- by Biswas Baral
“We’re not going home!” Stephen Curry, the point guard of Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was pumped. He had just finished an easy lay-up to extend the lead of his team to 10 points with just a minute to go in the game.
- by Sneha Pandey
A couple of years ago, a college trip took my classmates and I to the Gujeshwori Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kathmandu. On my part, it was a well-anticipated trip as I had many questions about why the river systems of Kathmandu were so polluted and what was being done to stymie the unrelenting flow of dirty water into the Bagmati.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU/LONDON, June 10: London Court has begun recording statements of two Nepalis against Nepal Army Colonel Kumar Lama who has been facing charges over war-related crime.
- by Priyanka Gurung
'Why head to the store when you could simply create your outfits right at home with the touch of a button?’ asked a tech discovery website recently. The article was featuring the idea behind London-based startup Kniterate, which has developed what they are calling “the 3D printer for knitwear.” Indeed thanks to them, the idea of printing out your clothes isn’t inconceivable anymore.
- by Associated Press
SEOUL, June 10: Line Corp., the Japan-based operator of the namesake mobile messenger, will list its shares in New York and Tokyo next month. Naver, the South Korean Internet company that wholly owns Line, said Friday that the move will help the iconic mobile messenger to better compete against global companies backed by big brand and capital.
- by Republica
DAMAK, June 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today said no one should engage in political manoeuvrings in course of development terming 'development' as a common agenda related to all. The PM laid the foundation stone for Damak View Tower to be constructed at Dapga Gachi of Damak – 6 this morning and stressed on need to rise above political interest for sake of development.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 10: Leading an 11-member delegation, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has left for China Friday morning. Pun is visiting the northern neighbor to participate in the 4th China-South Asia Expo and the 24th Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair to be held in Kunming from June 12.
- by Republica
Itahari, June 10: Prime Minister and Purbanchal University Chancellor, KP Sharma Oli, has asserted that the Gothgaun area – where the varsity's central office is located – will now be developed as a centre of Nepali education. The PM made the comment during a felicitations programme held at Sundardulari Municipality Gothgaun Northern Central Office by the Purbanchal University on late Thursday evening.
- by Republica
Pathari (Morang), June 10: The solar powered lights were distributed among poverty-stricken communities here in Mahadeva VDC in southern tip of Morang district on Thursday. The District Development Committee-Morang, Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation and Consumers' Committee jointly distributed the solar lights to communities in the backburner.
- by Republica
Dang, June 10: The construction of an oxygen plant has started at Rapti Zonal Hospital at Tulsipur with an aim to supply necessary oxygen system needed for the medical purposes. The preparation to set up an oxygen plant at a government run zonal hospital is first of its kind in Nepal. The government extended financial support of Rs 12.5 million for construction of the plant, the hospital said.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 10: ‘BSNL-like situation if expansion plans delayed further’ Nepal Telecom (NT) is now in the same situation that India’s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) was in between 2007 and 2012.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 10: Eighteen participants, who have been selected from the audition round of the Sprite 'Clear Bol' Challenge, will be facing each other in the grand finale taking place at Purple Haze in Thamel on Saturday, June 11. Top five of them will then face rapper Yama Buddha to claim their places among the winners.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 10: The 4th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival is kicking off on Friday, June 10. Organized by Human Rights Film Center, the three-day festival will be held at Staff College in Jawalakhel. Oscar winning Pakistani documentary, 'A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness' directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, will be the opening film of the festival being inaugurated by Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Anup Raj Sharma.
- by Republica
While fans of Anmol KC have been eagerly waiting for 'Gajalu,' many are also excited to see former Miss Nepal Shristi Shrestha's silver screen debut in the film, too. Directed by Hemraj BC who has delivered films like 'Hostel,' 'Jerryy,' and 'Sambodhan,' among others, 'Gajalu' also features Gauri Malla, Gaurav Pahari, Menuka Pradhan, and Salon Basnet.
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- by Arun Kumar Shrivastav
Lost opportunities due to current bad blood between India and Nepal will have a long-term impact. India-Nepal relations are at an all-time low and there can be nothing more unfortunate at this hour of need when Nepal has just suffered that devastating earthquake amid unending political instability.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 9: Nepalese students in Saint Lucia have asked the newly-elected prime minister of the Caribbean country for justice.
- by Republica
HETAUDA, June 9: Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, Makawanpur has elected an 18-member working committee under the chairmanship of Ram Hari Neupane. The 3rd District Convention, which concluded on Wednesday evening, elected Rajaram Aryal as the regional chairman from constituency 1, Ranjit Khadka from constituency 2, Druba Sanjyal from constituency 3 and Govinda Rijal from constituency 4.
- by Republica
Road wears a deserted look during a nation-wide strike enforced by the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist in Kathmandu. (Dinesh Gole)
GORKHA, June 9: A school in the district has been closed after four girl students showed strange behaviors on Thursday. Vice-principal at Majhdhar High School at Swara-6, Santaman Gurung told Republica Online that the school was closed after the girls started weeping, crying and beating others for no reasons.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 9: General strike enforcers have vandalized the vehicles in different places in the capital today. Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist has enforced the general strike across the country today. As per the information received so far, protesters have vandalized a taxi (Ba 1 Ja 2206) at Tinkune, a micro bus at Manmaiju, a Sajha bus each at Tripureshwar and in front of Tribhuvan International Airport and a night bus at Kalanki in the capital, police informed.