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For a PAWsitive future
Published On: February 16, 2018 02:31 PM NPT By: Anweiti Upadhyay
Despite protests and campaigns against discriminations of all kinds, we still get to see a lot of it on a daily basis and then there’s a discrimiation we rarely give mucn thought to, much less talk about and condemn: Discriminating among breeds and gender of animals. Sharmila Karki, founder of PAWsitive Hands, says that the questions that irk her the most are to do with inquiries about breed and gender of dogs before adopting or abandoning them.
Where riders come together
Published On: February 16, 2018 02:23 PM NPT By: Ashma Chhetri
Started as a casual gathering of a handful of passionate bikers, Riders Unified today serves as a recognized platform for people sharing a common interest of the thrilling sport, biking. This vibrant group, with 400 registered members, and more than a thousand trainees, seeks to promote freestyle riding in Nepal along with road safety.
Conceptualizing DIY
Published On: February 16, 2018 02:17 PM NPT By: Anweiti Upadhyay
We come across plenty of DIY videos on the internet all the time but usually we can’t make them because the items used in those videos are not available in Nepal. It’s quite frustrating when you want to put your crafty side to use but do not find the resources to do so. Do It Yesari is an e-commerce website which is a platform for DIY artists to give full exposure to their products – and they also plan on putting up videos on how the said artists create their products.
Taxi'ng experiences
Published On: February 16, 2018 02:15 PM NPT By: Gunjan Upadhyay
I recently had the pleasure of travelling in a ‘Sarathi’ taxi which offers ride booking services and, I must say, it was a great experience. The urge to write about it, at the cost of sounding like a paid promoter, is borne simply out of sheer overwhelming gratitude.
Say it out loud
Published On: February 16, 2018 02:14 PM NPT By: Ashma Chhetri
For many of us, holidays are the ideal time to go on trips, hang out with friends, eat to our heart’s content and rest for the whole day while scrolling through Facebook and Instagram. However, this was not the case for Shiwans Shrestha, Alan Jung Thapa, Pratham Pradhan, and Kapil Bhandari. Right after their SEE examination, they found a way to make productive use of their leisure time and initiated an open stage, Astra Mic Night.
Good Reads
Published On: February 16, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: The Week Bureau
With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.
A journey through books
Published On: February 16, 2018 01:07 PM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Anura Shrestha, a fourth year undergraduate student at National College, claims that she cannot live without books. “Books have been great icebreakers for building most of my friendships. The first thing I ask whenever I meet someone is about the kind of books they like to read,” says Shrestha.
Rebuilding history
Published On: February 16, 2018 12:50 PM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal
Three years ago, if you happened to be walking westward from the New Road junction you would be greeted with Malla era palaces on your right. You would stop for a while to admire the magnificent architecture you had read about in history books back in school. If you went further west, you would walk past a white palatial structure on your right. At the end, security personnel would be guarding the entrance.
Transforming Lives
Published On: February 16, 2018 12:49 PM NPT By: Swasti Gautam
For most tourists and expats, Nepal appears to be a beautiful Shangri-La with delicious food, friendly people, heavenly places, and adventurous journeys. But according to Caleb Spear, founder and CEO of Portal Bikes and a citizen of the United States, it is only after living here that one understands the magnitude of challenges people face each day.
Abandoned villages, karaoke, and some good old, father-son time
Published On: February 16, 2018 10:33 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
With the years, the way we enjoy our travels tends to change. Prabesh Poudel says he has noticed that too. The IT engineer might not be able get his friends together for trips like he was once able to and his workload these days might not help either, but Poudel shares that he doesn’t skip the travel opportunities that come his way.
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