SOCIETY
Patients hit hard at Bir
Patients hit hard at Bir
KATHMANDU, April 11: Patients coming to the government hospitals in the capital after being referred by hospitals in their districts faced difficulties as doctors have boycotted their duty except for emergency services for the last six days.
Apr 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Patients treated under open sky as docs’ strike drags on
Patients treated under open sky as docs’ strike drags on
POKHARA, April 11: The agitation by doctors against the civil service adjustment bill has impacted badly on patients across the country, including in Kaski and Baglung. With OPD services halted, patients in the two districts have waited it out under the open sky . Some doctors are attending to them...
Apr 11, 2019
SOCIETY
KMC hikes school fees by 27%
KMC hikes school fees by 27%
KATHMANDU, April 11: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has set standards for the private schools operating within its jurisdiction. According to the new standards, the fee structure fixed for the new academic year is 27 percent higher than that of the last year.
Apr 11, 2019
POLITICS
HC judges take oath amid controversy
HC judges take oath amid controversy
KATHMANDU, April 11: Seventeen High Court judges took oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana despite their nomination courting widespread controversy.
Apr 11, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Billions in bank loans issued with Lalita Niwas land as collateral
Billions in bank loans issued with Lalita Niwas land as coll...
KATHMANDU, April 11: Various banks and financial institutions issued billions of rupees in loans with land at Lalita Niwas as collateral, it has emerged.
Apr 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Sarlahi growing as a transit point for drug trafficking
Sarlahi growing as a transit point for drug trafficking
SARLAHI, April 12: On March 21, eighteen-year-old Palsang Bamjan of Ranisera Rural Municipality-1 of Makwanpur was arrested with 5 kg hashish.
Apr 11, 2019
ECONOMY
NRB simplifies bank account opening process to support financial inclusion campaign
NRB simplifies bank account opening process to support finan...
KATHMANDU, April 11: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has simplified the process of opening bank account as part of its effort to help the government in increasing people's access to finance.
Apr 11, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse posts modest gains
Nepse posts modest gains
KATHMANDU, April 11: The secondary market witnessed a choppy session throughout Wednesday. After trading flat initially, the index went down marginally in the afternoon.
Apr 11, 2019
POLITICS
SC scraps writ petition demanding release of CPN leader Oli
SC scraps writ petition demanding release of CPN leader Oli
KATHMANDU, April 11: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday scrapped a writ petition filed by the daughter of Hemanta Prakash Oli aka Prakash, the mid-central command leader of Netra Bikram Chand-led Comunist Party of Nepal (CPN), demanding the release of her father.
Apr 11, 2019
SOCIETY
Early marriage unabated among Chepang girls
Early marriage unabated among Chepang girls
DHADING, April 11: Twenty-one-year-old Sanukaanchhi Chepang of Benighat, Rorang-1, Chimang is a mother of three. She has a son and two daughters at such a young age. As she eloped and married at the age of 13, her present days are spent rearing children and carrying household chores.
Apr 11, 2019