The Week
Good Reads
Good Reads
Good Reads
Feb 17, 2017
SOCIETY
'Traffic police suffer most from air pollution'
'Traffic police suffer most from air pollution'
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Standing right in the middle of one of the busiest road sections of Kathmandu, she extended her right hand at shoulder level with the palm facing forward, while simultaneously blowing a whistle. Though clearly in a hurry, all the vehicles facing her palm obliged at her signal, com...
Feb 17, 2017
The Week
Fantasy bucket list
Fantasy bucket list
When we read books we submerge ourselves into the fantasy land so completely that some of us never really leave that place. In our daydreams we are always there, living a life that is full of magic and possibilities. The Week talked to a few avid readers to find out what catches their fantasy and wh...
Feb 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Vaccination, iron tablets not available in rural Bajhang
Vaccination, iron tablets not available in rural Bajhang
BAJHANG, Feb 17: Women and children in the remote villages of Bajhang district have been deprived of vaccination and iron tablets.
Feb 17, 2017
SOCIETY
CIAA seizes TU asst lecturer exam papers
CIAA seizes TU asst lecturer exam papers
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Claiming that the results of the exams conducted for the post of assistant lecturer at Tribhuvan University (TU) last November were published violating merit, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday seized the answer sheets of the exams.
Feb 17, 2017
The Week
Drawing it as it is
Drawing it as it is
I came up with the name Miss Moti because a friend used to call me Moti. I wanted to change this negative connotation into a positive one.
Feb 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Contract awarded a year ago, work yet to start
Contract awarded a year ago, work yet to start
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Though the Department of Roads awarded the contract to build the 3.6 km Chabahil-Jorpati (Bagmati bridge) road to the contractor, United Builders, a year ago, the project is yet to see any progress. The construction of the road is yet to start as the right of way is yet to be clea...
Feb 17, 2017
The Week
Fitness myths debunked
Fitness myths debunked
Her friends and relatives often tell her that they don’t know what to feed her when they invite her for dinner. Her answer is always the same: I’ll eat anything and everything that grows in the fields and isn’t sourced from animals. Shristi Shrestha, animal rights activist, freelance writer, and fit...
Feb 17, 2017
POLITICS
Taskforce for more local units in Province 2
Taskforce for more local units in Province 2
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: A taskforce formed to study the problems seen in the delineation of new local units, particularly those in Province 2 and other hilly districts, by the Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC), submitted its report to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday, recommending...
Feb 17, 2017
SOCIETY
FSU polls deferred for March 1
FSU polls deferred for March 1
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: A meeting of the representatives of various student unions and officials of Tribhuvan University (TU) on Thursday decided to postpone the Free Student Union (FSU) elections, earlier scheduled for February 25, to March 1.
Feb 17, 2017