Then & now

May 24, 2019 08:51 am

Many houses in the earthquake-affected villages of Sindhupalchok have finally been reconstructed. And while this comes as a respite for the locals, they also confess that the brick and mortar structures that have replaced ones with traditional architecture have made the villages lose their charm and uniqueness.

Bouncing forward from setbacks

March 13, 2018 09:24 am

Numerous bumps and bruises along her way hardly stopped Sadina Shrestha, 28, from garnering accolades through her basketball skills. Having played for the national basketball team for 12 years now, she was appointed as the Captain of the national women’s basketball team in 2012.

KATHMANDU, April 17: The World Bank has projected the Nepali economy to grow at 6 percent in the current fiscal year.