SOCIETY
Pilot Awale barred from overseas training
Pilot Awale barred from overseas training
KATHMANDU, August 25: The government has directed the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) not to send Senior Captain Subarna Awale, who faces a criminal charge, for overseas aircraft training.
Aug 25, 2017
POLITICS
RPP to knock SC door
RPP to knock SC door
KATHMANDU, August 25: Three days after the Supreme Court (SC) recognized the vertical split in Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the party establishment is preparing to knock the apex court’s door challenging the documents submitted by the Pashupati Shumsher Rana-led faction while seeking to registe...
Aug 25, 2017
POLITICS
EC urges govt to add two more DCCs
EC urges govt to add two more DCCs
KATHMANDU, August 25: The number of district coordination committees (DCCs) has now increased to 77 with the Election Commission (EC) urging the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development on Thursday to form two additional DCCs in Rukum and Nawalparasi, the two districts which were split in t...
Aug 25, 2017
POLITICS
Nepal, India sign 8 MoUs, 4 on quake reconstruction (with full text)
Nepal, India sign 8 MoUs, 4 on quake reconstruction (with...
KATHMANDU, August 25: Nepal and India have signed eight separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during the visit of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India. Four of these MoUs are related to post-quake reconstruction in Nepal.
Aug 25, 2017
The Week
Being dr KC’s soldiers
Being dr KC’s soldiers
The prospect of yet another fast unto death by Dr KC has drawn different responses from different people.
Aug 25, 2017
POLITICS
PM assures India of fresh bid at statute amendment (with full text)
PM assures India of fresh bid at statute amendment (with ful...
KATHMANDU, August 25: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has assured India that the ruling parties would make another attempt to bring an amendment to the new constitution of Nepal to accommodate the concerns of all groups in the country.
Aug 25, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal to begin world cup qualifiers Nov 20
Nepal to begin world cup qualifiers Nov 20
KATHMANUD, August 25: Nepal is set to begin the Women's T-20 World Cup Asian region qualifiers taking on host Thailand.
Aug 25, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba draws flak back home for assurance on amendment
Deuba draws flak back home for assurance on amendment
KATHMANDU, August 25: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has drawn criticism back in Nepal for assuring India about constitutional amendment at a joint press conference held with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in the course of his ongoing state visit to India.
Aug 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Tomato price hits the roof
Tomato price hits the roof
KATHMANDU, August 25: The price of tomato in the Kathmandu Valley has hit the roof due to low supply from the farms, traders say.
Aug 25, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Rs 170m embezzled in NOC land buy in Sarlahi: MPs
Rs 170m embezzled in NOC land buy in Sarlahi: MPs
SARLAHI, August 25: Members of a parliamentary committee have said they found that at least Rs 170 million was embezzled when the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) procured land in Sarlahi district for the purpose of setting up fuel storage facilities.
Aug 25, 2017