Published On: August 3, 2016 06:45 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Efforts by CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to appease the agitating Madhes-based parties received a jolt Tuesday evening as the taskforce formed to finalize a political document of commitment to addressing the demands of the agitating parties could not finalize the document.
Published On: August 3, 2016 02:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has become an associate member of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
Published On: August 3, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) shed a total of 34.11 points in last two trading days of the week to close at 1,826.47 points on Tuesday.
Published On: August 3, 2016 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
If your dream is to be a successful Olympian, South Asia would be among the worst places on the planet to be born into. The eight SAARC member countries, the home to one in five people on earth, didn’t win a single gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. With the exception of India (two bronze, four silver) and Afghanistan (one bronze), the six other countries did not win a medal of any kind. Historically, too, the Olympic record of every SAARC country has been woeful. This is one way to make sense of Nepal’s habitual under-achievement in Olympics.
Published On: August 3, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has requested Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) to join the new government under the similar power sharing arrangement as in the outgoing government.
Published On: August 3, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: ZTE Corporation -- the manufacturer of ZTE brand of mobile phones -- has entered Nepal, appointing Evolution Enterprise Pvt Ltd as its sole authorized distributor.
Published On: August 3, 2016 12:05 AM NPT By: Republica
The name Silk Road conjures images of caravans and desert steppes. Marco Polo was among the adventurers who navigated the ancient trading route connecting China with Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe, spreading ideas along with exotic goods like silk, porcelain, horses and gold.
Published On: August 2, 2016 10:45 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Balagaun villagers in Chandragiri Municipality of Kathmandu on Monday killed a leopard that had entered the village from the adjoining forest in the evening.
Published On: August 2, 2016 09:22 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Amrit Thapa Magar and Aarhanta Keshar Singh made it to the quarterfinals of men's singles in the Dhana Laxmi Maharjan Memorial National Squash Championship on Tuesday.
Published On: August 2, 2016 08:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Civil Bank Ltd (CBL) has announced that it was acquiring Unique Finance Ltd (UFL).
Published On: August 2, 2016 08:28 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: NMB Bank has signed an agreement with microfinance company 'Unique Nepal' for remittance services.
Published On: August 2, 2016 08:17 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Vatsal Impex, the authorized distributor of Xiaomi mobile phones, have launched Mi Max smartphone in Nepal.
Published On: August 2, 2016 06:45 PM NPT By: Republica
SARLAHI, Aug 2: A banana plant in the kitchen garden of Mohan Bahadur Karki at Hariwan Municipality-8 in the district has produced 87 bunches of bananas on a seven-feet-long stalk (rachis).
Published On: August 2, 2016 06:06 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: A youth has been found dead at Koteshwor-35, Basuki Marg on Tuesday.
Published On: August 2, 2016 06:02 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Police have arrested a shop owner on the charge of selling date expired rice.
Published On: August 2, 2016 05:56 PM NPT By: Republica
LONDON, Aug 2: Old Bailey Central Criminal Court has acquitted Nepali Army (NA) Colonel Kumar Lama in one out of the two cases of war crimes filed against him for alleged torture during the decade-long armed conflict in Nepal.
Published On: August 2, 2016 05:09 PM NPT By: Republica
Ratnanagar, Aug 2: Are you happening to stop your vehicle somewhere along the bio-corridor inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) for any unwarranted activities or defecation? Beware! You may be caught and booked. You will be under surveillance of CCTV cameras all the time during your travel through the road in the area.
Published On: August 2, 2016 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica
DAMAULI, Aug 2: Over 60 houses at Bhimad bazaar are at a high risk of landslide and inundation as the Seti River has been eroding the area in every rainy season.
Published On: August 2, 2016 04:49 PM NPT By: Republica
BHAKTAPUR, Aug 2: A fire broke out at Bhakatapur-4 Mahalakshmisthan in the district on Tuesday.
Published On: August 2, 2016 03:45 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) have reached a three-point understanding on Tuesday.