The Week
Blessed by nature
Blessed by nature
There is nothing more dazzling than seeing nature’s magic at play all around us. And there are some places where this magic seems to know no bounds. Not only are the places we have listed here breathtakingly beautiful, they are also surreal and actually natural marvels that way. We recommend you scr...
Jul 05, 2019
The Week
Where one meets all
Where one meets all
Ktm Haat is exactly what you would imagine it would be – a space for fresh produces, locally made accessories, garments, and decorative items all under one roof. Being in operations for exactly a year, it’s going by its tagline, “There is something local for everyone” and seeing as to how they have...
Jul 05, 2019
The Week
The need to live sustainably
The need to live sustainably
The need to live sustainably and not use earth’s resources unnecessarily and cut down pollution of all kinds has never been so great. Given the rate at which garbage is pilling up in the landfills and we are using up natural resources (like there’s an endless supply), the future generations might no...
Jul 05, 2019
The Week
Rebuilding Ranipokhari
Rebuilding Ranipokhari
The rebuilding of Ranipokhari – that collapsed during the earthquake of 2015 – has brought about a number of widespread disputes and controversies. And even though government offices that have been tasked with its reconstruction claim that they’ve been doing their best, even today – four years after...
Jul 05, 2019
The Week
Film fair
Film fair
Irony abounds. First, the government decides that they will pull out all stops to host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Kathmandu by utilizing taxpayer resources.
Jul 05, 2019
SOCIETY
One dead, three injured in truck accident
One dead, three injured in truck accident
DHADING, July 5: A man died and three others were injured when a mini-truck met with an accident at Kauledanda of Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality-6 in Dhading district on Thursday.
Jul 05, 2019
SOCIETY
Nepali among 44 killed in Libya detention center aerial attack
Nepali among 44 killed in Libya detention center aerial atta...
LAMJUNG, July 5: A Nepali national was among those killed in an aerial strike carried out by a rebel group on a detention center for migrants in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday night, according to the Nepali Embassy in Egypt, which is currently accredited to Libya.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
NCP welcomes gangster-turned lawmaker Manange into party
NCP welcomes gangster-turned lawmaker Manange into party
KATHMANDU, July 5: Provincial Assembly Member Rajiv Gurung alias Dipak Manange, a gangster-turned-politician, stole the media limelight on Thursday when the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) officially welcomed him into the party.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
EC begins work on by-elections
EC begins work on by-elections
KATHMANDU, July 5: As part of internal preparations for conducting by-elections to fill 47 vacant positions at the local, provincial and federal levels of government, the Election Commission has urged eligible voters to register with local election offices at the earliest.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
Biplav outfit is a terrorist group: Banskota
Biplav outfit is a terrorist group: Banskota
KATHMANDU, July 5: Government spokesperson Gokul Baskota has termed the Netra Bickram Chand (Biplab)-led Communist Party Nepal (CPN) a terrorist group and claimed that it has chosen a path of self-destruction.
Jul 05, 2019