- by Sunita Neupane
KATHMANDU, May 13: On a recent Saturday, Sunil Babu Pant walks from one temple to another, covering around 50 temples from 8 a.m. to noon in the Thamel area of Kathmandu. On entering each temple,...
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 12: A beauty pageant is to be held among transgender women in Nepal. ...
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, April 29: Actor CP Lohani passed away on Monday afternoon at the age of 86. He is known as the lead actor of the first privately-produced hit Nepali movie 'Maitighar’. ...
- by Republica
LALITPUR, April 25: 16 aspiring queer writers attended A Room of One’s Own - a day-long creative writing workshop organized by United Nations Nepal and Katha Satha on Wednesday. ...
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, March 7: Room to Read, a global education nonprofit creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality has announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery for the premier of ‘She Creates Change’, the...
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: On the occasion of World Cancer Day, Blood Cancer Society is organizing a charity event to raise funds for supporting the blood cancer patients with the tagline of “Another Chance – Every life deserves” on Saturday, Feburary 4, 2023 at Utpala Café from 11AM.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Renowned street artist Alejandro Poli Jr (Man One) from Los Angeles, California is set to conduct a twelve-day program to promote and celebrate the voices of minority and socially excluded communities.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Dinesh Sunar, who currently lives in Akron, Ohio has made a world record for the most blindfolded standing backwards somersaults in one minute during the Guinness World Records (GWR) Day celebration 2022 held on Thursday. Sunar has set the record with 21 somersaults in a minute.
- by Samiksha Shrestha
Virginity is regarded as taboo in most South Asian countries as well as in the Western parts. Cultural and religious traditions place exceptional value and significance on this state, predominantly towards unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor, and worth. Like chastity, the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence. In this regard, host Kriti Adhikari and guest Riju Dhakal, President of Yuwa, discuss the concept of virginity. Episode 9 of Sexploration talks about Virginity, the Religious History of Virginity, the Medical significance and concept of Virginity, and the Hypocrisy of Virginity.
- by Samiksha Shrestha
The cause of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and its effects are multifold. In many parts of the country, low education, prior exposure to parental partner violence during one's childhood, and husband's alcohol abuse have been shown to be associated with the risk of IPV. Similarly, traditional gender norms reinforce aggression and dominance and increase acceptance of partner violence. Our religious grounds, morality, and social norms around masculinity, femininity, male guardianship, and patriarchy, it has a strong influence on acceptance and normalization in the means of controlling women or correcting the behavior of one's partner. Those thoughts of inferiority and traditional mentality also act as a barrier even to the educated personnel.
- by Agencies
This is not an ethereal landscape of time-forgotten tombs. Nor are these soot-tinged fingers reaching out. These pillars, flush with gas and dust, enshroud stars that are slowly forming over many millennia. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has snapped this eerie, extremely dusty view of the Pillars of Creation in mid-infrared light – showing us a new view of a familiar landscape, according to the report by NASA.gov.
- by Republica
Most of us at some point of time have considered a career transformation, right? Some of us fail to pile up the guts needed to switch over while there are some daredevils who go on landing on a completely different career path.
- by Republica
Satapdi Purush (Cenetarian) Satya Mohan Joshi has passed away at the age of 103 while undergoing treatment at KIST Medical College, Gwarko, Lalitpur today.
- by Associated Press
Netflix next month will unveil the first version of its video streaming service with ads, giving cost-conscious viewers a chance to watch most of its shows at a steep discount in exchange for putting up with commercial interruptions, as the report of Associated Press.
- by Republica
Artist Hari Bansha Acharya has said that he will not become a campaigner of any party in the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR). He made it clear that he cannot ask for votes in favor of any candidate or political party.
- by Agencies
Singer Selena Gomez released the trailer for her upcoming Apple TV+ documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, offering a vulnerable glimpse into her own mental health struggles on October 10, Monday on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, according to a report by W Magazine.
- by Associated Press
A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.
- by Agencies
As per the report by NASA Mars Exploration, NASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area long considered by scientists to be a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The rover has collected four samples from an ancient river delta in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater since July 7, bringing the total count of scientifically compelling rock samples to 12.
- by Republica
Spiritual guru and the founder of Isha Foundation, Sadguru, arrived at the Dwarika’s Hotel, Battisputali amid a press meet program on Wednesday.
- by Saroj Wagle
In my mind, indeed, the upcoming election will be quite a tough job when it comes to demanding a vote for a particular party or an independent candidate. These days, each political candidate has promised to verbally make into his/her area more prosperous along with developmental activities. After all, winning matters a lot, no matter which party one may belong to. Similarly, an independent candidate does, too.