SOCIETY
Khotang orphans get financial support
Khotang orphans get financial support
KHOTANG, Nov 17: Seven orphans of Khotang Halesi, Tuwachung Municipality-8, received financial support from a good samaritan on Friday.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
MP candidate Shah fulfills promises despite electoral defeat
MP candidate Shah fulfills promises despite electoral defeat
JAJARKOT, Nov 17: There is a long-list of political leaders who have completely ignored their election promises after winning. In fact, only a few leaders in the history of democratic Nepal have delivered on their election promises.
Nov 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse ends week lower despite positive earnings outlook
Nepse ends week lower despite positive earnings outlook
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Stocks resumed post holidays trading on Sunday. However, trading remained largely affected by glitches in the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse)'s official website in the first few sessions of the week. The benchmark Nepse index shed almost 30 points in the first two trading days.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
New Education Act in the pipeline
New Education Act in the pipeline
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: In a bid to replace the existing Education Act, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) is preparing to draft a Federal Education Act.
Nov 17, 2018
OPINION
Exploring America
Exploring America
I got this rare opportunity to travel around the United States of America with Dr Baburam Bhattarai. The journey covered areas from the East to West coasts and from north to south states within a month spanning mid-September to mid-October. This visit followed the similar tour we had taken to Europe...
Nov 17, 2018
OPINION
Musings of occasional drinker
Musings of occasional drinker
Drinking is universally accepted as a normal practice across cultures and societies notwithstanding its perilous implications on health. The world may never have seen the drinking habit of one guy (read Bret Ka vanaugh, recently installed the United States Supreme Court Justice) until it triggered s...
Nov 17, 2018
OPINION
Rough road to inter-caste marriage
Rough road to inter-caste marriage
On August 15, Republica carried a news report about inter-caste marriage and conflict. A neighbor from Charambi village of Arun Rural Municipality had gone to the district headquarters of Bhojpur to file complaint after they were severely beaten up by the family of Sushmita Rai who was married to Ni...
Nov 17, 2018
POLITICS
CM Rai clarifies about his US visit
CM Rai clarifies about his US visit
BIRATNAGAR, Nov 16: Chief Minister of Province -1, Sherdhan Rai, has thanked all Nepalis in and outside the country wishing him good health and speedy recovery.
Nov 16, 2018
WORLD
Fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing
Fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing
CHICO, Calif., Nov 16: At least 63 people are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the victims of the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century.
Nov 16, 2018
POLITICS
Gachchhadar's appointment against party's statute: NC leader KC
Gachchhadar's appointment against party's statute: NC leader...
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC accused party President Sher Bahadur Deuba of violating the party's statute by appointing Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar to the post of vice president.
Nov 16, 2018