Modeling emerges as a new career option for Nepali youth

This week dozens of Nepali models are getting into ramp for Sunsilk fashion week in the capital as part of their efforts to build career in what else but modeling. Thanks to regular fashion shows, increasing trends of beauty contests, advertisements, showrooms and music videos, modeling has emerged as...

A lawyer proposes a whole new interim constitution

While the Interim Constitution Drafting Committee that comprises of representatives from almost all sectors seems to be facing some setbacks in making public the much-awaited draft of the interim constitution despite hectic preparations, central committee member of the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) advocate Tikaram Bhattarai has suggested what he...

Durbar Marg episode: Nepali Army comes under scanner

Three days after armed soldiers – led by a Nepali Army (NA) captain—surrounded a police post at the heart of Nepali capital, abducted three policemen, and tortured for nearly two hours, the role of army in the changed context continues to be debated. Parliamentarians, media, human rights activists and...

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जेष्ठ महिना । प्रचण्ड गर्मी । काठमाडौंमा पानी नपरेको निकै भएका कारण गर्मी निकै बढेको छ । कतिपय विद्यालयहरु विदा गरिएका छन् । विद्यार्थीहरु कक्षामै विरामी पर्न थालेपछि स्कुलहरु प्राय विहान बेलुकि मात्र लाग्छन् । प्रिन्स्टन स्कुलकि छात्रा हो इना । कक्षा दशमा पढ्छे । उमेर चढेको छैन ।...

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नारी हृदय कसरी बुझ्न सक्छ? दिपकले त महनले जस्तो धोका दिंदैन होला?’ रमाले आफैलाई प्रश्न गरीगरी उत्तर खोजिरहेकी थिई। ए! कति छिटो बाटो काटिएछ,कीरा,बख्खु लगाएका गाउ147लेहरू डोका,थुम्सेमा दाल,चामल, साग, छुर्पी बोकेर बजार भर्न जानेहरूको हुलहुल छुटिरहेको थियो। दुई तीनवटा घुम्ती पार गरेर रमा तिनै भरियाहरूसंग डम्फू बजारमा निस्किई। लामो...

Challenges for newer Bhutanese leadership

Seven years on the field, Bhutan’s top human rights activists Tek Nath Rizal dared to take up the overall leadership of Bhutan’s democratic movement. Alive hopes of refugees reactivated after the release from the Bhutan’s decade long jail term, Tek Nath Rizal energizes himself in launching decisive movement for...