Sep 01, 2016

POLITICS

Govt fails to meet the expectations of new constitution

Govt fails to meet the expectations of new constitution

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: With less than three weeks left to mark the first anniversary of the promulgation of the new constitution in the country, the government is failing to expedite several key tasks that must be done by September 19.

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: With less than three weeks left to mark the first anniversary of the promulgation of the new constitution in the country, the government is failing to expedite several key tasks that must be done by September 19.

Sep 01, 2016

Sep 01, 2016

SOCIETY

After Lalitpur, cholera spreading in Kathmandu

After Lalitpur, cholera spreading in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Over a dozen people from the Matatirtha area of Kathmandu, who were admitted at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH), have tested positive for the disease.

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Over a dozen people from the Matatirtha area of Kathmandu, who were admitted at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH), have tested positive for the disease.

Sep 01, 2016

Sep 01, 2016

ECONOMY

We need two more years to end load-shedding: Energy Minister

We need two more years to end load-shedding: Energy Minister

KATHMANDU, Aug Sept 1: It is nearly a year since the government announced to reduce significantly within a year and completely within two years. But there has been no respite from power cuts.

KATHMANDU, Aug Sept 1: It is nearly a year since the government announced to reduce significantly within a year and completely within two years. But there has been no respite from power cuts.

Sep 01, 2016

Sep 01, 2016

OPINION

The endless wait

The endless wait

Over the years we have been part of the system where big initiatives are announced with uncanny regularity

Over the years we have been part of the system where big initiatives are announced with uncanny regularity

Sep 01, 2016

Sep 01, 2016

POLITICS

PM for delineation report by mid-Oct

PM for delineation report by mid-Oct

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: After failing to forge consensus among the political parties on local restructuring, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has asked the commission formed to fix the number and boundaries of local bodies under the new federal setup to expedite its work so that the government can hold...

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: After failing to forge consensus among the political parties on local restructuring, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has asked the commission formed to fix the number and boundaries of local bodies under the new federal setup to expedite its work so that the government can hold...

Sep 01, 2016

Sep 01, 2016

Editorial

New chinks

New chinks

Twenty-four-year-old Deepa Rai (Limbu) of Arun Tole, Dharan is trapped in Oman. She wasn’t meant to be there. The traffickers who had lured her with a lucrative job offer had promised to take her to Saudi Arabia instead. Once in Oman, she became a virtual slave, forced to work from five in the morni...

Twenty-four-year-old Deepa Rai (Limbu) of Arun Tole, Dharan is trapped in Oman. She wasn’t meant to be there. The traffickers who had lured her with a lucrative job offer had promised to take her to Saudi Arabia instead. Once in Oman, she became a virtual slave, forced to work from five in the morni...

Sep 01, 2016

Sep 01, 2016

Interview

Foreign policy institution building not state priority

Foreign policy institution building not state priority

Coordinator and Associate Professor of Tribhuvan University’s Master’s Program in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD), Khadga KC, is of the view that Nepal need not have sent special envoys to India and China. In an interview with Republica’s Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal, KC shed light...

Coordinator and Associate Professor of Tribhuvan University’s Master’s Program in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD), Khadga KC, is of the view that Nepal need not have sent special envoys to India and China. In an interview with Republica’s Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal, KC shed light...

Sep 01, 2016

Aug 31, 2016

OPINION

Infographics: Gold fact

Infographics: Gold fact

Infographics: Gold fact

Infographics: Gold fact

Aug 31, 2016

Aug 31, 2016

TECHNOLOGY

Learning language on your phone

Learning language on your phone

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Technology has ushered fundamental changes in the way people learn and access education.

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Technology has ushered fundamental changes in the way people learn and access education.

Aug 31, 2016

Aug 31, 2016

SOCIETY

Apples empowering Jumla women

Apples empowering Jumla women

JUMLA, Aug 31: Last year, Rama Bhandari, a local of Patmara VDC in Jumla district, produced 900 kg of apples and earned Rs 450,000. That money enabled her to pay for her children's education and purchase kitchen necessities like salt and oil throughout the year.

JUMLA, Aug 31: Last year, Rama Bhandari, a local of Patmara VDC in Jumla district, produced 900 kg of apples and earned Rs 450,000. That money enabled her to pay for her children's education and purchase kitchen necessities like salt and oil throughout the year.

Aug 31, 2016