OPINION
Expectations from the New Government
Expectations from the New Government
The new government is expected to establish the rule of law and end impunity. To do that, the major political parties, especially those in the government, must instruct their workers and leaders at the local level to create an environment that allows the various organs of the state to exercise their...
Dec 27, 2022
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Challenges facing the new FinMin
Challenges facing the new FinMin
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: CPN-UML Vice-chairman Bishnu Prasad Poudel, who enjoys a merry time after being appointed as the finance minister for a third time, will have an uphill battle to lift the Nepali economy, which faces a number of challenges at present.
Dec 27, 2022
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Rabi Lamichhane: Combative journalist turned home minister
Rabi Lamichhane: Combative journalist turned home minister
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Rabi Lamichhane was a popular TV journalist, who hosted a popular TV show ‘Janata sanga sidha kura (Straight Talk to the People). He came to fame as he attempted to set the Guinness World Record for hosting the longest-ever marathon television talk show in April, 2013.
Dec 27, 2022
POLITICS, Republica Watch
PM Dahal forms eight-member cabinet with three deputy PMs
PM Dahal forms eight-member cabinet with three deputy PMs
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Newly-appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal formed an eight-member cabinet, including three deputy prime ministers on Monday.
Dec 27, 2022
Editorial
Caution Against Covid-19
Caution Against Covid-19
COVID-19 cases in China have been rapidly increasing in various major cities in recent weeks as the virus sweeps through China largely unchecked. Nepal’s northern neighbor had been largely sheltered from the virus for much of the pandemic. But it is now reportedly experiencing “the world’s biggest s...
Dec 27, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepali traders face additional cost of up to 32 percent due to poor logistic facility
Nepali traders face additional cost of up to 32 percent due...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Nepali traders have been paying as high as 32 percent of the actual cost of the goods for transport, transit, delivery, storage and official procedures due to lack of related infrastructure and poor government policies.
Dec 26, 2022
ECONOMY
Pokharel is new acting CEO of Mega Bank
Pokharel is new acting CEO of Mega Bank
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Mega Bank Nepal Limited (MBNL) has appointed Tulsi Ram Pokharel as an acting chief executive officer.
Dec 26, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt collects cash penalty of Rs 770,000 from unscrupulous traders in Kathmandu Valley in...
Govt collects cash penalty of Rs 770,000 from unscrupulous t...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumers Protection (DoCSCP) collected Rs 770,000 in cash penalty from traders allegedly involved in market anomalies last week in Kathmandu Valley.
Dec 26, 2022
POLITICS
We joined govt after commitment to form a body to probe corruption cases: Lamichhane
We joined govt after commitment to form a body to probe corr...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has said that they decided to join the government after a common agreement to form a commission empowered to investigate the issue of corruption.
Dec 26, 2022
POLITICS
I successfully headed the home ministry: Outgoing Home Minister Khand
I successfully headed the home ministry: Outgoing Home Minis...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Outgoing Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that he took the process of forming a new government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal easily.
Dec 26, 2022