Tackling nose blocks

Published On: April 12, 2019 08:51 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Nose blocks can be dreadful. They make breathing difficult, sleeping almost impossible on a number of occasions, and can make normal functioning just unbearable. And it doesn’t help that they occur at random times for seemingly no reason.

Healthy habits

Published On: April 12, 2019 08:41 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Often times, you do something thinking it’s good for your health and fitness. But you couldn’t be more misguided. Here are some common misconceptions and habits that could potentially put your wellbeing at risk.

Baffling Beauty Trends

Published On: April 12, 2019 08:34 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Beauty, they say, is in the eyes of the beholder. In real life too, this has proven to be true. But when you hear about the rather peculiar fashion choices of people in the past, one often wonders if it really is a difference in perspective or something else. Well, it turns out there’s something else at play here. The Week gives you a rundown of some questionable fashion trends historically present around the world and explores the stories and reasons behind them.

Expectations a heavy burden

Published On: April 12, 2019 08:31 AM NPT By: Anweiti Upadhyay

It’s in our nature to expect for the best to happen. Nobody wishes for bad and horrible things to happen. But, from my experience, most of the time expectations (good and positive ones) only bring about disappointments and unsatisfactory results. It’s a little tricky to convey why I think expectations are disappointing but I’ll attempt to do so through examples from my own life and experience.

What students can learn from the days before college loans

Published On: April 12, 2019 08:27 AM NPT By: Republica

College tuition was less than what today’s students pay for textbooks when Caron and Jack Knopoff attended Chicago’s Wright Junior College in the mid-1960s.

One person, one tree

Published On: April 12, 2019 08:17 AM NPT By: Rakshya Khadka

In the last few weeks all outlets of The Bakery Cafe in the valley have reopened their hubs for another year of Treevolution Nepal. Run by The Revolution Project in association with The Bakery Cafe, the project is an afforestation initiative with sustainable goals.

In Pictures: Wildlife up close

Published On: April 5, 2019 10:46 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau

Sagar Giri has been a wildlife photographer for nearly four years now and although he isn’t a full time photographer, he is passionate about what he does. Having grown up with his zoologist father, Giri spent a large chunk of his childhood outdoors.

Western for the Nepali palate

Published On: April 5, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Rakshya Khadka

Just opposite the gates of the UN Headquarters in Pulchowk, Lalitpur is a recently opened eatery by name of Sara’s Bistro that is sparking quite an interest in the food loving community and on social media alike. And with good reason too. In pictures, their pan seared badel and mousseline cake look like real treats and their reviews so far have scored a solid five stars.

Scribbling his path to success

Published On: April 5, 2019 10:24 AM NPT By: URZA ACHARYA

If anyone had told Prachin Siddhi Bajracharya, as a child, that his interest in reading comics would lead him to a career in graphic designing and illustration, he would have had a hard time believing it. Now, his life circles around creating art in digital form for events, t-shirts, posters etc. and all this has created a pathway for Bajracharya to channel his inner emotions and ideas.

A decade of dreams and drama

Published On: April 5, 2019 10:14 AM NPT By: Rakshya Khadka

When his film “Mataan” won Best Picture in the National Film Awards in the year 2015, Keshab Rai thought back to his younger days when a casting agent told him he would never make it in the movie industry. He realized then how far he had come.