SOCIETY
Uncertainty looms over Grade XII exams as teachers continue protests
Uncertainty looms over Grade XII exams as teachers continue...
The ongoing teachers’ protest and the state’s inability to effectively address their pressing concerns have undermined, or is at least about to undermine, the final examination of +2 students.
Apr 22, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Political and legal deadlock delays NRB governor appointment
Political and legal deadlock delays NRB governor appointment
Nearly a month after the government was supposed to initiate the process to appoint a new governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, the position remains vacant — tangled in political bargaining, legal battles and powerful lobbying efforts by various interest groups.
Apr 22, 2025
SOCIETY
Team heads to Thame for pre-'Sagarmatha Sambad' event
Team heads to Thame for pre-'Sagarmatha Sambad' event
A team departed for Thame on Monday to participate in the Summiteers’ Summit, a climbers' conference set to take place in Solukhumbu on Tuesday.
Apr 22, 2025
SOCIETY
Minister Bhattarai steps down as PM hardens stance on teachers' demands
Minister Bhattarai steps down as PM hardens stance on teache...
Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidya Bhattarai on Monday resigned after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reportedly adopted a tougher line against the ongoing teachers' protest.
Apr 21, 2025
POLITICS
FM Rana chairs 81st ESCAP session, highlights critical challenges facing Asia-Pacific regi...
FM Rana chairs 81st ESCAP session, highlights critical chall...
Explaining the challenges, Minister Rana held that the rising fiscal vulnerabilities as well as financial limitations are constraining the ability of governments to deliver essential services and make the necessary long-term investments in human capital and sustainable infrastructure.
Apr 21, 2025
POLITICS
High-Level Good Governance Commission formed under PM’s leadership
High-Level Good Governance Commission formed under PM’s lead...
The government has formed a High-Level Good Governance Commission under the leadership of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting held on Monday evening, according to a cabinet minister.
Apr 21, 2025
POLITICS
Civil servants barred from receiving dual benefits
Civil servants barred from receiving dual benefits
The government has decided to restrict civil servants from receiving dual benefits. Committee Chairperson Ramhari Khatiwada announced the decision on Monday during a discussion on the Federal Civil Service Bill report submitted by a sub-committee to the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of...
Apr 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Woman seriously injured in bear attack
Woman seriously injured in bear attack
According to Hiralal Sharma, a forest officer at the Division Forest Office, Katari, Tamang had gone to the forest in Katari-2, Garas, to collect grass when she was suddenly attacked by the bear. Quoting the injured woman, Sharma said she managed to scare the bear after sustaining some injuries.
Apr 21, 2025
ECONOMY
Inland Revenue Makwanpur’s action alerts reluctant taxpayers
Inland Revenue Makwanpur’s action alerts reluctant taxpayers
In the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2024/25, the office collected Rs 4.87 billion in revenue, which is 82.32 percent of its target of Rs 6.04 billion.
Apr 21, 2025
Literature Cafe
Poem: The Vessel
Poem: The Vessel
......about what it means to hold, to overflow, and to finally let go.
Apr 21, 2025