POLITICS
House forms Impeachment Recommendation Committee
House forms Impeachment Recommendation Committee
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Parliament on Wednesday formed Impeachment Recommendation Committee (IRC) as stipulated in the Constitution of Nepal.
Oct 20, 2016
POLITICS
CIAA chief Karki suspended
CIAA chief Karki suspended
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki has been suspended from his post as 157 lawmakers from the main opposition CPN-UML and major ruling party CPN (Maoist Center) registered an impeachment motion against him in...
Oct 20, 2016
POLITICS
Dahal promises amendment deal before Chhath
Dahal promises amendment deal before Chhath
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has promised to forge agreement among the ruling, opposition and agitating political parties for making amendments to the constitution by the first week of November.
Oct 20, 2016
POLITICS
Quake victims in Valley to get first tranche before Tihar: Ministry
Quake victims in Valley to get first tranche before Tihar: M...
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has said that all the earthquake victims in Kathmandu Valley whose houses were damaged by earthquake will receive the first tranche of the total grant of Rs 300,000 before Tihar.
Oct 20, 2016
SOCIETY
No OPD service after 3 pm despite govt directive
No OPD service after 3 pm despite govt directive
DANG, Oct 20: The latest directive of the Ministry of Health that makes it mandatory for hospitals to open its OPD from 10 am to 5 pm has failed yet again in Dang district.
Oct 20, 2016
SOCIETY
Apple farmer awaiting better road
Apple farmer awaiting better road
MANANG, Oct 20: Pholden Chopang Gurung, 57, and his son Yubaraj have established a commercial apple orchard that stretches over 450 ropanis of land in Phisang of Manang district. According to officials of Department of Agriculture, the apple farm named Agro Manang is the largest apple farm in the co...
Oct 20, 2016
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Budget crunch likely to delay monuments reconstruction
Budget crunch likely to delay monuments reconstruction
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Thanks to budget constraints, the government is likely to miss its own deadline for completing the reconstruction and renovation of historical monuments that were ravaged by earthquake last year.
Oct 20, 2016
Editorial
Back in black
Back in black
The South Asian monsoon is nearly over. Yet the incidents of typically monsoon-related diseases show no sign of abating in Nepal. One of them, dengue, has now been identified in at least 220 people in Chitwan district, with 80 percent infections reported from just one municipality of Ratnanagar.
Oct 20, 2016
SOCIETY
Waste management problem in Ilam
Waste management problem in Ilam
ILAM, Oct 20: Suryodaya Municipality of Ilam has been adversely affected by garbage piled up in the city. The problem emerged as the contractor failed to complete the landfill site construction on time.
Oct 20, 2016
OPINION, SPECIAL
Thai lessons
Thai lessons
Export oriented policies adopted by Thailand, both in agriculture and manufacturing, played a big role in transforming its economy
Oct 20, 2016