POLITICS
130 members of Chand outfit arrested: Police
130 members of Chand outfit arrested: Police
KATHMANDU, March 23: Nepal Police has arrested 130 leaders and cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) since the recent bomb blast in the capital which took a life.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Land mafia selling land of Sardu Watershed Area: Locals
Land mafia selling land of Sardu Watershed Area: Locals
DHARAN, March 23: Locals have accused land mafia occupying land belonging to the Sardu Watershed Area and illegal selling the land.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Schools sans teachers in Rasuwa: Annual exams hampered
Schools sans teachers in Rasuwa: Annual exams hampered
RASUWA, March 23: In a rather bizarre and alarming situation, four public schools in the district of Rasuwa are left without teachers, risking the annual, year-end exams of the students.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
CIAA sues tax officer over Rs 18.2 million in unexplained wealth
CIAA sues tax officer over Rs 18.2 million in unexplained we...
KATHMANDU, March 23: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Friday filed a corruption case against tax officer Man Prasad BK on the charge of amassing Rs. 18.2 million in unexplained wealth while in government service.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Quake 'victims' own two houses each in Solukhumbu now
Quake 'victims' own two houses each in Solukhumbu now
SOLUKHUMBU, March 23: As the government distributed the reconstruction grant without verifying the houses damaged by the devastating earthquake of 2015, most beneficiaries in Solukhumbu own two houses now.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
College building built with Indian aid inaugurated
College building built with Indian aid inaugurated
KATHMANDU, March 23: The Indian government has provided financial assistance to build a public college in Ramechhap district.
Mar 23, 2019
OPINION
Curse of uranium
Curse of uranium
A hasty push for endorsement of the ‘nuclear bill’ in the parliament is being made amidst rumors of the discovery of uranium mines near trans-Himalayan terrain of Lo Mangthang of Mustang district. In fact, Office of Investment Board’s website claims that “a large deposit of uranium has been discover...
Mar 23, 2019
OPINION
Business over safety
Business over safety
The aviation world was rocked by Ethiopian Airline’s (ET) recent crash involving a B737Max8 that happened less than five months after Lion Air (JT) crash in Indonesia. Normally, the period is not crucial, but the common narratives seem to show very identical circumstances with both crashing within f...
Mar 23, 2019
OPINION
To go or not to
To go or not to
Last week a scandal erupted in the US involving some wealthy, predominantly white American families buying, some illicitly and others in legally but ethically dubious ways, their children’s tickets to some of the best universities in the country.
Mar 23, 2019
ECONOMY
Development campaign in full speed: PM Oli
Development campaign in full speed: PM Oli
RUPANDEHI, March 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said development campaign had begun in the country and it would be accelerated in the days ahead.
Mar 22, 2019