My City
The Embrace
The Embrace
I had asked for lots in my life but not all were fulfilled, and the one that did fulfill left me all emptied. It was on the 13th of October as I still do recall, I wasn’t much of a positive person but I had been diagnosed positive. Positive of cancer. I got the reports and I sent him a letter.
Sep 04, 2017
My City
Be a hero, be on top
Be a hero, be on top
KATHMANDU: Playing Super Mario in your childhood, you must have dreamt about being a hero yourself. While becoming a knight in shining armor might be a far-fetched dream in real life, you can be a hero and defend your castle with Top.
Sep 04, 2017
My City
Indra Jatra; A prayer to the King of Heaven
Indra Jatra; A prayer to the King of Heaven
As many as 29 Guthis come together for the Kathmandu Valley's longest festival Indra Jatra that began on Sunday. There are various mythical stories related to the festival.
Sep 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Polls preparations fail to buoy up flood victims
Polls preparations fail to buoy up flood victims
SAPTARI, September 4: Anita Sada, 28, is not unaware of the local level elections taking place on 18 September. Sada lost her house to floods three weeks ago.
Sep 04, 2017
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Minister ‘yet to learn about PAC decision’ on NOC scam
Minister ‘yet to learn about PAC decision’ on NOC scam
KATHMANDU, September 4: Minister for Supplies Shiva Kumar Mandal has said he has not yet officially received information about the parliament’s Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) conclusion that there had been massive irregularities in the land procurement process at Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).
Sep 04, 2017
POLITICS
Chinese experts skeptical of Nepal's commitment to BRI
Chinese experts skeptical of Nepal's commitment to BRI
Chinese officials in Beijing and Kunming last week expressed skepticism over Nepal's intention to wholeheartedly endorse the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). While many Chinese officials said they understood Nepal's tricky balancing act between India and China, they insisted that Nepal fully embraced...
Sep 04, 2017
SOCIETY
UML's Birgunj mayoral candidate evaded Rs 90m in taxes
UML's Birgunj mayoral candidate evaded Rs 90m in taxes
BIRGUNJ, Sept 3: Basruddin Ansari, who during his tenure as the managing director of the Birgunj-based National Medical College evaded over Rs 90 million in taxes, has been fielded by the CPN-UML as its candidate for the post of Birgunj Metropolitan City of Parsa district.
Sep 04, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Landowners demand government to deposit NOCs commission in state coffers
Landowners demand government to deposit NOCs commission in s...
JHAPA, Sept 3: Newly elected peoples' representatives and local land owners, who recently sold their land to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for the purpose of fuel storage, have asked the government and lawmakers to deposit the hefty amount of commission collected in course of land transaction in the s...
Sep 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Defamation case a planned attempt to discourage media from exposing corruption: FNJ
Defamation case a planned attempt to discourage media from e...
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has denounced the defamation case filed against Nagarik Daily by Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Managing Director Gopal Khadka.
Issuing a press statement on Sunday, the umbrella organization of Nepali journalists working across the country...
Sep 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Street vendors return to public land
Street vendors return to public land
GORKHA, Sept 3: Street vendors in Gorkha have illegally occupied a public land owned by the District Forest Office (DFO) along the Khaireni-Gorkha Highway, posing 'risk' for commuters.
Sep 04, 2017