Published On: April 19, 2019 08:10 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, April 19: Yesterday, Nepal launched its first ever satellite. Named as NepaliSat-1, the nanosatellite weighing 1 kg was airborne at 2:31 AM Nepali time from Virginia, United States.
Published On: April 6, 2019 03:50 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, April 6: Bara and Parsa districts were hit by a tornado, the first recorded wind-induced disaster of the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Earlier, myrepublica.com had reported that the disaster was “probably the first wind storm” disaster on of the country. Earlier, the DHM had classified the wind as a gale at 30 knots.
Published On: April 5, 2019 04:30 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, April 5: As per international air safety protocol, the Nepal Airlines Dubai-bound flight of April 3 had the responsibility to deplane all of its 257 passengers after it cancelled its flight citing notice to airmen (NOTAM).
Published On: April 3, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, April 3: Nepal’s air quality is degrading every year, according to the State of Global Air 2019 report by the Boston-headquartered Health Effects Institute. From 2015 to 2017, annual exposure of Nepalis to air pollution increased from 96 µg/m3 to 100 µg/m3.
Published On: April 1, 2019 01:40 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, April 1: A 30-knot wind storm known as gale, probably the first in Nepal, hit Bara and Parsa districts killing 28 and injuring over 500 people, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. At 30 knots, gale, a classification of wind speed according to the Beaufort scale, blows at 15 meters per second or 55.56 kilometre per hour.
Published On: March 13, 2019 11:20 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, March 13: Following the government’s decision to restrict Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) led Nepal Communist Party, the Nepal Police has labelled the party as a criminal group. Following the decision of yesterday, the supporters have been stripped off their freedom unless they leave their arms.
Published On: March 7, 2019 07:05 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, March 7: Dr. Eike Hartmann, a German national, is an ardent believer of Stapatya Veda and Vastu Shastra.
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:49 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Education Consultancies Association of Nepal (ECAN), umbrella organization of education consultancies has said that the government would need to come forward to help students if the appeal of the Australia Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT) was cancelled.
Published On: February 26, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Feb 26: After the Australian Skills Quality Authority cancelled the registration of Australia Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT), there are concerns about what happens to AIBT’s current and alumni students. Pratik Rimal spoke to AIBT’s company director Fiona Kee via email.
Published On: February 18, 2019 08:33 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The alleged government move to force singer Pashupati Sharma to take down his latest folk song, “Lutna Sakay Loot Kanchha” from YouTube has sparked a debate: is the government trying to curtail freedom of expression and speech by resorting to “reasonable restriction”, a constitutional provision which is subject to a government’s interpretation?
Published On: February 4, 2019 04:16 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Feb 4: The number of cancer patients is on the rise in Nepal and an approximate 30,000 to 40,000 new cases are likely to be reported in 2019, according to data at the Nepal Cancer Relief Society.
Published On: December 6, 2018 07:00 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
How would you save vanishing traditional craftsmanship? An entrepreneur finds a way.
Published On: November 15, 2018 04:25 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Nov 15: Ashish Sinha and Kalash Tuladhar have been friends for over a decade. Both of them went to the United States to study and lived for a number of years before they thought of coming back to Nepal.
Published On: October 29, 2018 07:28 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: The customer care division of the wireless broadband service of state-owned Nepal Telecom is busy throughout the day. There’s one common complaint from its customers along the Nepal-India border from eastern to western Nepal.
Published On: October 24, 2018 09:10 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
Wendy Kopp had little idea that the inequities in education that she saw while at Princeton would take her beyond borders to transform lives through education.
Published On: October 10, 2018 07:57 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
As the world marks World Mental Health day on Wednesday, the theme for this year is Young People and mental health in a changing world. It is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
Published On: October 9, 2018 01:34 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Mamta Sharma has some blurred image of her father. He was lean, wore a cotton shirt and pants, she recalls. She was four then.
Published On: September 17, 2018 07:25 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: As a child, he had it all: a loving dad, a kind mom, happy childhood, mind-boggling wealth and a vast expanse of imperial residence, the Hacienda Nápoles.
Published On: August 9, 2018 06:25 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Amid public outcry against the increasing incidence of rape being reported from across the country, Nepal Police data on the subject is sure to be shocking.
Published On: July 22, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, July 22: Just couple of days after Durga Prasad Prasain, executive director of B&C Hospital, Jhapa landed in controversy with his statement, Minister of Law, Sher Bahadur Tamang has followed suit.