KATHMANDU, May 8: Ujaya Shakya, managing director of Outreach Nepal has been awarded with 'Flame Leadership Award' at the Flame Awards 2018 held in Mumbai on Friday.

BIRATNAGAR, March 5: Police have arrested three persons on the charge of murdering gold trader Sanam Shakya of Urlabari-7 and filed case against them.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP) has recommended the party’s Central Coordination Committee member Ramesh Paudel along with other two members to represent the party in the Provincial Assembly.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: CPN-UML candidate for Kathmandu-8 Provincial Assembly ‘Kha’ has been elected defeating her immediate rival Nepali Congress candidate Dev Ratna Dangol by 1500 votes

KATHMANDU, September 4: Kathmandu metropolitan city mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya broke one promise each day since he assumed the office, Republica's follow-up of Shakya's election commitments show. In his poll manifesto released before the polls, Shakya had promised to make Kathmandu "the smartest city" of the world.

KATHMANDU, August 7: A writ petition filed against tourism entrepreneur Karna Shakya on the charge of constructing a hotel that  encroaches on  Fewa Lake is still pending at the Supreme Court (SC).

KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepal U-23 football team is already out of the race to qualify for the final round of AFC U-23 Championship 2018 to be held in China.

KATHMANDU, June 21: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has appointed Raju Kaji Shakya as head coach of the Nepali U-23 side that is taking part in the AFC U-23 2018 Qualifiers to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month.

KATHMANDU, May 31: Making the maiden decision to launch the cleaning campaign in Kathmandu, newly elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Bidhya Sundar Shakya has assumed his office on Wednesday.

CPN-UML candidate Bidya Sundar Shakya was elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival Raju Raj Joshi of Nepali Congress. With Shakya all set to assume the top post in the country"s largest city, Republica"s Gyan P. Neupane talked with him about his vision and his plans to make the capital “a beautiful, safe, prosperous and lively city” as promised in the election manifesto. Excerpts:

KATHMANDU, May 28: CPN-UML candidate Bidya Sundar Shakya has been elected as mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) defeating Nepali Congress candidate of Nepali Congress (NC) Raju Raj Joshi with a wide margin.

KATHMANDU, May 24: CPN (UML) candidate is leading the vote count in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) by a tremendous, if not, an irremediable margin.

KATHMANDU, May 16: CPN-UML Bidya Sundar Shakya has taken lead in the mayor post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

KATHMANDU, May 10: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Lalitpur District Chapter founder president and senior journalist Dharma Ratna Shakya has passed way.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Saturday visited the Nepali Congress central party office, Sanepa, to pay his final tribute to the mortal body of NC senior leader Marshal Julum Shakya who passed away at the Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu early today. He was 77.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Democratic leader Marshal Julum Shakya has passed away at 8:45 am today at Grandi Hospital located in the capital city.

KATHMANDU, May 2: CPN-UML has decided to field Bidya Sundar Shakya as the mayor candidate in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

LALITPUR, April 9: Senior sculptor Bhim Shakya passed away at his residence on Saturday. He was 86.

KATHMANDU, March 22: Nepal's national football team coach Raju Kaji Shakya says that the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2019 will be the real test for Nepali team which won the AFC Solidarity Cup last year.

KATHMANDU, March 9:  Marshal Julum Shakya, a chairperson of  Subarna Memorial Council has been undergoing treatment at Norvic Hospital for the few days.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Musician and singer Pannakaji Shakya has passed away. He was 85.