SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Corruption still rife despite election of govts at all 3 levels: Survey
Corruption still rife despite election of govts at all 3 lev...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Nepal has slipped in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International despite the government’s frequent commitments to crack down on graft. The extent of corruption has worsened at a time when it was expected that the election of governments to federal, p...
Jan 30, 2019
SPORTS
Khadka’s secret of staying motivated: Live life with no baggage, live freely
Khadka’s secret of staying motivated: Live life with no bagg...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Nepal cricket has been marred by controversies and unaccountability for years. It has lacked basic facilities or requirements to create a proper playing environment for cricketers. The suspension of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in April 2016 came as the pinnacle of incompete...
Jan 30, 2019
POLITICS
Govt revokes its earlier decision on hospitals named after NC leaders
Govt revokes its earlier decision on hospitals named after N...
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The government has decided to keep two hospitals named after late Nepali Congress (NC) leaders under the central government following protest from the main opposition party against its earlier decision to hand over the hospitals to the provincial government.
Jan 30, 2019
ECONOMY
NT's 4G expansion project gets house panel's nod
NT's 4G expansion project gets house panel's nod
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The parliament's Finance Committee has directed Nepal Telecom (NT) to complete 4G expansion project within a year.
Jan 30, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse down 4 points
Nepse down 4 points
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Stocks maintained negative bias throughout Tuesday's session. The secondary market came under pressure since the starting of Tuesday's trading, as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) shed than 4 points by mid-session.
Jan 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Haphazard mining of river resources in Kailali
Haphazard mining of river resources in Kailali
DHANGADI, Jan 30: Amid the lack of monitoring by the authorities concerned, rivers in Kailali are being exploited by the stone crusher and sand-mining industries.
Jan 30, 2019
Editorial
More than lip service for cricket development
More than lip service for cricket development
Winning One Day International (ODI) series against the home country United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday within one year after the country’s team earned the ODI status in March last year, our cricketers have inspired optimism in youths living within and outside the country.
Jan 30, 2019
OPINION
Torn between two worlds
Torn between two worlds
Like all Homo sapiens who migrated around the world, I am split in between the desire of reliving the memory back home and moving on to create new ones in new territories
Jan 30, 2019
OPINION
Economic case for road safety
Economic case for road safety
If Nepal doesn’t act to reduce road injuries it might lose seven percent of GDP growth in the next two decades
Jan 30, 2019
OPINION
Sustain, accelerate, innovate
Sustain, accelerate, innovate
The WHO South-East Asia Region has made rapid progress in health and well-being. The journey continues
Jan 30, 2019