The Week
Birthday Blues
Birthday Blues
When you are a kid, birthdays are special because you look forward to receiving gifts from your parents, siblings, and relatives. You invite your friends to celebrate the big day with you. And you don’t want any girls from your class to join in the fun because you only want your male buddies to cele...
Apr 07, 2017
The Week
More than thousand traffic rule violators face music daily in valley
More than thousand traffic rule violators face music daily i...
KATHMANDU, April 7: More than a thousand traffic rule violators in Kathmandu Valley are being subjected to legal action on a daily basis.
Apr 07, 2017
The Week
Horn Please
Horn Please
The volume on my motorcycle horn has been gradually diminishing for the last couple of weeks and it now sounds like the feeble screeching of a malnourished child. It has the effect of making pedestrians and other motorists give me right of way – probably out of pity. I’ve been thinking of getting it...
Apr 07, 2017
The Week
Let's talk about depression
Let's talk about depression
In late 2016, I was travelling in some remote villages of Zimbabwe to interview women living with depression and HIV/AIDS. Most of the women were either widowed or divorced as a result of the conflict and HIV/AIDS. Despite their dual burden of disease and social isolation, their happiness and entrep...
Apr 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Kathmandu remembers Begum Hazrat Mahal
Kathmandu remembers Begum Hazrat Mahal
KATHMANDU, April 6: Begum Hazrat Mahal, wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Oudh, is remembered as a true symbol of courage even 138 years after her demise.
Apr 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Cable operators welcome decision to digitize cable TV
Cable operators welcome decision to digitize cable TV
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Cable television operators have welcomed the government direction to switch to digital system within a year.
Apr 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Girl burnt in Chhaupadi shed waiting for treatment
Girl burnt in Chhaupadi shed waiting for treatment
DOTI, April 6: An adolescent girl of Gajari in Doti district, who sustained burn injuries about two months ago when her Chhaupadi shed caught fire, is still awaiting treatment. She is forced to endure agonizing pain every day in lack of sufficient funds for her treatment.
Apr 07, 2017
ELECTION
Parties assure not to use children, teachers in poll campaigns
Parties assure not to use children, teachers in poll campaig...
JUMLA, April 6: After much criticism, the political parties in Jumla have assured that they will no longer be using teachers and children in their poll campaigns.
Apr 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Stronger global health governance for healthier world
Stronger global health governance for healthier world
In Nepal, when young people respectfully bow down to greet family elders, they receive blessings of good health and long life. Together with these blessings we give our children, it is crucial that we ensure that important policies and systems are in place to tackle our most critical health threats....
Apr 07, 2017
SOCIETY
SC orders Deuba to furnish clarification
SC orders Deuba to furnish clarification
KATHMANDU, April 6: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba to furnish written clarification within 10 days after receiving the summon letter.
Apr 07, 2017