Nepse soars by 13 points

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The domestic stock market that had been on a continuous bearish run in earlier days surged by two digits on the second last day of the week, today.

Indian scientists name new spider after Harry Potter hat

- by Agencies

Indian scientists have discovered a new species of spider that looks “uncannily” like the sorting hat in Harry Potter and have named it after its owner Godric Gryffindor, they said Thursday.

UML SC meet decides to intensify protest over amendment bill

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The main opposition CPN-UML has said the party is ever ready to find a solution to existing political imbroglio in the country through election.

Nepali film ‘Premi’ hitting Kathmandu screens tomorrow

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Nepali film ‘Premi’ is hitting screens in Kathmandu from Friday.

Thailand waives visa fee for tourists

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Thailand government has waived off visa fee for tourists visiting the country from December 1 to February 28, 2017.

NEB publishes Grade XI results, 51.71 % pass

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The National Examination Board (NEB), Sanothimi, has published the results of Grade XI under regular category on Thursday, with 51.71 percent pass.

Olivia Buckland flaunts her ample assets in a black bra

- by Agencies

Olivia Buckland has been ensuring her followers not to forget about her, showcasing her ample assets in a black lace bra in her latest Instagram post on Wednesday.

Throwing waste from vehicles? Beware!

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Happening to throw trashes or spits in the street in public places from public vehicle? Beware! You may be caught and brought to book.

Three parties agree on holding local elections: Deuba

- by Republica

CHITWAN, Dec 15: Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the three major political parties, Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) were ready to hold local bodies' election by transforming the existing VDCs into local units.

Twinkle Khanna is all set to return to films but not as an actress

- by IANS

Twinkle Khanna is all set to make her comeback to Bollywood but there’s a catch. The actress-turned-author is all set to produce her first feature film which will be directed by R Balki and feature her actor husband Akshay Kumar opposite Sonam Kapoor.

Grandson killed, grandmother injured in Birgunj road mishap

PARSA, Dec 15: A child was killed and his grandmother was injured in a road accident at Parwanipur along the Birgunj-Pathlaiya road section this afternoon, police said.

Miss World contestant challenges China on organ-harvesting

- by Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 15: Miss Canada will be vying for more than the winner's tiara when she competes in the annual Miss World pageant in Washington this weekend. Anastasia Lin wants to tell a global TV audience about the evil of organ-harvesting.

European clubs call on FIFA not to expand 32-team World Cup

- by Associated Press

GENEVA, Dec 15:  FIFA has found a difficult opponent to President Gianni Infantino's plan to expand the World Cup to 48 teams.

ACC U19 Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beats Nepal by 1 run

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Sri Lanka U 19 defeated Nepal by 1 run in a nail-biting thriller in the ongoing ACC U19 Asia Cup on Thursday.

Driving coffin vans a heartbreaking job

- by Bhadra Sharma

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Three to four bodies of dead migrant workers arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport every day from the labor destination countries. The government spends millions having the bodies delivered to the homes of the deceased for last rites.

Limbuwan banda affects east Nepal

- by Republica

BHADRAPUR, Dec 15: Normal life in Jhapa remained affected today due to a general shutdown (banda) enforced by the Federal Limbuwan Party Nepal, protesting over the constitution amendment proposal.

PM Dahal owns 1 katha of land, 3 tola gold

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Under immense pressure from civil society, the government finally made public the property details of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his cabinet members, Wednesday.

Various student unions text lawmakers to press for withdrawing constitution amendment bill

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Various student unions protesting the constitution amendment proposal today sent texts through mobile phone sets to lawmakers representing Legislature-Parliament in order to press them to withdraw the proposal.

House meeting rescheduled for Monday 1 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: A Legislature-Parliament meeting scheduled for Thursday 11 am has been postponed.

Pokhara- Jomsom direct jeep service begins

- by Republica

MUSTANG, Dec 15: The direct Pokhara-Beni-Jomsom jeep service has come into operation from Wednesday.