SPORTS
FIFA World Cup 2018 will use 530 Hyundai cars
FIFA World Cup 2018 will use 530 Hyundai cars
This year, a total of 530 Hyundai-branded vehicles will be used by World Cup players, match officials and VIPs. The bulk of them will be Santa Fes and Tucsons, while the H1 Starex minibus will also shuttle people between locations.
Jun 01, 2018
WORLD
Macron talks to Trump, says tariffs illegal and a mistake
Macron talks to Trump, says tariffs illegal and a mistake
PARIS, June 1: French President Emmanuel Macron has told U.S. President Donald Trump that the new U.S. tariffs on European, Mexican and Canadian goods are illegal and a "mistake."
Jun 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Palpa bus mishap death toll climbs to 14
Palpa bus mishap death toll climbs to 14
PALPA, June 1: Fourteen staffers were killed and 10 others have sustained serious injuries after a bus fell 200 meters down the road at Rambha rural municipality-4, according to DSP Binod Ghimire. The passenger bus (Lu 1 Kha 975) was en route to Rampur from Palpa, Tansen.
Jun 01, 2018
POLITICS
Home Minister hopes for devt, promises ending syndicate
Home Minister hopes for devt, promises ending syndicate
BIRATNAGAR, June 1: Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa said the country's economic growth rate would touch an eight percent next year.
Jun 01, 2018
POLITICS
FSFN to join NCP led government today
FSFN to join NCP led government today
KATHMANDU, June 1: The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal will be joining the KP Sharma Oli led government today. According to a source, Upendra Yadav and Mohamed Istiyak Rai will be administered the oath of office and secrecy today. The duo will become minister of Health and Urban Development respective...
Jun 01, 2018
Lifestyle
Weekend Hangout
Weekend Hangout
Every Friday and Saturday, we look into venues around the city to find a suitable place to hang around with our friends and loved ones. Sometimes, it becomes difficult to decide. Republica Online brings weekend hangouts in Kathmandu that you can hop in to for some good music, a bottle of beer and so...
Jun 01, 2018
WORLD
Fifteen killed in Nicaragua protests, including Mother's Day march attack
Fifteen killed in Nicaragua protests, including Mother's Day...
MANAGUA, June 1: At least fifteen people were killed and more than 200 injured on Wednesday in one of the worst days of violence since protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega began more than a month ago, police said on Thursday.
Jun 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal’s temperature raises by 0.5 degree Celsius in 27 years
Nepal’s temperature raises by 0.5 degree Celsius in 27 years
KATHMANDU, June 1: An interactive map produced by the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies shows that Nepal’s temperatures rose from -0.124 (-17.8466667 degree Celsius) degree Fahrenheit to 0.781 (-17.3438889 degree Celsius) degree Fahrenheit in 2017.
Jun 01, 2018
DIASPORA
Nepali worker in Malaysia dies after being thrashed by colleagues
Nepali worker in Malaysia dies after being thrashed by colle...
PARBAT, June 1: 22 – year – old Kishor Chhetri of Dhamilapani village of Modi rural municipality – 5 of Parbat district died on Wednesday when his friends flogged him with iron rods causing serious injuries in his stomach.
Jun 01, 2018
The Week
Worth of words
Worth of words
As more and more books are being published in Nepal, the fundamental question that arises is: Do our authors and publishers match international standards? While some authors seem to think publishers could invest in better editors and thus refine the writing before publication, publishers, on the oth...
Jun 01, 2018