POLITICS
Former CIAA Chief Basnet sent to judicial custody
Former CIAA Chief Basnet sent to judicial custody
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Special Court has sent former chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Dip Basnyat to judicial custody on his alleged involvement in Lalita Niwas land scam.
Dec 14, 2020
POLITICS
No blanket amnesty for human rights violations: Minister Gyawali
No blanket amnesty for human rights violations: Minister Gya...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has said that there would be no blanket amnesty in the cases of serious human rights violations taken place during the 10-year armed conflict.
Dec 13, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
The bitter story of sweet sugarcane: Farmers not paid for past seven years
The bitter story of sweet sugarcane: Farmers not paid for pa...
“Mill owners took our canes, processed them to sugar, sold it and earned lucrative profits. However, we are still empty-handed. We are neck-deep into debt as we have borrowed money from the local moneylenders and financial institutions.”
Dec 13, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
'Owatta': COVID-19 forces closure of Tokyo neighbourhood ramen joint
'Owatta': COVID-19 forces closure of Tokyo neighbourhood ram...
After a hectic day dishing up almost 200 bowls of ramen during a non-stop seven-hour service, Yashiro Haga’s small shop is finally quiet. The 60-year-old takes a moment to himself after bowing goodbye to his final customers, two women Haga has known since elementary school.
Dec 13, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Nobel winners get prizes at home while the socially distanced band plays
Nobel winners get prizes at home while the socially distance...
Dressing down, the 2020 Nobel winners got their awards in a broadcast aired on Thursday as, thousands of kilometres away and sitting two metres apart, musicians played classical interludes in an almost empty auditorium.
Dec 13, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Coca Cola manufacturer accused of evading capital gains tax
Coca Cola manufacturer accused of evading capital gains tax
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) has started investigation against Bottlers Nepal Limited, a multinational company that produces and sells Coca Cola in Nepal, on the suspicion of evading tax.
Dec 13, 2020
My City, Entertainment
'Dancing with the Stars Nepal' finalists announced
'Dancing with the Stars Nepal' finalists announced
Three couples — Buddha Lama and Kevika Khatri, Pranika Acharya and Subham Bhujel, Sumi Moktan and Viju Parki — have reached the finale of 'Dancing with the Stars Nepal'.
Dec 13, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Nepal’s Human Development Index reaches 0.587
Nepal’s Human Development Index reaches 0.587
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nepal attained a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.587 in 2019, an inch up from the index of 0.579 in 2018.
Dec 13, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal's COVID-19 update: 830 new cases, 1,500 recoveries and nine deaths in past 24 hours
Nepal's COVID-19 update: 830 new cases, 1,500 recoveries and...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nepal recorded 830 new cases, 1,500 recoveries and nine deaths linked with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past one day.
Dec 13, 2020
SOCIETY, SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Not paid by sugar mills for past six years, cane farmers stage protests in Kathman...
PHOTOS: Not paid by sugar mills for past six years, cane far...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nearly a year after their agreement with the government in which the latter expressed commitment to ensure timely payments for their produce, sugarcane farmers, who have not been paid by sugar mills for as many as the past six years, have launched protests in Maitighar Mandala, Ka...
Dec 13, 2020