Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84 NEW YORK: Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at 84. Bill Goldstein, a writer who was working... Art & Culture 28 May, 2020
Corona response: Why are there not enough women leaders at the forefront? Women make up 70 per cent of the health workers around the globe. This puts them at the highest risk, says UN Women. Although there is a high ratio of women in health care services, their percentage in the legislative body is just 25 per cent, and as... 06 May, 2020
'Once Upon a Virus': China mocks US coronavirus response in Lego-like animation SHANGHAI: China has published a short animation titled “Once Upon a Virus” mocking the US response to the new coronavirus using Lego-like figures to represent the two countries. Washington and Beijing are locked in a war of words over the... Women 02 May, 2020
Indian actor Irrfan no more Kathmandu Actor par excellence, Indian actor Irrfan Khan passed away early on April 29. He was 53. The actor, who was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, was admitted to a Mumbai hospital on April 28 with a colon infection, as per... Travel Abroad 30 Apr, 2020
Indian actor Irrfan no more Kathmandu Actor par excellence, Indian actor Irrfan Khan passed away early on April 29. He was 53. The actor, who was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, was admitted to a Mumbai hospital on April 28 with a colon infection, as per... Art & Culture 30 Apr, 2020
Nepal Post COVID-19: Fears and Hopes The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has taken over the life of every individual. One may still be lucky enough to be free from the novel coronavirus, but nobody, absolutely nobody, is free from the effects of the tiny element which the scientists define... 29 Apr, 2020
`Am I going now to my execution?' One doctor's very long day PARMA: It was March 7, in the afternoon. Dr Giovanni Passeri had just returned home from Maggiore Hospital, where he is an internist, when he was urgently called back to work. His ward at the hospital was about to admit its first COVID-19... Women 16 Apr, 2020
Nepal�s Night Watch needs you: Help them with PPEs Going into lockdown is the correct decision and a critical first step that the government has taken. This will help flatten the curve of infection. The focus should now be on preparing and equipping its warriors “Night gathers, and now my watch... 27 Mar, 2020
New generation should learn about past glory, says PM Oli Kathmandu February 11 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said new generation should be acquainted with the glorious history of the country. Addressing the 70th Democracy Day Main Organising Committee meeting today, the PM said democracy ensured... Horoscopes 12 Feb, 2020
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul? While Afghanistan's capital may seem an unlikely destination for snowboarders, a group of young Afghans is looking to put the city on the winter sports map and change perceptions about their war-weary... Women 06 Feb, 2020
CM Poudel lauds Makawanpurgadhi Hetauda, January 24 Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel described Makawanpurgadhi as a historic site. “Gorkhali troops showed themselves as brave warriors in the war against the British army at Makawanpurgadhi and gave us the... Travel 25 Jan, 2020
Growing mass suicides: Let�s be sensitive In Nepal, suicide rate has risen by 60 per cent in comparison to the 1990s statistics. Police report states it has almost doubled in the last 10 years; from 8 per day to around 16 per day. But the statistics of the “mass-suicides” as stated above... 23 Jan, 2020
