The Music Nepal, a pioneering Musical Company in Nepal is hosting "The International Folk Music Festival 2008" in the capital from November 5, 2008. Five different countries are participating at the programme including Norway, India, Malawi, Palestine and South Africa who will star alongside Nepali artistes representing five development regions of the country. It’s […]
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Controversy on 6th Street, Part I
There’s a very interesting situation happening in town in the shadows of the now defunct glass factory. When the town was in its infancy post WW2 there were a lot of jobs, a lot of opportunities, but no decent, cheap places to live. In response to the needs of the workers and the factory, over […]
Friday Night turns into a Chaos
On the night of 24 October, Friday, the Employee of Casino Annapurna clashed with the police force creating a tense situation of violence and slogs on the Durbarmarg road, Nepal. The clash took its toll, when the employees retaliated the so called police raid on the casino to check illegal playing of Nepalese in the […]
Fuel Prices go down in Nepal
The prices of fuel have been decreased by Nrs 5 in Petrol and Nrs 7.96 in the Aviation fuel, states the Ministry of Supplies of Nepal on Saturday. Previously, the petrol price was 100 per litre. Though, the price adjustment was made due to the current fluctuation of international fuel prices but it failed to […]
The Skinny
It is a rainy day, but everything needs rain sometimes. My stepsister’s field hockey team won their first playoff game 8-1. The next game is Tuesday. I still love being a spectator. My stepdad’s birthday is tomorrow. I am so thankful that God blessed all of us with such a terrific person! The Lord loves […]
Is it too dangerous to downgrade terrorist threat?
IS TERRORISM still a significant threat to Australian society? This might seem a strange question, especially when seven Melbourne men have just been convicted of terrorism-related offences. But such is the careful and slow-moving justice system in this country that offences committed several years ago have only now been through trial. Much has happened in […]