SOCIETY
Kohalpur hospitals reopen
Kohalpur hospitals reopen
KOHALPUR, July 19: Emergency and out-patient services at hospitals and clinics in Kohalpur resumed on Wednesday evening. Some hospitals and clinics had halted services on Tuesday following an alleged attack on a doctor at Maa Janaki Hospital, Nepalgunj.
Jul 20, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Rs 112m paid for 11 km Valley roads but no work done
Rs 112m paid for 11 km Valley roads but no work done
KATHMANDU, July 19: Kathmandu Valley Road Improvement Project (KVRIP) has been found releasing millions to contractors irrespective of the fact that work progress has been zero percent for years.
Jul 20, 2017
POLITICS
High invalid vote despite Rs 750m spent on voter education
High invalid vote despite Rs 750m spent on voter education
KATHMANDU, July 19: Nearly a month after the second phase local elections, the Election Commission (EC) is yet to make public the full details of the invalid vote.
The number of invalid votes is high even through the election body spent millions on voter education.
Jul 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Malaysia Education Fair in Nepal starts Friday
Malaysia Education Fair in Nepal starts Friday
KATHMANDU, July 19: Study Plus is organizing the tenth Malaysia Education Fair in Nepal with the support from the Embassy of Malaysia, Nepal on Friday and Saturday.
Jul 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Nursery works wonders for Baglung farmer
Nursery works wonders for Baglung farmer
BAGLUNG, July 19: A family here has been earning more than Rs 500,000 every year from nursery business.
Jul 20, 2017
POLITICS
Former King Shah undergoes heart treatment
Former King Shah undergoes heart treatment
KATHMANDU, July 19: Former king Gyanendra Shah has undergone heart treatment at Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2017
ECONOMY
No additional fee on Nepal's third-country trade from GST: India
No additional fee on Nepal's third-country trade from GST: I...
KATHMANDU, July 19: India has said that it would not levy Goods and Services Tax (GST) on different services at its seaports and customs points for Nepal's third-country imports and exports.
Jul 20, 2017
SPECIAL
Proper blacktopping after Golbazar locals protest
Proper blacktopping after Golbazar locals protest
SIRAHA, July 19: Poor road construction and blacktopping are rampant across the country. The blacktopped layer giving in within few days is a common scene in towns and villages. Concerned authorities do not seem to care or do anything to stop the contractors from delivering such poor roads. However,...
Jul 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Police arrest woman for killing her husband
Police arrest woman for killing her husband
MYAGDI, July 19: A woman of Malika Rural Municipality in Myagdi district has been accused of killing her husband with a spade on Tuesday.
Jul 20, 2017
POLITICS
Leaders from Koirala family unite again to challenge NC leadership
Leaders from Koirala family unite again to challenge NC lead...
KATHMANDU, July 19: Amid public perception that the Koirala family carries the legacy of the country's oldest party which is currently mired in internal rivalry, three senior leaders of the Koirala family currently active in Nepali Congress (NC) met on Wednesday to forge their future strategy within...
Jul 20, 2017