ECONOMY, SOCIETY
After Saudi, Kuwait prepares to launch massive crackdown on migrants
After Saudi, Kuwait prepares to launch massive crackdown on...
KATHMANDU, April 8: Kuwait is planning a massive crackdown on undocumented workers in a move which is likely to affect thousands of expat workers in what has been seen as the beginning of a series of efforts to reduce migrant workers.
Apr 08, 2019
SPORTS
Lamichhane reaches 50-wicket mark in T20
Lamichhane reaches 50-wicket mark in T20
KATHMANDU, April 8: Nepal national team spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has now 50 wickets to his credit in T20 matches. He reached the milestone when his side Delhi Capitals defeated struggler Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in the ongoing Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Sunday.
Apr 08, 2019
SPORTS
Sher Bahadur Foundation, Muktinath Bank sign agreement for volleyball winner prize
Sher Bahadur Foundation, Muktinath Bank sign agreement for v...
KATHMANDU, April 8: Sher Bahadur Memorial Foundation has signed a contract with Muktinath Development Bank to reward the winner of the fifth KNP National Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
The foundation’s patron Gamali Khadka and the bank’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pradhunna Pokharel signed on t...
Apr 08, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Joe Berlinger to direct investigative Martin Luther King feature film
Joe Berlinger to direct investigative Martin Luther King fea...
Acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger has been roped in to direct a feature film revolving around the investigation of civil rights champion, Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination. Titled ‘Slay the Dreamer’, the film is based on the life of James Lawson, a friend and advisor to King, reported Deadline.
Apr 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Upper Naugarh to start power generation by mid-May
Upper Naugarh to start power generation by mid-May
DARCHULA, April 8: Upper Naugarh Gad Small Hydroelectric Project (8 MW) of Darchula is starting power generation by mid-May.
Apr 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Work resumes in Koshi Corridor
Work resumes in Koshi Corridor
KATHMANDU, April 8: Work on Koshi Corridor Transmission Line has resumed after the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has resolved differences with the locals of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City.
According to officials of the power utility, the local unit now has no objection over building transmission...
Apr 08, 2019
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Probe panel suggests govt to scrap controversial decision through cabinet meeting
Probe panel suggests govt to scrap controversial decision th...
KATHMANDU, April 8: A probe committee formed by the government to study the illegal transfer of government-owned land to private individuals have recommended the government to scrap all the controversial decisions made in connection to the land grab case through a cabinet meeting.
Apr 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Villagers in Bara still terrified
Villagers in Bara still terrified
BARA, April 8: Krishna Sah, 35, of Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan city lost his home to the first ever tornado recorded in Nepal that struck the central part of the southern plains of the nation on March 31. Since then, he has been reduced to spending his nights in the meager segment of the shed originall...
Apr 08, 2019
POLITICS
NBA Prez Shrestha calls JC to rethink on selection of judges
NBA Prez Shrestha calls JC to rethink on selection of judges
KATHMANDU, April 8: Newly elected president of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) Chandeshwar Shrestha has called upon the Judicial Council headed by the chief justice to rethink on its recent selection of judges for the Supreme Court and high courts.
Apr 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Locals obstruct Prithvi Highway demanding immediate repair
Locals obstruct Prithvi Highway demanding immediate repair
TANAHUN, April 8: The locals of Shuklagandaki Municipality-2, Haledi, obstructed the Gachhepani-Kotre road section of Prithvi Highway for an hour on Sunday demanding that the road section be immediately upgraded. Commuters, in heavy number, were affected for an hour due to the shut down.
Apr 08, 2019