Phelps wins Olympic gold medals No. 20 and 21 in Rio
- by Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 10: Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give.
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Bangladesh sentences ex-MP to death for war crimes in 1971
- by Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Aug 10: A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 on Wednesday sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.
Iraqi spokesman: Fire at Baghdad hospital kills 11 babies
- by Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Aug 10: Iraq's Health Ministry spokesman says a fire that erupted overnight at a Baghdad hospital has killed 11 newborn babies.
Transport entrepreneurs' representatives call on PM
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Representatives of the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs Associations on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar.
Cabinet will get full shape within two-three days: PM Dahal
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Cabinet will get a full shape within two-three days.
Rockstar motivational speaker
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: With long locks of hair and a full beard, Saunak Bhatta looks more like a member of a heavy metal band than a motivational speaker.
Don’t pity me
- by Adity Karki
If girls go through different set of challenges then it becomes a different race. Let’s bring this generation to compete in the same race – a race in which gender difference is no more an issue.
Six seriously injured in jackal attack in Mahottari
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Six people were seriously injured when a jackal bit them at Laxminiya VDC of Mahottari last night.
Japanese Ambassador calls on PM Dahal
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Japan's Ambassador to Nepal, Masashi Ogawa, this morning called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Landslides threaten many settlements across Pyuthan
- by LB Thapa
PYUTHAN, Aug 9: Landslides are quite common in Pyuthan. Over the last two and half decades, they have claimed many human lives along with destroying many settlements.
Party entrusts PM Dahal to pick ministers
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: CPN (Maoist Center) has entrusted Pushpa Kamal Dahal, party chairman and current prime minister, with the task of finalizing the names for ministerial posts from the party.
738 accident deaths in Nepal’s 70-year aviation history
- by Sujan Dhungana
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepali skies have claimed the lives of more than 738 people in 55 air accidents over the past seven decades, according to records maintained by the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), a US-based international organisation.
PM hopes to welcome Chinese president
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed hope that Nepal could welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kathmandu in the near future.
EC proposes 1.5 pc threshold for PR system
- by Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Election Commission (EC) has proposed a minimum 1.5 percent threshold for political parties to win seats under the proportional representation (PR) system in the upcoming elections.
Govt schools sans school management committee
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The government schools across the nation are running without the school management committee for the last two months.
Home ministry revises prison management directive
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Ministry of Home Affairs has revised the prison management directives in an attempt to maintain transparency, simplify work procedures and improve the performance of prison staffs and duty holders.
Interest rates corridor comes into implementation
- by Sagar Ghimire
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is introducing interest rates corridor system from Wednesday as part of its effort to control the interest rates volatility that has been grappling the banking and financial system.
Rhino electrocuted in Chitwan
- by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 10: A one-horned rhino was found dead nearby Meghauli Serai Hotel at UNESCO World Heritage-listed Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Monday morning. Locals suspect possible electrocution as the cause of death.
Nepal improves ICT ranking
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Nepal has improved its ICT ranking to 118 out of 139 countries with a score of 3.2, according to the Global Information Technology Report 2016 launched recently by the World Economic Forum.
Together we win
- by Republica
That foreign employment is a mainstay of our economy is a truism. Migrant workers send home around one and half billion rupees on an average per day. Remittance contributes to around 30 percent of country’s GDP. Nepali brothers and sisters working abroad under the inhospitable conditions have prevented country’s economy from collapsing even during the most difficult times like devastating earthquakes and over four months of economic blockade last year.