POLITICS
Endorsement process of bills to establish High Courts delayed
Endorsement process of bills to establish High Courts delaye...
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The parliament on Sunday forwarded the Judicial Administration Bill to a parliamentary committee for further deliberations, prolonging its endorsement process.
Aug 15, 2016
SOCIETY
Temporary teachers oppose new education act
Temporary teachers oppose new education act
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Temporary teachers working in the public schools have announced protest programs against the newly revised Education Act.
Aug 15, 2016
Editorial
What’s the rush?
What’s the rush?
With the deadline for the submission of the final report on the restructuring of local federal units set to expire on Tuesday, the commission has been working on a war-footing. Members of the commission have soldered on even as disagreements with the way they have gone about their business get loude...
Aug 15, 2016
OPINION
The second coming
The second coming
If he wants to be more successful this time, Prachanda should embark on quick grassroots initiatives that appeal to a broad section of society
Aug 15, 2016
ECONOMY
Govt to levy CGT on land, building transactions of NGOs, firms
Govt to levy CGT on land, building transactions of NGOs, fir...
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The government has made profit earned by firms and non-government organizations by selling land and buildings taxable income, requiring them to pay 10 percent as advance tax while transferring ownership.
Aug 15, 2016
Interview
Caste discrimination stronger in Nepal
Caste discrimination stronger in Nepal
Sukhadeo Thorat, Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University since 2014, is the chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research. He also served as Director of Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. Republica’s Kamal Pariyar caught up with Thorat while he was in Kathmandu to participate i...
Aug 15, 2016
OPINION
The FDI route
The FDI route
Nepal has to go the extra mile and offer a competitive investment climate to get FDI
Aug 15, 2016
ECONOMY
NRB ups draft, telegraphic transfer payment limit to $50,000
NRB ups draft, telegraphic transfer payment limit to $50,000
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the ceiling of payment that importers can make through draft or telegraphic transfer (TT) system to US$ 50,000, up from $40,000.
Aug 15, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: Where Have US Women Served As Ambassadors?
Infographics: Where Have US Women Served As Ambassadors?
Throughout history, most US ambassadors have been men. Since the beginning of U.S. diplomatic relations, 4,600 ambassadors have served abroad and a mere 9 percent of them have been women. Even today, only 36 percent of the nation’s 158 ambassadors are female, according to data compiled by Pew Resear...
Aug 15, 2016
SOCIETY
Lack of production forces Surkhet to import potatoes from Indian
Lack of production forces Surkhet to import potatoes from In...
SURKHET, Aug 15: Surkhet district imports potatoes worth Rs 300,000 from India every day as local production is not sufficient to meet the demands of the district. The district is self-sufficient in other vegetable products except potato and onion, according to Surkhet Vegetable and Fruit Traders A...
Aug 15, 2016