SPECIAL
Road to Mustang getting blacktopped
Road to Mustang getting blacktopped
POKHARA, Aug 3: The narrow and perilous Beni-Jomsom-Korala road, which connects Nepal with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, is finally upgraded.
Aug 04, 2017
WORLD
Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 4: A fire broke out after midnight in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below.
Aug 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Law in the making for permanent body to settle tax rows
Law in the making for permanent body to settle tax rows
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Amid controversy over the Tax Settlement Commission (TSC), the government has initiated steps to establish a separate and permanent entity for settling tax disputes. A ‘Dispute Resolution Mechanism’ has been inserted in the Central Revenue Board Bill for forming an apex advisory...
Aug 04, 2017
SPORTS
NeBA President Cup basketball from Saturday
NeBA President Cup basketball from Saturday
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Lalitpur District Basketball Association (LDBA) is set to organize the 3x3 NeBA President Cup Basketball Tournament from Saturday.
Aug 04, 2017
SPORTS
ANFA meeting on August 16, Three Star issue still main agenda
ANFA meeting on August 16, Three Star issue still main agend...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has summoned its working committee meeting on August 16 to discuss Three Star’s compensation issue.
Aug 04, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Fewa lake shrank from 10 to 4.2 sq km in 46 yrs
Fewa lake shrank from 10 to 4.2 sq km in 46 yrs
POKHARA, Aug 3: It may surprise many that land at famous Fewa Lake in Pokhara has been registered for years in the names of private individuals. It has been learnt that land around the lake, which is listed as a Ramsar wetland conservation area, has been registered as private property and the area...
Aug 04, 2017
POLITICS
Parliamentary panel head Ranju Jha hid health ministry letter for eight months!
Parliamentary panel head Ranju Jha hid health ministry lette...
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Chairperson of the Women Children and Social Welfare Committee (WCSWC) of parliament, Ranju Jha, has been found to have been hiding a health ministry letter requesting the withdrawal of the Manmohan Adhikari Institute of Health Sciences (MAIHS) bill from parliament.
Aug 04, 2017
WORLD
Hacker who helped stop global cyberattack arrested in US
Hacker who helped stop global cyberattack arrested in US
LAS VEGAS, August 4: Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malicious software designed to collect bank-account passwords, U.S. authorities said Thursday.
Aug 04, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
PAC summons meeting to discuss Sajha irregularities
PAC summons meeting to discuss Sajha irregularities
KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Legislature-Parliament has started investigating the alleged irregularities in Sajha Prakashan.
Following a series of news reports on the irregularities taking place in Sajha Prakashan in Republica and Nagarik dailies, the parliamentary p...
Aug 04, 2017
POLITICS
Young economist Wagle to lead NPC
Young economist Wagle to lead NPC
KATHMANDU, August 3: The government has appointed young economist Dr Swarnim Wagle as the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC).
Aug 04, 2017