'Crazy Rich Asians' actor Harry Shum Jr  will star alongside Jessica Rothe in Universal's 'All My Life'. Based on the life of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau, the film will be directed by Marc Meyers from a script by Todd Rosenberg.

PARIS, Aug 13: Workers are preparing to decontaminate some Paris streets surrounding the Notre Dame Cathedral that have been tested with high levels of the lead following the April blaze that damaged the landmark.

Actor Mark Walhberg is set to star in Paramount Players true-life canine adventure story 'Arthur the King'.

BIRMINGHAM, Aug 4: England’s Ben Stokes grabbed three wickets on Saturday including the prized scalp of India captain Virat Kohli to give the hosts a stunning victory by 31 runs on the fourth day of the first test match at Edgbaston.

KATHMANDU, July 17: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government was working to lead the nation on the way towards prosperity.

KATHMANDU, June 10: With the parliamentary regulations now in hand, work has started on the formation of the 10 committees under the House of Representatives.

KATHMANDU, June 2: Captain Binod Bhandari’s 64 runs and Sushan Bhari’s four-wicket haul propelled the departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club to its second consecutive win with a 106-run victory over Province 1 in the Inter-provincial Prime Minister Cup on Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 29: Departmental team Nepal Police Club made a winning start to their title defense of Inter-provincial Prime Minister Cup with a commanding win of 174 runs over Province 7.

KATHMANDU, May 27: The Second Kathmandu Aksharaa International Children’s Theater Festival 2018 had its opening ceremony on Saturday on the premises of Aksharaa School, Kandaghari.

KATHMANDU, May 24: The defending champion Shivaram Shrestha and Bhuwan Nagarkoti shared the lead after the third round of the Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship at the par-72 Gokarna Golf Club on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Four pros Sanjay Lama, Bhuwan Nagarkoti, Dinesh Prajapati and Bal Bhadra Rai shared the lead after the first round of the Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship at the par-72 Gokarna Golf Club on Monday.

KATHMANDU, May 15: Four new categories for Pulsar Sports Awards were revealed at an event held in Kathmandu on Monday. Five different players from cricket were included in the nominations under various categories.

KATHMANDU, May 5: One of the two presidential candidates Karma Chirring Sherpa is likely to get elected as president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) as his rival candidate Mani Kunwar withdrew from the election process on Friday.

Bharathakothi takes seven-point lead

April 17, 2018 08:03 am

KATHMANDU, April 17: International master Harsha Bharathakothi (2424) has secured a seven-point lead after the eight rounds of matches after defeating grand master Deep Sen Gupta (2579) in the ongoing Kathmandu GM International Open Chess Tournament on Monday.

Even a brief exposure to tiny air pollution particles is associated with the development of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children, according to a study, involving more than 100,000 patients.

Bhuwan maintains lead on second day

April 5, 2018 08:30 am

KATHMANDU, April 5: Bhuwan Nagarkoti maintained the lead after the second day of the Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open, the eighth event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour of the season, at the par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Wednesday.

Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has an 18-point advantage at the start of formal campaigning for the presidency.

KATHMANDU, April 2: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is leading Nepali delegation to the Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on April 5-6.

Karki takes lead on day one

March 23, 2018 08:28 am

KATHMANDU, March 23: Tanka Bahadur Karki has taken lead after the first round of the eighth Nepal Open Amateur Golf Championship at the par-72 Gokarna Golf Club on Wednesday.

BANEPA, Mar 12: As disasters occur unexpectedly, stakeholders have often underscored the need for effective preparedness for disasters.

BANEPA, March 10: As disasters occur unexpectedly, stakeholders have often underscored the need for effective preparedness for disasters. The devastating earthquake of 2015 had led bare the country's unpreparedness to cope with such looming threats. Not just earthquakes, the country is also prone to floods, inferno and landslides.

Bestsellers: Fire and Fury in the Lead

Exposure to air pollution, even imaginative, may lead to unethical behaviour such as crime and cheating, according to a study conducted on adults in India and the US.

Shiva Ram takes lead

February 9, 2018 09:36 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 9: Nepal number one Shiva Ram Shrestha took the lead after the second round in Golfer Pilots NPGA Classic, the sixth event of Surya Nepal Golf Tour, at par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Thursday.

Shrestha, Nagarkoti share lead

February 8, 2018 09:10 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal number one pro Shiva Ram Shrestha and Bhuwan Nagarkoti shared the lead after the first round of the Golfer Pilots NPGA Classic, the sixth event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour, at the par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Wednesday.

MADRID, Jan 22: Barcelona rode further away from their crumbling title rivals on Sunday as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each in a 5-0 thrashing of Real Betis which opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the La Liga standings.

NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Indian Premier League 2018 auction will see more than a thousand players go under the hammer. The player registration closed on Friday and 1122 players have signed up for the auction that will be held on January 27 and 28.

DHARAN, Dec 29: Amateur golfer Tanka Bahadur Karki continued his lead over Nepal number-one  Shivaram Shrestha and another amateur Sukra Bahadur Rai in the ongoing Surya Nepal Eastern Open on Thursday.

