- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: National Sports Council (NSC) has provided the due wages of last five months to the employees of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Thursday. CAN employees were not paid salary since the association's suspension from International Cricket Council (ICC) last April.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Allied Trade Link, the authorized distributor of Panasonic smartphones in Nepal, has brought three new models -- Eluga Note, Eluga Arc 2, Eluga I2 -- in the Nepali market. Issuing a statement, the company said that Eluga Note has features like 5.5-inch display, 4G connectivity, 16 MP rear camera, and 5 MP front camera, among others. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS and is powered by octa-core processor.
- by Agencies
Indonesian police have arrested a man who they say has confessed to broadcasting a pornographic film onto a large electronic billboard on a busy road in Jakarta.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Siddhartha Bank Ltd (SBL) has relocated its Pokhara branch office from New Road to Saleways Tower from Wednesday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Himalayan Distillery Ltd is launching Royal Treasure Premium Whisky in the Nepali market to coincide with the Dashain festival. Himalayan Distillery Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Jawalakhel Group of Industries, also produces premium whisky brands -- Seagram's Royal Stag and Blender's Pride, a statement issued on Thursday said.
- by Agence France-Presse
SUWON, South Korea, Oct 6: In-form Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min grabbed the winner as South Korea came from behind to beat Qatar 3-2 and take a step towards the 2018 Russia World Cup on Thursday.
- by Agence France-Presse
BERLIN, Oct 6: Germany host the Czech Republic on Saturday in the first of back-to-back World Cup 2018 qualifiers targeting two home wins despite missing main striker Mario Gomez.
- by Republica
BHAKTAPUR, Oct 6: Indira Bijukche,49, a resident of Bhaktapur municipality-5 died after being hit by a Tipper (Ba.34Pa.6312) at Lokanthali on Thursday.
- by Republica
DAMAK, Oct 6: The first case of dengue fever in the two years has been confirmed in Jhapa, a Terai district in the eastern Nepal.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6:Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has assured that the government would hold the elections of all three tiers within the scheduled time.
- by Republica
BAJHANG, Oct 6: An acute shortage of foodstuffs has gripped many rural villages of Bajhang, a district in the far-western Nepal,forcing the people to eat wild fruits for survival. The people of the affected villages including Kanda have started eating wild fruits and Sisnu plants (urtica dioica) for the survival.
- by Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Pakistan's media regulator has launched a crackdown on companies airing Indian television channels and content, officials said on Thursday, after an escalation of violence in the disputed Kashmir region between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
- by Abani Malla
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Stephen Freiheit, a Denmark based photographer and artist was recently in Kathmandu to attend the annual award event hosted by South Asia Communications (SAC) to honor the ‘Pattern Breakers of the months’ (2014-2016).
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: A staffer of the Supreme Court (SC), who was assigned to deliver the court’s notice on Lokman Singh Karki, the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has gone out of contact.
- by Agencies
The Rolling Stones are expected on Thursday to announce their first studio album in a decade after teasing new music for days on Twitter.
- by IANS
MUMBAI, Oct 6: Actress Deepika Padukone, who is gearing up for the release of her debut international film "XxX: The Return Of Xander Cage", has described her character as reckless, fearless and relentless.
- by Associated Press
South Korea, Oct 6: A typhoon that battered South Korea this week killed seven people and left three others missing, the country's safety agency said Thursday.
- by Republica
DAMAULI, Oct 6: A least 50 people were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Amreni of Byas Municipality-1, Tahanu today.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: A meeting of the Council of Ministers today has appointed former secretaries Madhuraman Acharya and Sureshman Shrestha to the committee to evaluate work performance of Nepal Civil Service secretaries and joint-secretaries.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: A meeting of the executive committee of Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party today discussed about the elections-related bills earlier presented in the House.