SPORTS
Young footballers ready for another challenge
Young footballers ready for another challenge
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Nepal is beginning its AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Qualifiers on Wednesday, which is the second international competition the young footballers are playing in less than a month.
Sep 19, 2017
ECONOMY
FAN distributes free bouquets to passengers at airport in Kathmandu
FAN distributes free bouquets to passengers at airport in Ka...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN) distributed bouquets to more than 5,000 domestic and international passengers at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Monday as part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations.
Sep 19, 2017
ECONOMY
NEPA determines egg prices to prevent further price drops
NEPA determines egg prices to prevent further price drops
CHITWAN, Sept 19: Nepal Egg Producers Association (NEPA) has fixed the price of egg at Rs 330 per crate (30 pieces) for large-sized eggs and Rs 270 for medium sized eggs.
Sep 19, 2017
ECONOMY
Experts call for constitutional clarity on tourism tax
Experts call for constitutional clarity on tourism tax
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Experts and tourism entrepreneurs have said that clarification in the constitution was required to address disputes about who should collect tourism tax. They have suggested that sharing of revenues after collecting it at the central or provincial level would be the best option.
Sep 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Gorkha DPHO storing expired medicines for a decade
Gorkha DPHO storing expired medicines for a decade
GORKHA, Sept 19: District Public Health Office (DPHO) of Gorkha has stored various kinds of medicines which expired more than a decade ago. Though the store room has been full of such drugs, nothing has been done for their disposal. According to the officials of the DPHO, the disposal of expired med...
Sep 19, 2017
SOCIETY
School girls build toilet on their own
School girls build toilet on their own
BAJHANG, Sept 19: Girl students of a local school in Bajhang village faced hassles due to lack of toilet in the school. As the administration of Majkhori Higher Secondary School (MHSS) in Chhabis Pathibhara Rural Municipality- 6, Bajhang did nothing about it, the girls themselves took the initiative...
Sep 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Abduction 'experience' of Thabang Rural Municipality chief
Abduction 'experience' of Thabang Rural Municipality chief
ROLPA, Sept 19: Former Maoist commander and chairperson of Thabang Rural Municipality, Bir Bahadur Gharti recently went through a terrible experience of abduction. Never in his life had he imagined that he will be taken under control by others for almost 48 hours. His abduction created a huge stir n...
Sep 19, 2017
SOCIETY, ELECTION
Bad weather fails to dampen Birgunj voters' spirit
Bad weather fails to dampen Birgunj voters' spirit
BIRGUNJ, Sept 19: After waiting for years, the locals of Birgunj were dying to exercise their voting right. The voting would start at 7 am Monday but some of the voters could hardly sleep Sunday night due to their eagerness to vote. Unfortunately, it started raining heavily at around 3 am.
Sep 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Supreme Court orders govt to open subsidized pharmacies at hospitals
Supreme Court orders govt to open subsidized pharmacies at h...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Acting on a public interest litigation (PIL), the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the government to open a subsidized pharmacy at each public hospital and distribute free medicines from such pharmacy. It has also ordered the government not to allow private-sector pharmacies on th...
Sep 19, 2017
POLITICS, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Republica Watch
Cabinet sacks NOC chief Khadka (Photo Feature)
Cabinet sacks NOC chief Khadka (Photo Feature)
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The cabinet has sacked Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Gopal Khadka over accusations of embezzlement in land purchases for building oil storage facilities.
Sep 19, 2017