Capping a week of celebrations over the historic Apollo 11 mission, Vice President Mike Pence joined astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday at the launch pad in Florida that sent the moonwalker and his two crew mates to space for humankind’s first steps on the lunar surface 50 years ago.

Remember the heroes

November 19, 2018 01:00 am

Brave heroes of Nepal’s hills have been engaged in fierce battles since First World War but they are often ignored

Our own sporting heroes

May 22, 2018 01:30 am

If we are to produce next generation of cricketers who can compete at the highest level and go beyond gaining just ODI status the market needs to be as active

NRM felicitates Nagarik Heroes

April 25, 2018 09:03 am

KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepal Republic Media (NRM) has honored three exemplary personalities as Nagarik Nayak (Nagarik Heroes) of the Year 2074 for their selfless and inspiring contribution to  society.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepal Republic Media (NRM) Pvt Ltd honored four exemplary personalities as Nagarik Nayak (Nagarik Heroes) of the Year 2074 for their selfless and inspiring work. They were honored amid a special function organized at Hotel Soaltee Kathmandu on the occasion of NRM’s eighth anniversary.

Confused about how new movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” out on Friday, may connect to the Harry Potter world? Who is new wizard hero Newt Scamander? Why does Grindelwald sound familiar?

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Triumphant Nepali national football team arrived home late Wednesday to a heroes’ welcome after winning the title of the AFC Solidarity Cup in Malaysia.

As a boy, Ben Hooper wanted to join the British explorers he idolized for surmounting the impossible, and now as he prepares to swim across the Atlantic, he hopes to equal their daring feats — and survive.

Heroes & super villains

October 28, 2016 01:27 am

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? Nope. It’s Lok-Man! If a patriotic citizen ever dreamt up a Nepali superhero along the lines of Captain America, surely a contender for the name would have to be Lok Man – ‘the people’s superhero’. After all we’ve had plazas, colleges, armies and even entire revolutions supposedly founded for the ‘people’. So, why not a people’s hero?