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Friends forever

Friends forever We knew each other only as classmate, our relation was limited enough to exchange smiles and wave ‘hello’ in the passageway. There was nothing between us until one day after college I coincidently met her waiting for Nepal yatayat at Putalisadak. “Where are you going?” I asked very stupid question before I could hold my slippery tongue. Her face cocked to the side, her eyes slides from the mobile screen to me. My breath chocked inside and I could barely withstand her strange gaze. A smirk played hide-and-seek on her lips; her words were like grandma’s strawberry, sweet in their unique way, warmly-spoken and smooth, sending soothing vibes to my ears. “I’m expecting Nepal yatayat in five minute, it’s always late you know! I’m heading to New Baneswor ”And your name? I asked ‘Koena ’, she replied in same manner “Nice name.” I smiled shyly. Even then I was unaware that this short acquaintance at bus-stand would lead to a life time of friendship. After that day, we bega...

Creating Self-Secured City Through Design

Creating Self-Secured City Through Design Since past few decades the global societies has witnessed an unprecedented growth in urbanization with over fifty percent of the world’s population residing in city. Undoubtedly increased urbanization coupled with significant rise in global migration put front the new challenge of public safety. In the overpopulated metro cities like Kathmandu, concerns related to street crimes have become more evident these days. The problem analysis triangle deduce that crimes are likely to happen when (1) potential criminal and (2) vulnerable targets come together in (3) suitable space and time. Unfortunately, Kathmandu homes lots of such crime potential space in different corners of city. In past the abundance of public space encouraged people’s needs to venture out, creating safe public domain. Shared spaces for refreshment, gathering parks, squares for daily talks and commerce were the fundamental features of traditional Kathmandu. Nowadays in absen...

Sister-in-law Pema

Sister-in-law Pema It was already dusk. As it was snowing outside, Chiten, warming his neck in the glow of the hearth, assuaged his hunger by having buckwheat bread with bean soup. Since he had been grazing sheep in the kharka , the mountain pastureland, all day long, he was not in a mood to chitchat, sitting around the fireplace. So he took out a bakkhu, a blanket made of sheep wool, hanging on the wall and went to the sleeping room. In the dim light of a pine splinter, he dusked the rug that was lying on the bed made of wooden planks. Then he was ready for bed. He wrapped himself in the bakkhu and curled into a ball for the cold. The warmth of his breath slowly spread inside the bakkhu, and he began to feel warm. He fell asleep in no time for exhaustion. Though in a deep sleep, Chiten felt as if suddenly awake. He could sense some cold hands moving around his body. He felt a kind of tickling and blissful sensation. He could feel ...

Effective Flood Response Mechanism

Effective Flood Response Mechanism Nepal has always remained vulnerable to natural disaster mainly because of its fragile geographical faculties, high peaks, changing climate condition and unplanned settlement. However, apart from these structural scarcities, other systematic negligence like weak disaster response, lack of coordination among relief teams and absence of governmental initiative also comes in the picture. Monsoon clouds finally entered Nepal’s skies two days late than normal, but it arrived with an unexpected volume of rain followed by landside that caused humanitarian crises situation in different parts of Nepal. Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal. Twenty people were killed and at least 13 others were missing in the Myagdi district alone. However, it’s a shameful act that in such a national emergency conditioned by ongoing COVID-19 threat and natural disasters, the government is ...