OPINION
US Seeks Closer Ties with Africa
US Seeks Closer Ties with Africa
The US has completely realized the importance of Africa and investing in Africa is not just about competing with China and Russia; apart from the natural resources, Africa is an epicenter of tremendous opportunity. If human capital truly is the greatest asset for economic growth, Africa has unapprec...
Dec 23, 2022
SOCIETY
High Court halts Dharan Mayor Sampang’s soap factory construction plan
High Court halts Dharan Mayor Sampang’s soap factory constru...
Dharan, Dec 23: The court has halted Dharan Sub-metropolis Mayor Harka Sampang’s plan to build a soap factory in Dharan, saying the sub-metropolis had proceeded with the plan to build the factory without completing the due process.
Dec 23, 2022
SOCIETY
Night buses leaving Kathmandu Valley must set off from New Bus Park
Night buses leaving Kathmandu Valley must set off from New B...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: All night passenger buses leaving the Kathmandu Valley for their destinations must park and start their journey from the New Bus Park in Gongabu with immediate effect.
Dec 23, 2022
OPINION
Saving Nepal’s Tourism Industry
Saving Nepal’s Tourism Industry
Tourism accounts for 6.7 percent of Nepal’s GDP, as per the latest World Bank report. The tourism industry in Nepal also accounts for direct and indirect employment of over a million people. There is no denying that tourism is crucial for the country’s economy. Unfortunately, the travel industry in...
Dec 23, 2022
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Health ministry urges caution as cases of COVID-19 spike in China and India
Health ministry urges caution as cases of COVID-19 spike in...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged the public to be cautious and abide by health safety protocols as the risk of new variants of the coronavirus is increasing in the neighboring countries.
Dec 23, 2022
SOCIETY
Nepal elected PBC member
Nepal elected PBC member
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Nepal has been elected as a member of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) at the 56th plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly for a two-year term starting 1 January 2023.
Dec 23, 2022
SOCIETY
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj likely to be released today
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj likely to be released t...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent", was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.
Dec 23, 2022
Editorial
Make Education Actually Free
Make Education Actually Free
Right to education is one of the fundamental rights of the Nepali people as enshrined in the country’s constitution. Article 31 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 states, “Every citizen shall have the right to get compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the second...
Dec 23, 2022
SOCIETY
ATR-72 aircrafts of Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines make successful landings and take offs at...
ATR-72 aircrafts of Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines make succes...
POKHARA, Dec 21: Pokhara International Airport will be officially operational from January 1. As a part of the preparation for the same, the private sector airlines, ATR-72 aircrafts belonging to Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines landed at Pokhara International Airport for the first time on Thursday.
Dec 22, 2022
POLITICS
NC and UML should join hands to form new government: UML lawmaker Thapa
NC and UML should join hands to form new government: UML law...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The newly-elected lawmaker of CPN-UML Surya Thapa has said that it would be in the larger interest of people and the country if the Nepali Congress (NC) and the UML– the first and second largest political parties in the House of Representatives (HoR)-- join hands to form a new gov...
Dec 22, 2022