SOCIETY, Republica Watch
NRA meeting approves additional housing grant of Rs 100,000
NRA meeting approves additional housing grant of Rs 100,000
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has finally decided to provide additional Rs 100,000 in housing grant for quake victims whose homes were destroyed during last year's earthquakes.
Sep 27, 2016
OPINION
Award-worthy
Award-worthy
A national volunteering award could re-energize the sector and unleash the untapped power of volunteers
Sep 27, 2016
POLITICS
Speaker starts consultations for new House committees
Speaker starts consultations for new House committees
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Speaker Onsari Gharti has started consulting major political parties over formation of a new parliamentary committee and election to the chairs of vacant House committees. The election to pick chairman of the Agriculture and Water Resource Committee has been scheduled for Thursda...
Sep 27, 2016
OPINION
Asia’s data drought
Asia’s data drought
There is a tool for coping with extreme weather over which we actually have some control: satellites
Sep 27, 2016
ECONOMY
32,000 goats being imported from India
32,000 goats being imported from India
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Livestock traders have initiated the process to import 32,000 goats from India for the Dashain festival.
Sep 27, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: Countries with lowest unemployment rate
Infographics: Countries with lowest unemployment rate
Countries with lowest unemployment rate
Sep 27, 2016
ECONOMY, Interview
'We will empower 5 million women by 2020'
'We will empower 5 million women by 2020'
Jackie Duff, the Strategic Program Director of The Coca-Cola Company's Women's Economic Empowerment Programs, was recently in Kathmandu to take stock of the Coke's social business initiatives in Nepal.
Sep 26, 2016
ECONOMY
Feasibility studies of power sector projects under MCC launched
Feasibility studies of power sector projects under MCC launc...
KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has announced the launch of feasibility studies of various power sector projects proposed by the Office of the Millennium Challenge Nepal (OMCN).
Sep 26, 2016
POLITICS
Russian President Putin for strengthening of Russia-Nepal relations
Russian President Putin for strengthening of Russia-Nepal re...
KATHMANDU, Sept. 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that Russia-Nepal relations would further develop fruitfully for the benefit of both countries in the interest of security and stability in South Asia.
Sep 26, 2016
SPORTS
Sambo team leaving for Vietnam today
Sambo team leaving for Vietnam today
KATHMANDU, Sept 26: A four-member Nepali Sambo team is leaving for Da Nang, Vietnam on Tuesday to participate in the Fifth Asian Beach Games being held there.
Sep 26, 2016