SOCIETY
Landslides continue in Rasuwagadhi area since a week
Landslides continue in Rasuwagadhi area since a week
RASUWA, July 1:Landslides have been occurring in Rasuwagadhi area on the Nepal-China border since last week.
Jul 01, 2016
SOCIETY
Livestock insurance attracts farmers
Livestock insurance attracts farmers
MYAGDI, July 1:More and more farmers in Myagdi are insuring their livestock following its launch by District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), Myagdi.
Jul 01, 2016
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Turf war between SWC, NRA hits reconstruction work
Turf war between SWC, NRA hits reconstruction work
KATHMANDU, July 1: Disputes over jurisdiction between Social Welfare Council and National Reconstruction Authority on approval of reconstruction works to be done by the International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) have resulted in confusion among the INGOs involved in reconstruction works.
Jul 01, 2016
WORLD
Ex-London mayor upends race for UK prime minister by quitting
Ex-London mayor upends race for UK prime minister by quittin...
LONDON, July 1: Former London mayor Boris Johnson, runaway bookmakers' favorite to become Britain's prime minister, abruptly pulled out of the race on Thursday in a shock announcement less than a week after leading the campaign to pull the country out of the EU.
Jul 01, 2016
SOCIETY
Police arrest two fraudsters
Police arrest two fraudsters
KATHMANDU, July 1:A squad of Nepal Police on Wednesday arrested two fraudsters allegedly involved in defrauding two aspirants seeking jobs abroad by promising them lucrative jobs in Portugal.
Jul 01, 2016
POLITICS
Govt to purchase 3 choppers for army
Govt to purchase 3 choppers for army
KATHMANDU, July 1:As per the requests made from Nepal Army, the cabinet meeting has decided to purchase three helicopters--one medium and two light--for the disaster response and rescue operations.
Jul 01, 2016
SOCIETY
Gorkha villages reel under food shortage
Gorkha villages reel under food shortage
GORKHA, July 1: Some villages in Gorkha are reeling under acute shortage of food, though there is plenty of rice stored in a warehouse at the district headquarters.
Jul 01, 2016
SOCIETY
Vendors suffer as govt fails proper management
Vendors suffer as govt fails proper management
KATHMANDU, July 1:It has been almost 15 years since Karnadhoj Kafle, a street vendor, has been selling goods on the street of the capital city, Kathmandu.
Jul 01, 2016
POLITICS
Naya Shakti for elections after restructuring of local bodies
Naya Shakti for elections after restructuring of local bodie...
KATHMANDU, July 1:Coordinator of the newly-formed party Naya Shakti Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, has said that the local elections should be held only after restructuring the local bodies as stated in the new constitution.
Jul 01, 2016
POLITICS
Govt asks restructuring commission to speed up work
Govt asks restructuring commission to speed up work
KATHMANDU, July 1: With the aim to expedite the task of restructuring the local bodies in line with the new constitution, the government has decided to give permission to the commission to determine the local bodies' numbers and demarcation to appoint experts it requires by itself.
Jul 01, 2016