POLITICS
CIEDP commissioners retire without accomplishing given tasks
CIEDP commissioners retire without accomplishing given tasks
KATHMANDU, April 12: Commissioners of the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) retired on Thursday without accomplishing the tasks given to them — investigate conflict-era cases, establish the truth, recommend reparation and suggest ways to prevent conflict in the futu...
Apr 12, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Sikta Irrigation Project: Land illegally transferred to private individuals
Sikta Irrigation Project: Land illegally transferred to priv...
NEPALGUNJ, April 12: Sikta Irrigation Project: A group of land brokers in collusion with land revenue officials are found to have illegally transferred the ownership of public land worth millions of rupees to the names of private individuals.
Apr 12, 2019
POLITICS
Govt committed to regaining Lalita Niwas land: Baskota
Govt committed to regaining Lalita Niwas land: Baskota
KATHMANDU, April 12: Government spokesperson Gokul Baskota has said that the government is committed to retrieving the land it owns at Lalita Niwas from private individuals under whose names it has been transferred illegally.
Apr 12, 2019
POLITICS
'Nepali troop will be in Libya as long as UN office stays there'
'Nepali troop will be in Libya as long as UN office stays th...
KATHMANDU, April 12: Nepal Army has said that its contingent would continue to stay in troubled Libyan capital city of Tripoli as long as the UN office decides to stay there.
Apr 12, 2019
POLITICS
Thapa accuses ruling leaders of colluding with land mafia
Thapa accuses ruling leaders of colluding with land mafia
KATHMANDU, April 12: Kamal Thapa, chairperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), has accused influential leaders of the ruling party of being involved in occupying public land with the help of land mafia.
Apr 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse ends year on a flat note
Nepse ends year on a flat note
KATHMANDU, April 12: The local bourse witnessed choppy session throughout Thursday. Though stocks climbed in the beginning hour with Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) reaching as high as 1,190 points, the benchmark index fell from its intraday high after midday to waver around the opening level for the r...
Apr 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Agro losses due to tornado estimated at half billion rupees
Agro losses due to tornado estimated at half billion rupees
KATHMANDU, April 12: The tornado, which hit two Tarai districts on March 31, caused Rs 508 million worth of crop and livestock loss, according to preliminary government assessment.
Apr 12, 2019
SOCIETY
Pangolin scales widely traded illegally in Dolakha
Pangolin scales widely traded illegally in Dolakha
DOLAKHA, April 12: The unabated poaching and smuggling of the rare anteater pangolin has led to its disappearance from most parts of Dolakha.
Apr 12, 2019
SOCIETY
Madrid to have replica of Lumbini
Madrid to have replica of Lumbini
KATHMANDU, April 12: A replica of Lumbini—the birthplace of Lord Buddha-- is set to come into being soon in Madrid, the capital city of Spain.
Apr 12, 2019
SOCIETY
Two girls found dead in a pit dug by brick kiln
Two girls found dead in a pit dug by brick kiln
SARLAHI, April 12: Two minor girls were found dead in a water-filled pit dug by a brick factory in Harion Municipality-4, of Sarlahi district on Tuesday.
Apr 12, 2019