- by Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, June 17: The government has come up with a detailed action plan for holding elections of all the three levels -- local, provincial and federal -- in the new federal setup and completing other key tasks as envisioned in the new constitution, by mid-January, 2018.
KATHMANDU, June 17: The largest number of students have been graded C in the just released results of the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations, and 481,986 out of the total are eligible for higher education.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 17: Despite government's claims of having cracked its whip at price rises, the country's inflation is hovering at double digits. According to the central bank's macroeconomic update, for the 10th month of the current fiscal year, consumer price inflation stood at 10 percent.
- by Associated Press
SEATTLE, June 17: Clint Dempsey scored for the third straight game on a first-half header and set up Gyasi Zardes for a tap-in goal midway through the second half, boosting the United States into the Copa America semifinals with a 2-1 win over Ecuador on Thursday night.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 17: The second US-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) council meeting, held in the US capital -- Washington, DC, affirmed both the countries' belief that the bilateral trade and investment relationship has great potential that can be realized through adoption of enabling policies.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 17: The Silicon Valley-based smartphone-maker Obi Worldphone has announced its entry into the Nepal market. Issuing a statement on Thursday, Obi Worldphone -- a company founded by Apple Inc ex-CEO John Sculley -- said it had partnered with Jyoti Group subsidiary Starck Tech and launched two of its signature smartphones -- the SF1 and the SJ1.5.
KATHMANDU, June 17: City Express Money Transfer announced Thursday that Sita Ram Kattel and Kunjana Ghimire, who play the characters Dhurmus and Suntali in the comedy series Meri Bassai, have been roped in as its brand ambassadors.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 17: Dragonair said Thursday it had honored its top-performing passenger and cargo agents in Nepal on Wednesday for their service to passengers and contribution to the success of Dragonair in the Nepali market in 2015.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 17: Tata Motors Wednesday opened a new showroom in Dang.
- by Associated Press
MADRID, June 17: Atletico Madrid says it has reached a deal with Benfica to sign Argentina midfielder Nicolas Gaitan.
- by Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, June 17: Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said Thursday he is "completely outraged" by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's comments in a prepared speech saying Russia has a critical role to play in ending the conflict in his country.
- by Associated Press
SAINT-DENIS, June 16: Germany and Poland played out the first goalless draw of the European Championship on Thursday in a dour match at the Stade de France.
- by Gyan P Neupane
KATHMANDU, June 17: Instead of rebuilding the Dharahara Tower, the government has decided to build a similar modern tower next to the ruins of the historical monument which collapsed during last year's devastating earthquake.
- by Shristi Shrestha
Madhesh is a geographical area that covers a major stretch of Nepal from East to West. The people from Madhesh share intensive resemblance with its neighboring regions which are part of another country called India. However, people from Madhesh are not Indians but Nepali citizens.
- by Kalu Maila
It’s been almost two and half years since I got married and people still ask me how married life feels as if I’m a newly-wed. I don’t know how to answer that question.
- by The Week Bureau
Cinema halls may be selling out with moviegoers super excited to finally catch Min Bham's Kalo Pothi but the man himself has quietly moved on to his next project.
- by Sewa Bhattarai
These Fine Lines, a collection of poems by Nepali women, is a book that should have been published long ago. The stories that women tell, to and about themselves, and each other, have long deserved a wider audience – because without these stories, our understanding of the world is incomplete.
- by Republica
For Nabin K Bhattarai fans, three decades seem to have passed away in the blink of an eye. he way the singer has continued to churn out hits and maintain a prominence in the industry, even after all these years, have been most impressive.
- by Aditi Sharma
Flaunt those toned arms Let me give you the good news first: Most women carry extra kilos in their midsection and hips as a result of which arms are easy to tone, regardless of total body weight.
- by Associated Press
PARIS, June 16: Daniel Sturridge scored an injury-time winner as England came from behind to beat Wales 2-1 at the European Championship.