- by Republica
KATHMAN DU, Sept 20: Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China Joint Venture Airlines, has announced its direct scheduled flight to Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, from Kathmandu, with effect from October 1, 2016.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Sagar Traders -- the authorized distributor for UM bikes and scooters -- has started its exclusive showroom in Lahan of Siraha.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Qatar Airways has received the 'Best Up in the Air Experience' award at the Future Travel Experience Awards for the second consecutive year. The award ceremony was held in Las Vegas.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Indian mattress manufacturer Sleepwell has announced a consumer promotion scheme on the eve of the festive season.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Siddharth Cement has organized a gathering of construction workers in Manigram of Rupandehi.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz on Tuesday bid farewell to Sahri Maya Thatal, the 90,000th Bhutanese refugee to be resettled in the United States.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) volunteers have completed the project 'Uninterruptible Computer Lab and Optical Communication Network' at Korea Nepal Institute of Technology (KNIT) in Butwal.
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Ramlal Joshi's collection of stories, Aina, has won this year's Madan Puraskar. Madan Puraskar Guthi announced the winner in an official statement on Tuesday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Minister for Urban Development, Arjun Narsingh KC, has said that one should changed himself/herself first to change the society.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Pushupati Shumsher Rana, has said the election in the local bodies was imperative to address the concerns raised by the forces dissatisfied with the constitution. According to him, the elections can be held in the previous setup of the local bodies.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Discussion has initiated at the Environment Conservation Committee of the Legislature-Parliament to make timely amendments to the Forest Act-2049.
- by Chiran Sharma
LONDON, Sept 20: Gurkha Army Ex-Serviceman's Organization (GAESO), the organization fighting for the rights of Gurkhas, has got its new chairman after 27 years.
- by Republica
SOLUKHUMBU, Sept 20: Chairman of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, Upendra Yadav, has said that he was confident that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal would resolve the problems surfaced in Madhes.
- by Agence France-Presse
LOS ANGELES, Sept 20: Veteran comic actor Jim Carrey was sued Monday for allegedly procuring drugs under a bogus name for his ex-girlfriend, who died of an overdose last year, and then trying to hide his involvement.
- by Agence France-Presse
ABU DHABI, Sept 20: An Emirati woman has sought leave to have a sex change operation in what would be a first for the United Arab Emirates, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
- by PTI
MUMBAI, Sept 20: Bollywood actress Sunny Leone is against the release of the upcoming documentary on her life, “Mostly Sunny” in India, as she feels it does not do justice to her story.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Private school operators have demanded with the government to take action against those involved in the bomb scare at the schools in Kathmandu Valley.
- by Agence France-Presse
BERLIN, Sept 20: Former UEFA president Michel Platini could receive a cash compensation from European football’s governing body, even though he is serving a four-year suspension for corruption.
- by Agence France-Presse
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20: Google late Monday sent out invitations to an October 4 event, hinting that the Internet titan will show off a new smartphone powered by its Android mobile software.
- by Krishna Dhungana
Professor Dan Shechtman, the Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry in 2011, is an Israeli engineer and material scientist. He was recently in Kathmandu to participate in the 13th International Conference on Quasicrystals (His Nobel Prize winning discovery) organized in Dhulikhel. Akhilesh Tripathi and Krishna Dhungana of Republica Online caught up with Professor Shechtman for an interview.