ECONOMY
Govt spends only 11 percent of budget in first two months of current fiscal year as corona...
Govt spends only 11 percent of budget in first two months of...
Capital expenditure stands at paltry Rs 5.3 billion
Sep 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Republica Morning Brief
Republica Morning Brief
Ang Rita Sherpa, also known as Himchituwa, died at 72 on Monday. He successfully climbed Sagarmatha 10 times, and holds a Guinness Book of World Records for climbing Sagarmatha the most times without Oxygen. A native of Solukhumbu, Ang Rita was a giant of Nepali mountaineering.
Sep 22, 2020
ECONOMY, AUDIO/VIDEO
VIDEO: TIA abuzz with passengers after six months as domestic flights resume on Monday
VIDEO: TIA abuzz with passengers after six months as domest...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Domestic air services, which remained halted for nearly six months following the enforcement of the lockdown in the country, resumed on Monday.
Sep 21, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal’s per capita debt reaches Rs 45,753
Nepal’s per capita debt reaches Rs 45,753
The country faces an increasing debt burden due to unchecked spending in unproductive sectors
Sep 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
16 people died of COVID-19 in past 24 hours, death toll hits 427
16 people died of COVID-19 in past 24 hours, death toll hits...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Nepal’s coronavirus death toll climbed to 427 on Monday with 16 people dying of the viral disease in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.
Sep 21, 2020
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
IN PICS: Pokhara Airport welcomes first passenger flight after a hiatus of six months
IN PICS: Pokhara Airport welcomes first passenger flight aft...
POKHARA, Sept 21: After a hiatus of six months due to the lockdown enforced by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, Pokhara Airport received its first flight on Monday morning.
Sep 21, 2020
WORLD
In SUVs and on planes, richest 1% drive climate-heating emissions
In SUVs and on planes, richest 1% drive climate-heating emis...
LONDON, Sept 21: Prone to frequent flying, a passion for SUVs and big spending, the richest 1% of the world’s population produced twice as many planet-heating emissions as the poorest half of humanity over the last quarter-century, researchers said on Monday.
Sep 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Kathmandu Valley’s COVID-19 caseload increased by 674 in past 24 hours, taking the Valley’...
Kathmandu Valley’s COVID-19 caseload increased by 674 in pas...
The Valley’s death toll hits 112 with six new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours
Sep 21, 2020
Editorial
Why this cruelty against Dr KC?
Why this cruelty against Dr KC?
Instead of realizing the relevance of Dr KC’s call for reforms in health sector, the government has treated him in extremely cruel and hostile manner.
Sep 21, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Coronavirus death toll in Banke climbs to 11
Coronavirus death toll in Banke climbs to 11
NEPALGUNJ, Sept 21: The coronavirus death toll in Banke district has risen to 11 after a male prisoner infected with COVID-19 died at Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City recently.
Sep 21, 2020