ECONOMY
Bangladeshi State Minister visits Chandragiri Hills
Bangladeshi State Minister visits Chandragiri Hills
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh, Nasrul Hamid, on Thursday made an unofficial visit to the Chandragiri Cable Car Project.
Aug 10, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels for August 9, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for August 9, 2018
Valley Pollution Levels for August 9, 2018
Aug 10, 2018
SOCIETY
‘Local units performing poorly on school education’
‘Local units performing poorly on school education’
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Various stakeholders have argued that the local units have not performed well to manage school education up to Grade 12 as per the rights devolved to the local units by the federal constitution of Nepal.
Aug 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Journalists stage demonstration for Alam’s release
Journalists stage demonstration for Alam’s release
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Dozens of Nepali journalists on Thursday staged demonstration in front of the Bangladeshi Embassy in Kathmandu demanding immediate release of acclaimed Bangladesh photo journalist and social activist Shahidul Alam. Alam was arrested by Bangladeshi authorities earlier this week.
Aug 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Drug abuse up 50 percent in valley
Drug abuse up 50 percent in valley
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Records maintained by the Metropolitan Police Office (MPO), Ranipokhari, show an increase of about 50 percent in the cases of drug abuse in the valley in fiscal year 2017/18. A comparative data of three years maintained by the MPO show that the total number of criminal cases regis...
Aug 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Drug abuse declining in Tikapur
Drug abuse declining in Tikapur
TIKAPUR, Aug 10: Drug abuse in Tikapur Municipality of Kailali district has decreased in recent times, thanks to the efforts made by the local security bodies. Only one incident of drug abuse was reported in the last fiscal year, against 27 such incidents in the previous fiscal year.
Aug 10, 2018
POLITICS
Home minister promises probe into ‘police encounter’
Home minister promises probe into ‘police encounter’
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that his ministry will look into the controversy over the alleged encounter this week of two individuals suspected of kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old boy, Nishan Khadka, of Kadaghari.
Aug 10, 2018
POLITICS
Govt set to recall envoys other than ones appointed under Maoist quota
Govt set to recall envoys other than ones appointed under Ma...
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The government is preparing to recall by early September at least 10 of the 14 ambassadors appointed under the coalition government of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Maoist Center in February 2017.
Aug 10, 2018
NEPAL
Death of my dreams
Death of my dreams
After Mathe’s post on Facebook went viral, Republica caught up with him to find out more about the issue.
Aug 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Ministry forms panel to investigate Sikta canal collapse
Ministry forms panel to investigate Sikta canal collapse
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has formed a probe committee to investigate into the allegations of irregularities in the construction of the Sikta Irrigation Project, a multi-billion-rupee national pride project.
Aug 10, 2018