POLITICS
Maoist Center quits Koshi Government, withdraws support
Maoist Center quits Koshi Government, withdraws support
BIRATNAGAR, July 26: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) has decided to quit the Koshi Province government today. The Maoists have decided to quit the government and withdraw their support to the provincial government.
Jul 26, 2024
ECONOMY
NRB unveils monetary policy
NRB unveils monetary policy
KATHMANDU, July 26: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) unveiled the monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2024/25 on Friday.
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Police officers awarded for heroically rescuing Captain Shakya
Police officers awarded for heroically rescuing Captain Shak...
KATHMANDU, July 26: Six police personnel have been awarded for successfully rescuing Captain Manish Ratna Shakya from a precarious situation following the Saurya Airlines plane accident at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
UNESCO votes against enlisting Lumbini as heritage at risk
UNESCO votes against enlisting Lumbini as heritage at risk
KATHMANDU, July 26: The proposal to enlist Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, as the heritage at risk has been disapproved.
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Singer Joshi of 'Kanchhi Matyang Tyang'-fame dies
Singer Joshi of 'Kanchhi Matyang Tyang'-fame dies
JHAPA, July 26: A gifted singer of folk songs, Laxmi Prasad (LP) Joshi, has passed away. He was 88. Joshi had fallen unconscious at his house in Damak-1 on Thursday evening and was rushed to the local Lifeline Hospital where he breathed his last under treatment.
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Public Accounts Committee asks govt to provide Lal Commission's report on power tariffs
Public Accounts Committee asks govt to provide Lal Commiss...
KATHMANDU, July 26: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives on Thursday asked the government to provide the report on the power tariffs for 'dedicated and trunk lines' prepared by the probe commission formed under the leadership of former Supreme Court Justice Girish Chan...
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Nepal’s aviation tragedies: 108 crashes in seven decades claim 959 lives
Nepal’s aviation tragedies: 108 crashes in seven decades cl...
KATHMANDU, July 26: Nepal has a long history of air accidents, with the first recorded incident occurring on 30 August 1955, in Simara, which resulted in the deaths of two crew members. The most recent tragedy took place on July 24, 2024, when a Saurya Airlines plane crashed at Tribhuvan Internation...
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Drivers die as two trucks collide head on
Drivers die as two trucks collide head on
CHITWAN, July 26: The drivers of two trucks died after the vehicles collided head on this morning. The accident occurred this morning at Bhateri along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section.
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Two arrested along with fake Rs 1,000 notes in Rautahat
Two arrested along with fake Rs 1,000 notes in Rautahat
KATHMANDU, July 26: Police have arrested two individuals in possession of counterfeit Nepali currency. A team deployed from the Area Police Office, Chandranigahpur, arrested two individuals on Thursday at around 9:45 PM.
Jul 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Man missing in Nisti River in Gulmi found dead
Man missing in Nisti River in Gulmi found dead
GULMI, July 26: A man who went missing after being swept away by the Nisti River in Gulmi has been found dead. Bom Bahadur Karki, 31, of Musikot Municipality-2, Gulmi, was found dead.
Jul 26, 2024