SOCIETY
Morang police chief recalled amid allegations of financial misconduct
Morang police chief recalled amid allegations of financial m...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Superintendent of Police (SP) Nawaraj Karki, chief of the Morang District Police Office, has been recalled to Nepal Police Headquarters following allegations of financial irregularities.
Oct 18, 2024
SPORTS
SAFF Women’s Championship: Nepal playing against Bhutan today
SAFF Women’s Championship: Nepal playing against Bhutan toda...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Nepal is playing its first match against Bhutan in the SAFF Women's Championship 2024.
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Medical education in crisis amid percentile controversy
Medical education in crisis amid percentile controversy
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: On September 1, the Medical Education Commission (MEC) published the integrated results of the Medical Education Common Entrance Examination - Bachelor Level (MECEE-BL), 2025, qualifying as many as 7,847 candidates who had taken the entrance exam as eligible for pursuing a Bachelo...
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY
NRM briefs PM Oli on Climate Conclave, digital subscription launch
NRM briefs PM Oli on Climate Conclave, digital subscription...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: A longstanding partnership between Nepal’s leading English daily, Republica and the world-renowned The New York Times has reached a new high, with the launch of a new digital subscription offering that provides new Republica and Nagarik subscribers with unlimited access to T...
Oct 18, 2024
SPORTS
T20 Series: Nepal beats USA by 17 runs
T20 Series: Nepal beats USA by 17 runs
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Nepal has defeated the USA in the first T20 Series by 17 runs. In the match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, the team USA managed just 147 runs by losing seven wickets in 20 overs against the target of 165 runs posted by Nepal.
Oct 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Price of gold hits new record of Rs 164,400 per tola
Price of gold hits new record of Rs 164,400 per tola
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: The price of gold, which has been rising steadily in the domestic market, set a new record on Friday.
Oct 18, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Nepal's New Challenge: From 18-Hour Blackouts to Wasting 500 MW Daily
Nepal's New Challenge: From 18-Hour Blackouts to Wasting 500...
On September 30, 2020, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) recorded a wastage of up to 5 million units of electricity, largely attributed to low domestic energy demand and problems within the electricity distribution system. The issue recurred in September 2023, with 30 hydropower plants wasting 5...
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY
The window to act is closing fast: Dr Santosh Nepal warns at climate conclave
The window to act is closing fast: Dr Santosh Nepal warns at...
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Speaking at the Climate Conclave 2024 in Kathmandu on Thursday, Dr Santosh Nepal, Researcher and Scientist at the International Water Management Institute, delivered a powerful presentation on the escalating impacts of climate change, calling for urgent global action. He highlight...
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY
You don’t need to put climate change in the headlines to tell good climate stories: Presid...
You don’t need to put climate change in the headlines to tel...
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, President, International for The New York Times (NYT), has a piece of advice to journalists: You can tell good climate stories even without explicitly mentioning ‘climate’ in the headlines.
Oct 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt's Q1 revenue collection stands at 17.49% of annual target
Govt's Q1 revenue collection stands at 17.49% of annual targ...
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: The government’s revenue collection in the first quarter of the current fiscal year stands at just 17.49 percent of its annual target of Rs 1.419 trillion.
Oct 18, 2024