Archive for: December, 2016

13 metric tonnes of wastes taken out from Valley Rivers

Kathmandu / Dec 24: At least 13 metric tonnes of waste have been taken out from the major rivers including Bagmati in the Kathmandu valley today. The Bagmati cleanup campaign today reached 189th week. The wastes were taken out from the Guheshwari area. The campaign was attended by a large number of volunteers from various […]


कन्याममा घोडा व्यवसाय फस्टाउँदो

गोविन्द लामिछाने / इलाम, ९ पुस । पर्यटकीय मौसम सुरू भएसँगै इलाम सूर्याेदय नगरपालिकाका सोमबहादुर तामाङलाई दिनभर फुर्सद छैन । घोडामा चढाएर पर्यटक डुलाउनमै उहाँ व्यस्त हुनुहुन्छ । चियाबारीको सुन्दरता हेर्न कन्याममा आउने पर्यटक अचेल एकपटक घोडा नचढी फर्कंदैनन् । ग्रामीण भेगमा ढुवानीको भरपर्दो परम्परागत साधन घोडा अहिले पर्यटक रमाउने साधन बनेको छ । घोडा […]


फलफूलमा आत्मनिर्भरको योजना अलपत्र

राजाराम कार्की / काठमाडौँ, ९ पुस । सरकारले फलफूल दशक सञ्चालन कार्यविधि तयार गरेको भए पनि कार्यान्वयनमा कुनै छनक देखिएन । फलस्वरुप फलफूलमा आत्मनिर्भरको योजना तुहिने सङ्केत देखिएको छ । गत असोज १२ गतेको सचिवस्तरीय निर्णयबाट आव २०७३÷०७४ देखि आव २०८२÷०८३ लाई फलफूल दशकका रुपमा कार्यक्रम प्रस्ताव गरेको थियो । आगामी १० वर्षभित्र आँप, लिची, […]


संविधान कार्यान्वन नभए अहिलेसम्मका उपलब्धि गुम्न सक्ने खतरा – प्रधानमन्त्री दाहाल

दाङ, ९ पुस । प्रधानमन्त्री पुष्पकमल दाहालले संविधान संशोधन प्रस्ताव संसद्मा दर्ता भइसकेकाले यो प्रस्तावको टुङ्गो संसद्बाट नै लगाउनुपर्ने बताउनुभएको छ । प्रेस सेन्टर, दाङले आज घोराहीमा गरेको पत्रकार भेटघाट कार्यक्रममा बोल्दै प्रधानमन्त्री दाहालले भन्नुभयो, ‘‘प्रस्ताव फिर्ता हुँदैन, मतदानमा पारित भए पनि नभए पनि मतदान गर्नुपर्छ ।’’ उहाँले आफू केही दिनदेखि जिल्ला बाहिरका कार्यक्रममा सहभागी […]


Artists and their cities On creating and dying, departing and returning, leaving and arriving

Niranjan Kunwar / Kathmandu: Dec 24: The day after returning from Egypt, I listened to a curator speak about cities. The masterclass was part of Kathmandu Triennale, an international arts festival, scheduled to open in the spring. Since the festival theme is “The city, my studio; the city, my life”, the curator referred to artists […]


Nepali transgender model Lama to walk the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week

New Delhi / Dec 24: Her struggle has been documented in “Anjali — Living Inside Someone Else’s Skin”, a film based on transsexual lives. She has also made a name for herself in the Nepali fashion industry. Anjali Lama, who got her sex changed, says the issue of transgenders is a “scorching topic” globally. “Transgenders […]


Still Hungry: Bahadur Malla’s Bhoko Ghar asks if things have changed at all

Timothy Aryal, Kathmandu / Dec 24: Picture a dingy, dimly-lit hovel that houses nothing but a famished and an agonised family, desperately seeking an escape. That is exactly what Bhoko Ghar (The Starving Home) opens with. The family of four continually dreams of fleeing from their immediate conundrum. And just like its characters, the play Bhoko […]


How Smartphones Are Becoming Hacking Targets

Dec. 24: In the wake of last month’s “Gooligan” attacks, which targeted more than a million Android devices and gained access to the users’ Google accounts, experts are suggesting that a flood of similar smartphone hacking incidents may be on the way in 2017. The Chinese hackers behind Gooligan were making as much as $500,000 […]


Amazon, Google offer 99-cent movie rental deal

Dec. 24: Amazon and Google Play are offering up a few thousand possible distractions for those seeking cheap entertainment for the holidays. The retailers have unveiled promotions that allow users to rent movies for as low as 99 cents. The offer is redeemable on Amazon using a promotional code — “MOVIE99.” Google, meanwhile, requires a […]


Consumer Reports: Don’t buy the new MacBook Pro

Dec 24: If you’ve been drooling over Apple’s flashy new MacBook Pro, you might want to stuff your stocking with a different laptop. Consumer Reports said Thursday that it has decided not to recommend Apple’s new MacBook Pros, because the notebooks’ battery life can be miserable. The issue isn’t exactly new: Many MacBook Pro owners […]




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