Sanjay Gautam of Nepali Congress (NC) raised a lot of eyebrows in the recently held parliamentary elections by defeating CPN-UML Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam in constituency 1 of Bardiya. Republica's district correspondent Nirmal Ghimire spoke to Gautam about his stunning victory. Excerpts:

Malla to lead Patriots

December 14, 2017 03:30 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Lalitpur Patriots has named national cricket team vice-captain Gyanendra Malla as its skipper for the upcoming TVS Everest Premier League Twenbty20 Cricket Tournament.

PALPA, Dec 12: CPN-UML has secured 30, 114 votes in Palpa-1 in the parliamentary elections under the proportional representation (PR) category. Similarly, Nepali Congress has obtained 22, 945 votes while CPN (Maoist Center) has got 1,949 votes. Mangol National Organization has secured 922, Bibeksheel Sajha got 495 while Rastriya Janamorcha secured 217 while Rastriya Janamukti Party got 123 votes.

Dr. Koiarala takes lead with 4,000 votes

December 10, 2017 15:18 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Nepali Congress General Secretary Dr. Sashank Koirala has lead with more than four thousand votes for the House of Representatives in Nawalparasai-East-1.

DANG, Dec 8: Left Alliance is leading three of the four constituencies at Dang. The fourth one is being led by Nepali Congress's candidate Dipak Giri. Giri is taking a lead at Dang-3. However, in the remaining constituencies, the left alliance is leading in both House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly election.

Bhuwan maintains lead after third day

November 30, 2017 09:53 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Bhuwan Nagarkoti maintained lead after the fourth round of the Surya Nepal Challenge, the third event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2017-18, at the par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Wednesday.

Bhuwan maintains lead after second day

November 29, 2017 08:21 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Bhuwan Nagarkoti maintained the lead after the second round of the Surya Nepal Challenge, the third event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2017-18, at the par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Tuesday.

Bhuwan opens four-stroke lead

November 28, 2017 08:45 am

KATHMANDU, Nov27: Bhuwan Nagarkoti opened up four-stroke lead after the first round of the Surya Nepal Challenge, the third event under Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2017-18, at par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Monday.

TANAHUN, Nov  24:  To put an end to the patriarchal thinking, women of Tanahun have taken the dead body to the  Damauli Ghat for the cremation on Friday.

Arpan, Richa lead 'Feri Feri'

November 8, 2017 09:18 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: After garnering much appreciation with his saying ‘Dohorai Dohorai Kana’ in various television serials, actor/director Puran Thapa is all set to hit the screens with a new film titled ‘Feri Feri’. He has already worked as a director in films like ‘Kanchi Matyangtyang’ and ‘Pirim Parya Chan’.

Shrestha maintains lead

November 8, 2017 08:31 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Nepal number one Shiva Ram Shrestha continued his impressive form on Tuesday to maintain lead over his nearest competitor Surya Prasad Sharma in the ongoing Surya Nepal Central Open.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Nepal’s number one golfer Shiva Ram Shrestha took the lead after the first round of the Surya Nepal Central Open, the second event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2017/18, at Gokarna Golf Club on Monday.

Disha may play lead in 'Sangamithra'

September 25, 2017 12:18 pm

Bollywood actress Disha Patani is likely to play the lead in upcoming Tamil historic drama ‘Sangamithra’, according to a source from the film unit. Disha has been signed as the replacement for actress Shruti Haasan, who was originally supposed to be a part of the project.

PRAGUE, Sept 24: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal took care of business in their singles matches before teaming up in an eagerly anticipated doubles pairing to extend Europe’s lead over players from the rest of the world in the inaugural Laver Cup on Saturday.

CUPERTINO, Sept 13: Apple Inc on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.”

KATHMANDU, September 11: UN Environment is partnering with Leadership for Environment and Development Nepal (LEAD Nepal) for waste management in Nepal.

Windies lead England by 101

August 28, 2017 12:45 pm

LEEDS, August 28: West Indies recovered from the early shock of losing two wickets off the first two balls of the day to make 427 all out and lead England by 101 runs at tea in the second Test on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, August 28: All-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee has replaced Sandeep Lamichhane as captain of Under-19 squad announced for ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament 2017 on Sunday.

U-19 squad announced, Airee to lead

August 28, 2017 05:29 am

KATHMANDU, August 28: All-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee has replaced Sandeep Lamichhane as captain of Under-19 squad announced for ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament 2017 on Sunday. Leg-spinner Lamichhane led Nepal in unsuccessful campaigns of U-19 Asia Cup in December 2016 and Asian Qualifiers for ICC U-19 World Cup 2018 held in Malaysia in July.

KATHMANDU, Aug 7: People of high social standing are in the forefront in illegally encroaching on Fewa Lake, in the tourist hub of Pokhara.

JHAPA, August 7: CPN (UML) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has said that the country is celebrating this year as the election year.

CHITWAN, August 5: With 2, 800 out of 3, 302 votes counted in ward 20 of  Bharatpuir Metropolitan City, CPN (Maoist Center) mayoral candidate Renu Dahal is taking lead with 156 votes. She secured 42, 913 votes. Her closest rival of CPN-UML Devi Gyawali has secured 42757 votes