POLITICS
Chand outfit’s Kathmandu in-charge, aide arrested
Chand outfit’s Kathmandu in-charge, aide arrested
KATHMANDU, July 22: As informal negotiations by the senior leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have failed to bring the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal anywhere closer to the negotiating table, the government has continued its offensive against the outfit.
Jul 22, 2019
POLITICS
NCP picks district chiefs, parleys continue for depts
NCP picks district chiefs, parleys continue for depts
KATHMANDU, July 22: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has sorted out leadership dispute over some key departments as the ruling party expedites discussions to give full shape to the party’s structures.
Jul 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
‘Well-connected’ liaison officers behind Everest scams
‘Well-connected’ liaison officers behind Everest scams
Our months-long investigation reveals chilling collusion among liaison officers (LOs), expedition companies and bureaucrats at the Ministry to award summit certificates to fake climbers. Moreover, politicians and those in powerful positions vouch for individuals to be an LO, but majority of those se...
Jul 22, 2019
Editorial
Provincial responsibilities
Provincial responsibilities
By far the most affected provinces by recent floods and inundation have been Province 2 and others covering Tarai plains
Jul 22, 2019
OPINION
Six decades of flooded ties
Six decades of flooded ties
Recently, I had the privilege of listening to Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri who coursed a journey of 70 years of India’s diplomatic relation with Nepal within a time span of one hour. His charismatic presentation captivated the audience, with frequent bursts of laughter.
Jul 22, 2019
OPINION
Ensuring accountability
Ensuring accountability
Human birth comes with inherent affiliations not just to the family that the individual is born into, but also to the society that the child will later be a part of. The aggregation of people living within a certain geographic region creates a web of networks so intertwined that a mere whisper at on...
Jul 22, 2019
OPINION
Asia’s scary movie
Asia’s scary movie
NEW YORK – History at any moment can be understood as a snapshot, telling us where we are, or as a moving picture, telling us not just where we are but where we have been and where we may be headed. It is a distinction with an enormous difference.
Jul 22, 2019
Infographic
Infographics: Trump leads U.S. election fundraising
Infographics: Trump leads U.S. election fundraising
Infographics: Trump leads U.S. election fundraising
Jul 22, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Three die after drowning in a pond
Three die after drowning in a pond
DANG, July 21: Three girls died after drowning in a pond on Sunday evening. The pond was constructed for irrigation purposes.
Jul 21, 2019
WORLD
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protests descend into chaos
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protests descend into chao...
HONG KONG, July 21: Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in chaotic scenes late on Sunday as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by the city’s political masters in Beijing.
Jul 21, 2019