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Celebrating Tihar the sustainable way
Celebrating Tihar the sustainable way
Tihar, the festival of lights, is here. Be it the warm and pleasant weather, the flowers or the majesty of lights, Tihar indeed holds a special place in our hearts. As we celebrate this beloved festival, we mustn’t forget about the environment and the importance of sustainable living as, even while...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
Little ways to stay fit
Little ways to stay fit
Staying fit and healthy is on everyone’s priority list but it can often be a difficult resolution to keep. However, making some lifestyle changes can help you stay on top of your fitness game. Here we bring you seven simple ways to do just that.
Oct 25, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal jumps 16 places to become 94th easiest country for ‘doing business’
Nepal jumps 16 places to become 94th easiest country for ‘do...
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Nepal has moved up 16 places in the World Bank’s Doing Business index for 2020 and ranked 94th among 190 economies in the world.
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
Beauty with a strong sense of purpose
Beauty with a strong sense of purpose
Priyanka Rani Joshi, who was crowned first runner up in the fourth edition of the En Vogue modeling contest in 2016, started modeling when she was 17 years old but she confesses that she never thought of modeling as a career option. Rather, it was just a hobby for her. Joshi says she has always prio...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
Giving voice to the voiceless
Giving voice to the voiceless
A family living in rural Nepal set out to cut grass to feed their cattle in the morning. As they are working and singing about the hardships in their lives, the father comes up with one complaint or the other, berates the ones around him and storms off. The son, taking after his father’s loudness, l...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
Oriental spin on fall dressing
Oriental spin on fall dressing
Orient fashion as a trend is nothing new but it isn’t a style that many consider to be fashionable. And it can be quite tricky to get it right as well. But 21-year-old Ojaswi Shrestha, stylist and designer based in Kathmandu, claims that oriental fashion is very stylish and can really up your dressi...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
It’s the journey that matters
It’s the journey that matters
“I travel because it makes me feel free and unrestricted. It has taught me to treasure the small moments that make up my life and not to cling on to the concept of forever,” says Anima Piya. She is an avid traveler from Chitwan who is currently residing in Kathmandu and working as a Civil Engineer a...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
Something borrowed
Something borrowed
Bollywood glamorizes Hindu rituals and ceremonies. Hindi serials on television too tend to show lavish weddings and festivals. Maybe it’s because we have, over the years, been watching these on a fairly regular basis that our own celebrations too have sort of started looking like a scene from a Kara...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
The need to speak up
The need to speak up
There are a million things that make me angry. People spitting on the road, children throwing chocolate wrappers on the sidewalk, their parents not saying anything, buses stopping randomly in the middle of the road or driving in the wrong lane, and judgmental people who comment on everything you do...
Oct 25, 2019
The Week
Oh, this happy time!
Oh, this happy time!
You enjoy Tihar because it gives you a reason to gorge on sel roti, dipping it in a cup of hot tea, and pop that one more laddu in your mouth without feeling guilty. You might love it because the string lights you have put on your balcony purely for aesthetics finally gets a purpose. Or all the colo...
Oct 25, 2019