Father sentenced to 22 yrs in jail for raping his own daughter
- by Republica
GAIGHAT, Oct 27: District Court, Udayapur has sentenced a man to 22 years in jail along with a fine of Rs 50,000 on the charge of raping his own daughter.
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Mahayagya to establish technical university in Palpa
- by Republica
PALPA, Oct 27: Approximately Rs 8.3 million ha been collected so far through a Shreemad Bhagavad Mahayagya (a religious scriptures recitation program) underway in Palpa in a bid to establish a technical university.
Leader Badu calls for making statute a document of consensus
- by Republica
JANAKPURDHAM, Oct 27: Nepali Congress central leader Dilendra Prasad Badu has said the preparations for amending the constitution were going on positively.
2 killed, 1 injured in road accident
- by Republica
BARDIYA, Oct 27: Two persons were killed while next one injured when a truck and motorbike collided at Bangain of Dhadhawar VDC-6 in the district on Thursday morning.
Woman auctions off her virginity for $400,000
- by Agencies
CARSON CITY, Oct 27: Of the 20 or so women who work at the Kit Kat Ranch, one of Nevada's legal brothels, Katherine Stone is the only virgin.
Man kills wife
- by Republica
BARDIYA, Oct 27: A man here axed his wife to death at Sorahawa-3 in Bardiya district last night.
Construction of self-operating car parking on anvil
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: A self-operating car parking is to be constructed at New Road in the capital in a way to accommodate 400 vehicles at a time.
Rs 400,000 aided to National Innovation Center
- by Republica
MYAGDI, Oct 27: People from Myagdi in Afghanistan have raised fund of over Rs 400,000 for National Innovation Center established by noted information technology campaigner Mahabir Pun.
Google Fiber halts expansion plans as chief steps down
- by Republica
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26: Google’s parent company is halting operations and laying off staff in a number of cities where it once hoped to bring high-speed internet access by installing new fiber-optic networks.
Social reformer Shrestha passes away
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: Social reformer and literary figure Badri Man Shrestha passed away in the capital last night. He was 78.
2 quakes rattle Italy, crumbling buildings and causing panic
- by Associated Press
ROME, Oct 27: A pair of strong aftershocks shook central Italy late Wednesday, crumbling churches and buildings, knocking out power and sending panicked residents into the rain-drenched streets just two months after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 300 people.
Sankata shoots Jhapa out for semifinal spot
- by Republica
CHITWAN, Oct 26: Sankata Club has reached the semifinals of the ongoing 12th Tuborg Bikash Running Shield beating Jhapa-XI 3-1 on penalties on Wednesday. The last quarterfinal match of the tournament held at Campachaur, Narayangadh, went down to wires after both side netted two goals each in the regular 90 minutes.
New Zealand beats India by 19 runs in 4th ODI
- by Associated Press
RANCHI, (India), Oct 27: A half-century from Martin Guptill helped New Zealand beat India by 19 runs in their fourth one-day international on Wednesday and level the five-match series at 2-2.
Smoke of firecracker can cause lung cancer
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 26: Are you buying firecrackers to explode during Tihar for fun and gaiety? Beware, here is how deleterious effect of the firecrackers blast can be- one can suffer cancer!
With a beauty by Nacho, Madrid routs Leonesa in Copa del Rey
- by Associated Press
LEON, (Spain), Oct 27: With Nacho Fernandez stealing the show with a spectacular scissor-kick goal in the second half, Real Madrid cruised to a 7-1 win over third-division Cultural Leonesa in its Copa del Rey debut on Wednesday, despite playing without most of its top players.
United beats City 1-0 in derby match in English League Cup
- by Associated Press
MANCHESTER, (England), Oct 27: Jose Mourinho got his own back on great managerial rival Pep Guardiola as Manchester United beat a weakened Manchester City 1-0 in the fourth round of the English League Cup on Wednesday, with Juan Mata scoring the second-half winner.
India exposed, again
- by Biswas Baral
Lokman Singh Karki’s impeachment motion has again laid bare limitations of India’s misguided quest for ‘structural guarantee’
‘More than one reason why impeachment deliberations put off’
- by Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Oct 26: The public expected parliamentary proceeding on the impeachment motion against CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki to move forward expeditiously and the major political parties had also reached an informal agreement to hold deliberations on the motion till Wednesday and then turn it over to the Impeachment Recommendation Committee (IRC).
Despite growth potential, floristry remains unpopular
- by Republica
POKHARA, Oct 26: Given the soil quality in the plains and the hills of the country coupled with the interest of farmers in floristry, flowers should not have fallen among the items to be imported for any festivals in Nepal. However, something is not in place. The nation imports huge quantities of flowers every year in Tihar and other festivals. As Tihar closes in, traders are struggling to import flowers from India.
KMC gearing up to organize civic reception for Indian President
- by Gyan P Neupane
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) office has started preparations to felicitate Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in capital Kathmandu during his state visit to Nepal from November 2.