"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has revealed that he has still not watched the eighth and the final season of the HBO epic fantasy drama.

Dream seen yesterday

February 12, 2019 08:11 am

A fantasy submerged in a surreal thought A desire that your childish pride sought

KATHMANDU, July 28: If the government works sincerely to implement the agreement signed with Dr Govinda KC, it will not find it a tough task as it has a two-thirds majority in parliament. But without sincerity, it will be challenging to address some of the demands raised by Dr KC, the senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

RAQQA, July 10: Scores of corpses are still being dug up from the ruins of Raqqa, one year after its US-backed liberation from IS, but the West is seemingly in no rush to help the community recover. RT takes a look at the city’s plight.A

THAM LUANG CAVE, July 8: Thai authorities on Sunday said they plan to evacuate an area around a cave in northern Thailand where a dozen boys and their soccer coach have been trapped so that a “rescue operation” can take place.

KATHMANDU, June 2: Sightings of street children in the Kathmandu Valley has become a rarity thanks to the street children rescue and rehabilitation campaign launched by the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) under the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens. The Board has launched the street children rescue campaign since May 9, 2016.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli claimed on Monday that his tenure at the apex court has seen much progress in the judiciary.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Advocate Om Prakash Aryal has accused President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of delaying the authentication of the National Assembly ordinance.

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: When the Nepali Congress (NC) proposed Nripa Oda as the party’s mayoral candidate in Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City last summer, a section of leaders within the party opposed the idea, saying someone like Oda won’t enjoy the support of upper caste voters.

TOKYO, OCT 22: Voting in a general election started Sunday that would most likely hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s right-wing ruling coalition a victory and possibly close to a two-thirds majority in parliament.

Unseen scene: behind the seen

July 29, 2017 10:30 am

This spring, I made another attempt of renewing my licence at the transport management office in Ekantakuna. Prior to this, I had made an attempt early this year to get a new licence. After devoting three days and nearly 12 hours every day, the verdict came to a dark end when I stepped my foot while circling the number eight.

LIMA, July 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck off the coast of Peru on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, though Peru’s Civil defense institute Indeci said there was no risk of a tsunami.

KATHMANDU, July 11: The classes in the private schools of the Kathmandu Valley have been affected with the nationwide general strike called by Netra Bikram led Communist Party of Nepal.

As seen on the streets

June 25, 2017 08:31 am

KATHMANDU: Thousands of people walk on the streets, be it at the roads of New Road or the banks of the river, around the Valley. While passing these areas most of the passersby have something in common - their ignorance towards those at the sides of the pathways.

KATHMANDU, June 2:  Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) on Friday held a talk program on Comet Johnson at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in Khumaltar, Lalitpur.

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 17: Inclusiveness was a major theme of the decade-long conflict and of the mainstream politics since the arms were laid down by the rebels and the state.

ITAHARI, May 1: Production of bitter gourd and cucumber in Sunsari district is projected to fall this year, despite expansion in farming area.

GENEVA, April 11: Two dazzling pink and blue pear-shaped diamonds are together expected to fetch close to $70 million when they go under the hammer next month.

WASHINGTON, March 10: U.S. employers likely maintained a brisk pace of hiring in February and boosted wages for workers, which is expected to give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise interest rates next week despite slowing economic growth.

Ravi Chawla, the managing director of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd, was recently in Nepal, along with former Manchester United footballer Quinton Fortune, for brand promotion of Gulf lubricants in Nepal.

Have you seen it yet?

October 7, 2016 02:46 am

With the advent of multiplexes, even in small cities, there is optimism that in the future we will see films with more cerebral content and tackling complex social, emotional and moral issues without resorting to caricature, contrivance and shouting from the rooftops.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 3: Michael Phelps isn't sure what kind of moves Ryan Lochte has planned for "Dancing with the Stars."

KATHMANDU, July 30: If the data provided by Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) is anything to go by, over 80 percent of patients visiting the hospital's out-patient department (OPD) have been suffering from Hong Kong flu and influenza virus.