SOCIETY
Ghumti-Ranitari road to be closed for 16 days
Ghumti-Ranitari road to be closed for 16 days
TANAHUN, May 19: The Ghumti-Ranitari road, an alternative route to Damauli-Jamune under the Prithviraj highway will be closed for traffic for the next 16 days. The road will remain closed until June 3 for upgrading of the road.
May 19, 2024
POLITICS
Parties holding meeting to finalize mandate of parliamentary probe committee
Parties holding meeting to finalize mandate of parliamentary...
KATHMANDU, May 19: A meeting of major parties is being held to finalize the mandate of the parliamentary probe committee to investigate the issue of cooperative fraud.
May 19, 2024
SOCIETY
Light to moderate rainfall likely in Koshi, Gandaki Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces
Light to moderate rainfall likely in Koshi, Gandaki Lumbini...
KATHMANDU, May 19: Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is currently taking place in some places of Koshi and parts of the hilly areas of Bagmati province.
May 19, 2024
OPINION
Operatives on Cooperatives
Operatives on Cooperatives
Now, the word “thug” is synonymous to cooperative business, if not the image of a specific political leader.
May 19, 2024
ECONOMY
Bankers and automobile dealers cautiously welcome the monetary policy review
Bankers and automobile dealers cautiously welcome the moneta...
KATHMANDU, May 19: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has turned flexible over the mandatory capital adequacy funds that the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have to maintain while issuing credits to their clients.
May 19, 2024
Editorial
Parties must find ways to resolve parliamentary deadlock
Parties must find ways to resolve parliamentary deadlock
Parliament meetings have been obstructed for the past few days. In Thursday's meeting, lawmakers belonging to the ruling and opposition parties were engaged in a brawl in the parliament. When the lawmakers belonging to the opposition parties surrounded the home minister to prevent him from speaking...
May 19, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Nepali man fighting alongside Russian army in Ukraine: "They are killing me, save me!"
Nepali man fighting alongside Russian army in Ukraine: "They...
KATHMANDU, May 18: Late Friday evening, Kritu Bhandari, an activist spearheading the 'Campaign to Save the Lives of Nepali Citizens' in the Russian Army, joined a WhatsApp group where an audio conversation was ongoing among a few participants.
May 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Foreign investment commitments reach Rs 53 billion in 10 months, Rs 2.15 billion approved...
Foreign investment commitments reach Rs 53 billion in 10 mon...
KATHMANDU, May 18: Nepal received foreign investment commitments amounting to over Rs 53 billion in the first 10 months (mid-July to mid-April) of the current fiscal year 2023/24.
May 18, 2024
POLITICS
Parties agree to form parliamentary probe committee to investigate cooperative fraud case
Parties agree to form parliamentary probe committee to inves...
It is said that representatives of all major parties will sit together on Sunday to finalize the ToR of the probe committee. With the formation of the committee, Sunday's Parliament session is expected to proceed smoothly.
May 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Prithvi Highway Expansion: Deadline extended by five months on eastern section from Jamun...
Prithvi Highway Expansion: Deadline extended by five months...
TANAHUN, May 18: The government has extended the deadline for expanding the eastern section of the Pokhara-Muglin road along the Prithvi Highway by five months. A Chinese construction company, China Communications Construction, has been undertaking the expansion work.
May 18, 2024