SPORTS
Sagar Pun, opening batsmen and Nepali batting
Sagar Pun, opening batsmen and Nepali batting
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Sagar Pun made a triumphant return to the national duties scoring 92 runs from 83 deliveries, including eight fours and three sixes, to help Nepal win the second practice match in Sri Lanka against Bloomfield Cricket Club on Friday. He was not done as he backed up his stellar batt...
Aug 25, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal beats Syria in men’s basketball at Asian Games
Nepal beats Syria in men’s basketball at Asian Games
JAKARTA, Aug 25: Nepal beaten in men’s badminton; Gaurika fails to better national record again.
Aug 25, 2018
SPORTS
Airee, Pun help Nepal down Bloomfield in second practice match
Airee, Pun help Nepal down Bloomfield in second practice mat...
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: An all-round performance with bat and ball by returning Sagar Pun boosted by a whirlwind century by Dipendra Singh Airee secured a comfortable win of 178 runs in the second practice match played at Bloomfield Cricket Ground against the home team Bloomfield Cricket Club on Friday.
Aug 25, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse posts weekly loss as earning spell subsides
Nepse posts weekly loss as earning spell subsides
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Stocks fell for all trading sessions of the week as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) Index erased all of its previous week's gain. Sunday was marked by the biggest decline of the week where the index shed more than 14 points. Subsequently, weakness carried to the remaining session...
Aug 25, 2018
ECONOMY
Civil Bank gives Rs 200,000 to Bal Bikash Samaj
Civil Bank gives Rs 200,000 to Bal Bikash Samaj
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Civil Bank Limited handed over Rs 200,000 to Bal Bikash Samaj, as part of the bank's corporate social responsibility, on Friday. On behalf of the bank, Sujit Kumar Shakya handed over the cheque to Subash Gautam, president of the Samaj.
Aug 25, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepal Reinsurance plans to raise Rs 1.6 billion in IPO
Nepal Reinsurance plans to raise Rs 1.6 billion in IPO
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Nepal Reinsurance Company Ltd (Nepal Re) is preparing to issue initial public offering (IPO), floating 16 million units of shares worth a total of Rs 1.6 billion, for the public.
Aug 25, 2018
ECONOMY
‘It is the team work that matters for success’
‘It is the team work that matters for success’
Upaul Majumdar is the general manager of Soaltee Crowne Plaza since 2015. Having more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, he won the title of best General Manager of Asia on July 31 under CMO Asia Awards 2018. Republica’s Arpana Ale Magar talked with him on various issues includ...
Aug 25, 2018
ECONOMY
Generation by hydropower plants declined last fiscal year
Generation by hydropower plants declined last fiscal year
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Electricity generation from all power plants in the country went down in the Fiscal Year 2017/18 owing to low water flow in the rivers compared to the previous year. Officials of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) attribute variation in the hydrology in the rivers behind lower ener...
Aug 25, 2018
POLITICS
'Accommodate China in BIMSTEC to ensure its effectiveness'
'Accommodate China in BIMSTEC to ensure its effectiveness'
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: As the preparations to host the fourth BIMSTEC Summit next week is in full swing, experts have stressed on the need to accommodate China in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) for its effectiveness.
Aug 25, 2018
SOCIETY
165-year-old prison holds inmates three times its capacity
165-year-old prison holds inmates three times its capacity
JALESHWAR, Aug 25: Jaleshwar prison, one of the oldest structures of the country, is currently in a miserable state. Despite its dilapidated condition, it is currently accommodating prisoners three times its capacity. This prison, which was established back in 1853, is currently 165 years old. Given...
Aug 25, 2018