POLITICS
Amend Article 274 if needed: Madhes parties
Amend Article 274 if needed: Madhes parties
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Madhes-based parties, which are demanding amendment to the constitution, have said that the argument of the main opposition CPN-UML that Article 274 does not allow the parliament to amend the provincial boundaries has no justification.
Jan 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Tuskar menace in Bardiya
Tuskar menace in Bardiya
MANAU, Jan 5: It has been a week since Khagendra Gautam, a local of Manau, has been obliged to take shelter at schools and in the house of his relatives due to the terror spread by rampaging elephants. He believes the school building could be safer than his mud-built house but still he has not been...
Jan 05, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Flood victims struggling with winter woes
Flood victims struggling with winter woes
Dang/Surkhet, Jan 5: Juidhan Chaudhari of Tulasipur - 20, had received rugs and blankets from donors two years ago. But now they are all torn to the extent that they hardly give warmth. The bamboo made house that shelters her family does not block the dew from sipping in and the cold breeze blows in...
Jan 05, 2017
POLITICS
VP office seeks action against Chinese tour firm over ad
VP office seeks action against Chinese tour firm over ad
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: It is considered normal for travel companies to attract customers with various attractive packages. They sometimes do not even hesitate to exaggerate what they have on offer.
Jan 05, 2017
POLITICS
TU sets age bar of 28 for contesting FSU elections
TU sets age bar of 28 for contesting FSU elections
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Tribhuvan University (TU) has set age bar for its students to contest elections to the Free Students Unions (FSU).
Jan 05, 2017
POLITICS
NRA chief Gyewali blames govt for the delay
NRA chief Gyewali blames govt for the delay
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Submitting his clarification to the government on Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali has argued that there is no reason for seeking the clarification as the NRA has completed all the major basic tasks of reconstruc...
Jan 05, 2017
ECONOMY
More than 4300 mobile phone models get type approval
More than 4300 mobile phone models get type approval
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: As many as 4,300 models of mobile phones have received type certification from Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).
Jan 05, 2017
POLITICS
EC to estimate the number of parties contesting polls
EC to estimate the number of parties contesting polls
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to ask its district offices to keep the records of the existing political parties at the local level and those wishing to contest in the elections with an aim of finalizing the status of the parties contesting in the upcoming local election...
Jan 05, 2017
Editorial
Air of despair
Air of despair
When Republica titled a recent photo-essay on Kathmandu ‘Dustmandu’, it was done only half in zest. For the air that we are breathing right now in the national capital is not just unhealthy but also dangerous.
Jan 05, 2017
SOCIETY
Three route permits for a single bus
Three route permits for a single bus
KHOTANG, Jan 5: Against the existing laws, the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has been found to be issuing three route permits for a single passenger vehicle.
Jan 05, 2017