SOCIETY
Animal rights campaigners urge VP Yadav to boycott mass animal slaughter during Gadhimai f...
Animal rights campaigners urge VP Yadav to boycott mass anim...
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Animal rights advocates, including former Indian MP and founder of People for Animals, Maneka Gandhi, along with Humane Society International/India, have called on Nepal’s Vice President, Ram Sahaya Yadav, to refrain from attending the Gadhimai festival and inaugurating the m...
Dec 01, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE sheds 9.99 points, daily turnover marginally increases to Rs 8.83 billion
NEPSE sheds 9.99 points, daily turnover marginally increases...
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday declined by 9.99 points to close at 2,738.06 points.
Dec 01, 2024
SOCIETY
By-elections conclude peacefully
By-elections conclude peacefully
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The by-election to 41 positions at different local units concluded in a peaceful manner on Sunday, the Election Commission (EC) said.
Dec 01, 2024
Republica Watch
Nepal's second int'l airport reopens two years later, but local euphoria is not the same
Nepal's second int'l airport reopens two years later, but lo...
While the resumption of international flights after a hiatus of more than two years signals hope for the future of the Gautam Buddha International Airport -- Nepal’s second international airport – several operational, logistical and policy hurdles must be addressed to unlock its full pot...
Dec 01, 2024
POLITICS
Govt to amend existing laws to address issues faced by cooperative victims
Govt to amend existing laws to address issues faced by coope...
The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has started the process of amending the existing laws by creating necessary acts, regulations, and procedures to address the issues in this sector.
Dec 01, 2024
SOCIETY
Lalitha Ranjani and Sunil Mohan win 2024 Kamla Bhasin Awards for gender equality
Lalitha Ranjani and Sunil Mohan win 2024 Kamla Bhasin Awards...
The awards were presented at a ceremony at India Habitat Center, New Delhi, with former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga as the guest of honor.
Dec 01, 2024
SOCIETY
Bibaha Panchami festival kicks off in Janakpur from today
Bibaha Panchami festival kicks off in Janakpur from today
DHANUSHA, Dec 1: The week-long Bibaha Panchami festival ritually kicked off on Sunday.
Dec 01, 2024
POLITICS
Nepali parliamentary team leaves for Kuala Lumpur
Nepali parliamentary team leaves for Kuala Lumpur
The Nepali parliamentary delegation went on an official study and observation visit at the invitation of the Government of Malaysia. The visit will last till December 6.
Dec 01, 2024
WORLD
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit conversion
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit convers...
Elon Musk has again asked a US court to stop ChatGPT-maker OpenAI from converting into a for-profit enterprise, CNBC reported Saturday.
Dec 01, 2024
POLITICS
Local by-election: More than 50 percent votes cast by 2PM
Local by-election: More than 50 percent votes cast by 2PM
With only a couple of hours left for voting, more than 50 percent of the votes were cast by 2 pm in the local level by-election. Voting, which started at 7 am on Sunday, saw over 50 percent voter turnout by 2 pm.
Dec 01, 2024