The Week
Striving for sustenance
Striving for sustenance
An art exhibition at The Taragaon Museum, located in Bouddha, Kathmandu, sees a turnout of around 250 people a day. However, according to various museum curators, good turnouts like these are limited to either exhibitions of well-known artists or contemporary art showcases in well-known galleries. I...
Aug 23, 2019
POLITICS
TJ appointments get messy as one nominee declines offer
TJ appointments get messy as one nominee declines offer
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Appointment of commissioners for the transitional justice (TJ) bodies has become further complicated after a prospective nominee declined the offer made to him by the major political parties.
Aug 23, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal, India to expedite Raxaul-Ktm railway, 3 other cross-border lines
Nepal, India to expedite Raxaul-Ktm railway, 3 other cross-b...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nepal and India have agreed to expedite work on a detailed project report (DPR) for the Raxaul-Kathmandu cross-border railway and on the construction of three additional cross-border rail lines connecting with the Nepali border towns of Kakarbhitta, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj.
Aug 23, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Travel
Corns: Free from rodents, attract tourists
Corns: Free from rodents, attract tourists
Corn is one of the popular staples in Nepal. And it would be surprising that stack of corn built near the settlements is attracting tourists. However, it is the truth. The corn stacks locally known as Shuli are attracting tourists in Ramkot, Bandipur.
Aug 23, 2019
WORLD
Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot
Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot
TASIILAQ, Greenland, Aug 23: From a helicopter, Greenland’s brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here — its whole population wouldn’t fill a football stadium — are poor, with a high rate of substance abuse and suicide.
Aug 23, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Travel
Use 360-degree cameras like a pro
Use 360-degree cameras like a pro
Here are some tips to help you shoot 360 pictures and videos like a pro.
Aug 23, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Pakistani FM telephones Gyawali, seeks Nepal's role on Kashmir issue
Pakistani FM telephones Gyawali, seeks Nepal's role on Kashm...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged Nepal to play its role as the present chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for peace and stability in the region and impress upon India to ease the suffering of the people of 'Ind...
Aug 23, 2019
POLITICS
Just a couple of days after note of dissent row, Nepal Oli trade barbs
Just a couple of days after note of dissent row, Nepal Oli t...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Days after a note of dissent was registered over the recent decisions on the order of precedence in the party, two leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Oli and Madhav Kumar Nepal engaged in a heated debate at a party meeting on Thursday.
Aug 23, 2019
ECONOMY
Cooperatives minister bats for lowering number of cooperatives to 10,000-12,000
Cooperatives minister bats for lowering number of cooperativ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Padma Kumari Aryal, has said that bringing down the number of cooperative organizations to 10 to 12 thousand will do good for the country.
Aug 23, 2019
ECONOMY
1,780 construction workers trained in Sindhuli
1,780 construction workers trained in Sindhuli
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Swisscontact has said that it trained 1,780 construction workers in Sindhuli under its 'Skills for Safe Reconstruction Project (SSRP)' in the last two and a half years.
Aug 23, 2019