ECONOMY
Janata Bank acquires Siddhartha Dev Bank
Janata Bank acquires Siddhartha Dev Bank
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Janata Bank has completed acquisition of Siddhartha Development Bank Ltd.
Jul 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Global Gag Rule could 'cripple' healthcare in Nepal
Global Gag Rule could 'cripple' healthcare in Nepal
KATHMANDU, July 16: Nepal is likely to lose 26 million dollars in US aid money for family planning for this upcoming year. This comes as a consequence of US President Donald Trump's January decision to re-impose the so-called global gag rule which cuts the funding to non-governmental organizations (...
Jul 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Family of a girl swallowed by drainage holds government responsible for the tragedy
Family of a girl swallowed by drainage holds government resp...
KATHMANDU, July 16: Jhanknath Phuyal, a permanent resident of Nuwakot, owns a house and a confectionary in Kathmandu. He and his wife were living a happy life with his perfect family of four, including a son and a daughter until recent. But their happiness could not last forever. Since Friday, his f...
Jul 17, 2017
ELECTION
EC begins nationwide voter registration campaign
EC begins nationwide voter registration campaign
KATHMANDU, July 16: The Election Commission (EC) has started to update voter roll for accommodating missing eligible voters for the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections.
Jul 17, 2017
SOCIETY
CIAA drags tax scam accused to special court, seeks Rs 10 billion from accused
CIAA drags tax scam accused to special court, seeks Rs 10 bi...
KATHMANDU, July 16: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed a corruption case against suspended chief of Inland Revenue Department, Chudamani Sharma, and two other officials of the Tax Settlement Commission.
Jul 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Flood, landslide in Ramechhap kills 2, four still missing
Flood, landslide in Ramechhap kills 2, four still missing
RAMECHAP, July 16: Two people have been killed while three have gone missing after flood and landslide debris in Chatibane River swept through a settlement in Khimti of Likhu Rural Municipality in Ramechap district on Saturday.
Jul 17, 2017
ECONOMY
BFIs heading toward the capital city
BFIs heading toward the capital city
POKAHRA, July 16: At a time when the government is gradually decentralizing its functions under the federal structure, banks and financial institutes (BFIs) in Pokhara are setting up their head offices in Kathmandu.
Jul 17, 2017
Editorial
Deadly neglect
Deadly neglect
Kathmandu’s roads
Jul 17, 2017
OPINION
When dreamers die
When dreamers die
It seems when Mother Goddess is done with formation of the likes of Joshi, She destroys
the mould for the fear that too many dreamers may stop the earth from turning on its axis.
Jul 17, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
EC re-urges PM to clear legal, administrative hurdles without further delay
EC re-urges PM to clear legal, administrative hurdles withou...
KATHMANDU, July 16: Worried by the fast-approaching constitutional deadline set for concluding the remaining two sets of elections, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday re-urged Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to clear the legal hurdles and form the Constituency Delineation Commission (CDC) with...
Jul 17, 2017