a counselor in order to seek ‘treatment’ for her internet addiction. She feels internet addiction is a grave problem and people need t...
Mar 24, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Mar 24, 2017
POLITICS
Sit-in before administration demanding revision
Sit-in before administration demanding revision
SOLUKHUMBU, March 24: Agitating locals of Tila VDC staged sit-in before the Solukhumbu District Administration Office and District Development Committee protesting the integration of their VDC into Nechasalyan rural municipality against their interests and needs.
Mar 24, 2017
POLITICS
SC orders CJ to designate judges for Constitutional Bench
SC orders CJ to designate judges for Constitutional Bench
KATHMANDU, March 24: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Chief Justice Sushila Karki to designate judges for the Constitutional Bench in the apex court.
Mar 24, 2017
SOCIETY
Woman killed in rhino attack
Woman killed in rhino attack
NAWALPARASI, March 24: A woman died in a rhino attack in Kawaswoti of Nawalparasi district.
Kunta Devi Mahato, 47, a resident of Kawaswoti municipality-7, Ramnagar Tole was found dead in Namuna Madhyabarti Community Forest, two-kilometre away from her house, on Thursday evening, police confirmed.
Mar 24, 2017
WORLD
Police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to four
Police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to...
The attacker who plowed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers over concerns about violent extremism.
Mar 24, 2017
POLITICS
Nepal for joint military exercise with focus on disaster mgmt
Nepal for joint military exercise with focus on disaster mg...
KATHMANDU, March 24: Nepal has proposed joint military exercises between the Nepal Army and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) with the focus on disaster management and enhancing the skills of both militaries.
Mar 24, 2017