ECONOMY
Tea factories not paying minimum wage to laborers
Tea factories not paying minimum wage to laborers
ILAM, Aug 28: Though the government’s minimum wage for workers came into effect from the month of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August), tea workers were deprived of the increased wage in the first month of Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Sisdole road blocked after truck kills local
Sisdole road blocked after truck kills local
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Locals from Kakani obstructed the road connecting Kathmandu with Sisdole landfill site for ten hours Monday after a privately-owned garbage truck killed a local at Kagatigaun. According to the Metropolitan Police Post, Balaju, Padam Bahadur Balami, 49, of Kakani Rural Municipality...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Demand for action against Pappu Construction from all quarters
Demand for action against Pappu Construction from all quarte...
RAUTAHAT, Aug 28: Stating that negligence from Pappu Construction was to be blamed for Saturday’s deadly boat accident, there has been demand from all quarters to punish the contractor.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
PM dismissive of past irregularities in Sikta
PM dismissive of past irregularities in Sikta
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: While two government agencies are already probing the collapse of the main canal of the Sikta Irrigation Project, Prime Minister KP Oli has dismissed the issue as a thing of the past and urged everyone to focus on future development.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Ex-Justice KC donates Rs 25,000 to Pooja
Ex-Justice KC donates Rs 25,000 to Pooja
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Former Supreme Court Justice Balaram KC has provided Rs 25,000 to help Pooja Khatri of Myagdi continue her study. Moved by a painful news story ran by Republica daily about her struggle to attend school due to lack of money, KC visited Nepal Republic Media on Monday and handed ove...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Curfew lifted in Mahendranager
Curfew lifted in Mahendranager
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: District Administrative Office has lifted the imposed curfew in Mahendranagar from five AM on Tuesday morning. The administration has lifted the curfew, imposed since five days till further notice. The decision came as civil unrest since past few days has come to normal in Mahend...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Infant snatched from mother’s shop recovered dead
Infant snatched from mother’s shop recovered dead
MAHOTTARI, Aug 28: An infant stolen from her mother on Sunday by an unidentified person was recovered dead on Monday.Eight-months-old Sonali, the daughter of Santosh Chaudhary of Aurahi Municipality-1, was stolen from her parents’ shop at around 6:30 pm on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Khage...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
He narrowly escaped the 2004 Iraq massacre of 12 Nepalis
He narrowly escaped the 2004 Iraq massacre of 12 Nepalis
Kathmandu, Aug 28: When Biplav Bhatta touched down at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan in July, 2004, he was genuinely excited at the prospect of working as a cook – a lucrative job with a high salary for a common Nepali migrant worker. His luggage in one hand, he held an envelope in the...
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
PMO seeks clarification from ministry over barring of Bista from flying
PMO seeks clarification from ministry over barring of Bista...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has sent a letter to the home ministry, seeking a written reply within 24 hours why Lenin Bista, a former child militant, was barred from flying to Thailand to attend a seminar.
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
NC, RJPN instruct their local body chiefs against imposing high taxes
NC, RJPN instruct their local body chiefs against imposing h...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Amid complaints that local bodies were imposing exorbitant taxes, top leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) have directed the elected officials of the local bodies representing their parties not to increase taxes in a way that would make the li...
Aug 28, 2018