SOCIETY
Flood washes away Chitwan rhinos to India
Flood washes away Chitwan rhinos to India
CHITWAN, August 18: Monsoon floods not only cause trouble to human settlements time and again, they are also a threat to the endangered rhinos of Chitwan National Park (CNP). During the monsoon, floodwater has caused severe injuries to the one-horned rhinos and even killed them .
Aug 18, 2017
SOCIETY
CIAA to advertise its toll-free number in corruption prone offices
CIAA to advertise its toll-free number in corruption prone o...
KATHMANDU, August 18: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has launched campaign to advertise its toll-free number near and within public offices that are prone to corruption. As part of the drive the corruption watch dog will post wall stickers and billboards calling on...
Aug 18, 2017
SOCIETY
PM directs local authorities to attend flood survivors
PM directs local authorities to attend flood survivors
TIAKPUR, Aug 17: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the local authorities here not to let any flood survivor stay without food and shelter.
Aug 17, 2017
SPORTS
England win toss and bat in their first day-night test
England win toss and bat in their first day-night test
LONDON, August 17: English cricket took a plunge into the future -- and also into the unknown -- on Thursday as it launched into its first day-night test match against the West Indies at Edgbaston.
Aug 17, 2017
SOCIETY
PM vows for due management of flood survivors
PM vows for due management of flood survivors
NEPALGUNJ, August 17: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that all measures would be adopted for appropriate management of the flood-hit communities.
Aug 17, 2017
WORLD
Pakistan's Malala 'excited' after winning place at Oxford University
Pakistan's Malala 'excited' after winning place at Oxford Un...
BIRMINGHAM, August 17: Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize when she was 17, said on Thursday she was "excited" after winning a place to study at Oxford University.
Aug 17, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
NOC tightens up on journalists’ entry into premises
NOC tightens up on journalists’ entry into premises
KATHMANDU, August 17: Nepal Oil Corporation, the state-owned oil monopoly, has tightened up on the journalists’ entry in to the premises of the corporation.
Aug 17, 2017
ECONOMY
NEA continues to reduce losses, anti-power leakage campaign turns meaningful
NEA continues to reduce losses, anti-power leakage campaign...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been able to reduce its losses significantly by Rs 7 billion in the last fiscal year (2073/074 BS) and its loss now stands at Rs 970 million only.
Aug 17, 2017
Lifestyle
HBO’s Twitter, Facebook accounts hacked
HBO’s Twitter, Facebook accounts hacked
SAN FRANCISCO, August 17: As HBO struggles to stop “Game of Thrones” (GoT) leaks and tackle hackers’ ransom threats, another hacker group has broken into the TV company’s Twitter and Facebookaccounts.
Aug 17, 2017
Lifestyle
Cruise ankle break halts ‘Mission: Impossible 6’ production
Cruise ankle break halts ‘Mission: Impossible 6’ production
LOS ANGELES, August 17: Production has shut down on “Mission: Impossible 6” due to star Tom Cruise’s broken ankle. Paramount Pictures said Wednesday that production will go on hiatus while Cruise makes a full recovery.
Aug 17, 2017