POLITICS
Local elections by mid-April: Minister Pandey
Local elections by mid-April: Minister Pandey
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development, Hit Raj Pandey has said that the local election will be held by mid-April 2017.
Sep 03, 2016
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Construction of house that flagged off govt's reconstruction program stalls
Construction of house that flagged off govt's reconstruction...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 3: Sarbay Tamang of Chautara-3 in Sindhupalchowk, an earthquake victim, was quite elated when the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli laid the foundation stone of her house and handed her the letter of agreement, formally declaring the commencement of reconstruction of houses dama...
Sep 03, 2016
SPORTS
'Popular' New Diamond into semifinal
'Popular' New Diamond into semifinal
POKHARA, Sept 3: New Diamond Academy has always performed well in Lamachaur, Pokhara. Winning the National Women's Volleyball Tournament that is organized every year in Lamachaur on the occasion of Teej, for the record last three editions, New Diamond has made itself a popular volleyball club in Pok...
Sep 03, 2016
POLITICS
Bring foreigners under anti-torture act: MPs
Bring foreigners under anti-torture act: MPs
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Members of Parliament (MP) have demanded that any foreign national who tortures a Nepali citizen abroad should be brought within the ambit of the anti-torture bill which is now under discussion in Parliament.
Sep 03, 2016
POLITICS
SC to review own verdict on ex-royal's Chhauni land
SC to review own verdict on ex-royal's Chhauni land
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The Supreme Court has accepted a review petition from the government and the Nepal Trust over its previous verdict annulling the transfer of land owned by Prerana Singh, daughter of ex-king Gyanendra, to the Neal Trust.
Sep 03, 2016
ECONOMY
Interest rates edge up as lending surpasses deposit growth
Interest rates edge up as lending surpasses deposit growth
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Loan disbursements of commercial banks surpassed deposit mobilization in the first one and half months of the current fiscal year.
Sep 03, 2016
SPORTS
Nepali judo team leaving for India today
Nepali judo team leaving for India today
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: A 19-member Nepali judo team, including 12 players, is leaving for Kerala, India on Saturday to take part in the 10th Asian Cadet and 17th Asian Junior Judo Championship to be held from September 4 to11.
Sep 03, 2016
ECONOMY
Tenants not benefiting from new electricity tariff regime
Tenants not benefiting from new electricity tariff regime
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Though the Electricity Tariff Fixation Commission (ETFC) has argued that the new electricity tariff benefits small consumers, tenants in Kathmandu Valley, as well as other parts of the country, continue to pay high price for electricity.
Sep 03, 2016
SOCIETY
Flood sweeps away 11 houses in Myagdi
Flood sweeps away 11 houses in Myagdi
MYAGDI, Sept 3: At least 11 houses were swept away after a flooded Beg rivulet entered human settlement of Begkhola-6 of Myagdi district on Friday, displacing 48 locals.
Sep 03, 2016
Editorial
What’s the plan?
What’s the plan?
The only way to evaluate the seriousness of our political class to implement the new constitution is to see if their actions so far have been in line with the constitution. In this they have failed miserably. The new constitution capped the number of ministers in the cabinet at 25. Both the governme...
Sep 03, 2016