ECONOMY
Paid-up capital for remittance providers, money changers raised
Paid-up capital for remittance providers, money changers rai...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased paid-up capital requirement for money changers and remittance companies.
Aug 23, 2016
POLITICS
PM: Local polls as per new federal setup
PM: Local polls as per new federal setup
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: At a time when the ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress has been insisting on holding the local elections under the existing setup, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that local polls will be will held under the new local setup envisioned by the new constitution by mid...
Aug 23, 2016
POLITICS
Govt vetting Turkish tourists for Gulen links
Govt vetting Turkish tourists for Gulen links
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: As per the request from the Government of Turkey, authorities in Nepal have intensified vetting of Turkish tourists and other immigrants living in Nepal to check possible infiltration by Islamic leader and cleric Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind behind the failed coup of Ju...
Aug 23, 2016
ECONOMY
Strategic plan to implement SDF likely to be approved
Strategic plan to implement SDF likely to be approved
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The strategic plan to implement SAARC Development Fund (SDF) is being tabled in the upcoming 8th Finance Ministers' Meeting of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Aug 23, 2016
ECONOMY
Nepal fares better in Habitat Commitment Index
Nepal fares better in Habitat Commitment Index
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nepal has fared marginally better in the recently released Habitat Commitment Index (HCI), which tracks every country's performance record as against the commitments made during Habitat II in Istanbaul in1996.
Aug 23, 2016
Editorial
Open Sesame
Open Sesame
The long queues in front of the petrol pumps witnessed in the last few days have been reminiscent of the four-month-long border blockade last year. Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the government oil monopoly, blames the ‘long weekend’ for the new panic as three consecutive days of holiday meant that th...
Aug 23, 2016
SOCIETY
Are marriages made for divorce?
Are marriages made for divorce?
KATHMANDU, August 22: Marriages may be made in heaven. But in the capital city Kathmandu, people do not hesitate to break up their marriages for all manner of reasons.
Aug 23, 2016
OPINION
Missing the forest
Missing the forest
Determination of boundaries of local units is not just about geography and population. It is the essence of political and fiscal decentralization
Aug 23, 2016
POLITICS
UDMF to remind govt about its promises
UDMF to remind govt about its promises
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of the government in addressing their demands.
Aug 23, 2016
Interview
'Not possible to hold three elections together'
'Not possible to hold three elections together'
Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav says all elections are possible within January, 2018. Here are excerpts of Yadav’s interview with Republica’s Mahabir Paudyal, Krishna Dhungana and PrashantLamichhane.
Aug 23, 2016