As the Earth attempts to complete its 2,022nd orbit around the Sun since the virgin birth of Baby Jesus, I have both good news and bad news.
As the guardians of the Fourth Estate, it is our job to tell it like it is, and let the potato chips fall where they may. Every once in a while, however, there are facts that need to be tweaked.
There is no question that Kathmandu has now become unliveable, and we need to think about moving. There is a proposal to relocate the capital so…
The Chief Election Commissar is a busy hombre these days. With the intention of cracking down on violations of the election Code of Conduct, he…
You may not have noticed, but things in Nepal are getting better and better each passing day. Every day in every way, things are improving. And…
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIEven as the entire nation gets ready for another week of holidays this month, we have to grudgingly accept that…
As soon as the cannons at Tundikhel rudely woke up neighbourhood dogs on Monday morning, we knew it was time to make haste and celebrate another…
We in Nepal have to periodically remind motorists of traffic rules, and any revisions that have been made in regulations when they were not…
The Ass can’t figure out what the big deal is about PKD suddenly dashing off to Delhi. It is a time-honoured ritual for Nepal’s leaders to visit…
So, it seems Non-Resident Nepalis will now get the same facilities as Nepalis-in-residence. Which begs the question: if Nepalihood was such a…
As Nepal tries to revive its tourism industry, it would be a good idea to hand out Visitor Feedback Questionnaires for dear and departing…
Nepal’s post-Covid planners need a different tactic. Trying to convince people around the world to visit Nepal because it is there is not…
Comrade Janardan announced a hefty increase in all kinds of taxes in his budget speech to Parliament. The grabberment cannot function without…
The wellbeing of every country on Earth can be measured by how much leisure time its citizens have. Industrialised nations are so productive…
Nothing is more symbolic of the Still Rising Nepal than the ongoing view tower construction spree. It is concrete proof that Nepal stands tall,…
The Ass takes umbrage at Nepal celebrating Horse Day with an official holiday in Kathmandu Valley on 25 March, whereas there is no special day…
After celebrating World Wildlife Day which coincided with Global Day of Baristas on Thursday, the world as we know it is now getting ready to…
We are all excited here in the newsroom about a news item that a Chinese firm is making sports bras for overweight men. Most men of voting age…
Many of you who were born during or just before the last elections in 2017 will no doubt remember that the Mayor-in-Chief of Kathmandu promised…
After watching Don’t Look Up on a bootleg channel this week, the Ass has come to the happy conclusion that compared to a direct hit with Planet…
As Planet Earth completes another orbit around the Sun, it is that time of year during our trajectory through space to take stock of the past…
As a newspaper of record it is our job here to report on the ongoing party conventions by sticking to the factions — and not allow facts to get…
As some of you disgustingly young whippersnappers of reproductive age who tied the nuptial knots of holy matrimony during the human breeding…
Many of us are suffering from post-Dasai Tihar withdrawal symptoms. This is a recognised psychological syndrome wherein an individual is forced…
