SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Shree Swasthani Brata Katha begins (Photo Feature)
Shree Swasthani Brata Katha begins (Photo Feature)
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a popular ritual observed by the Hindus since Poush Shukla Purnima (full moon day), has begun from today. The festival ends a month after in Magh Shukla Purnima.
Jan 06, 2023
OPINION
Climate Change and Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Informal Settlements
The biophysical threats of climate change are compounded by the socio-economic and political vulnerability of informal settlements. Increasing population density, high incidence of poverty, low literacy rate, poor institutional capacity, and limited or no access to financial services compound the th...
Jan 06, 2023
SOCIETY
Technical experts from Idemia to examine software at passport department
Technical experts from Idemia to examine software at passpor...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Senior technical experts from the Idemia Company are arriving in Nepal to inspect the software system at the Department of Passports.
Jan 06, 2023
POLITICS
Govt appoints Raya as finance secy and Ghimire as revenue secy
Govt appoints Raya as finance secy and Ghimire as revenue se...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The government has appointed Toyam Raya as the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Ram Prasad Ghimire as the revenue secretary.
Jan 06, 2023
POLITICS
Deuba intensifies talks with parties as PM Dahal prepares for trust vote in parliament
Deuba intensifies talks with parties as PM Dahal prepares fo...
KATHMANDU, Jan 5: As Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is planning to seek a vote of confidence in parliament on January 10, has intensified negotiations with other parties, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is also quietly holding negotiations with the leaders of various partie...
Jan 06, 2023
SOCIETY
A three-day conference on Model UN 2023 kicks off
A three-day conference on Model UN 2023 kicks off
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to Nepal, Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labe has emphasized on the importance of collaboration between public and private schools in instilling academic and social skills to address community and global issues.
Jan 06, 2023
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Why can’t CIAA probe cabinet decisions? Supreme Court asks govt
Why can’t CIAA probe cabinet decisions? Supreme Court asks g...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Supreme Court has asked the government why it shouldn’t scrap the legal provision that prevents the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the constitutional anti-corruption watchdog, from investigating the policy decisions taken by the Council of Minist...
Jan 06, 2023
Editorial
Resolve Passport Woes
Resolve Passport Woes
The decision of the Department of Passports (DoP) to halt the distribution of passports until further notice has hogged the headlines. Ordinary people have taken to social media to criticize the DoP for its alleged inefficiency and the government as a whole for failing to provide even essential serv...
Jan 06, 2023
SOCIETY
TU preparing to hold FSU elections on March 19
TU preparing to hold FSU elections on March 19
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Tribhuvan University (TU) has prepared to hold the elections to free students unions (FSUs) on March 19.
Jan 06, 2023
ECONOMY
PM Dahal’s direction to reduce fuel prices less likely to come into effect soon
PM Dahal’s direction to reduce fuel prices less likely to co...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: While Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday directed the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) to reduce the prices of petroleum products with immediate effect, a pre-scheduled board meeting of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state-owned oil monopoly, was can...
Jan 06, 2023