POLITICS
Prabhu Shah is a lawmaker from Aam Janata Party
Prabhu Shah is a lawmaker from Aam Janata Party
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The Election Commission has sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat stating that independent MP Prabhu Shah is an MP of the Aam Janata Party.
Feb 24, 2023
OPINION
Ruffling on Religion: Mission or Fashion?
Ruffling on Religion: Mission or Fashion?
Being the only Hindu state, Nepal enjoyed the love of all Hindus across the world. There was no religious confrontation. Outer respect, love and gratitude were high. Now the outer respect has faded and internal confrontation is rife.
Feb 24, 2023
POLITICS
PM Dahal to hold separate discussions with Deuba and Oli today to find agreement on Presid...
PM Dahal to hold separate discussions with Deuba and Oli tod...
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has prepared to hold separate discussions with Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli today.
Feb 24, 2023
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
NRB tightens the noose around microfinance companies exploiting customers
NRB tightens the noose around microfinance companies exploit...
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: After a number of microfinance institutions (MFIs) were found exploiting their customers by slapping exorbitant interest rates, NRB has enforced stringent policies for the sector.
Feb 24, 2023
SOCIETY
DIG Singh's resignation accepted
DIG Singh's resignation accepted
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The resignation tendered by Nepal Police's Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ashok Singh was approved on Thursday.
Feb 24, 2023
Editorial
Embracing EVs for Sustainable Future
Embracing EVs for Sustainable Future
The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) in Nepal has been on the rise and the country’s efforts to transition toward EVs are becoming increasingly visible. According to the Department of Customs, a total of 1,807 EVs were imported in the country in the last fiscal year 2021/22, which is a signific...
Feb 24, 2023
SOCIETY
Nepal receives 1.5 million vaccines against COVID-19: Who is in the govt's priority for bo...
Nepal receives 1.5 million vaccines against COVID-19: Who is...
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The government is going to administer 1.5 million booster doses of the corona vaccine to people above the age of 55, people with reduced immunity, senior citizens and frontline workers.
Feb 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Be an ally for female journos, award-winning Canadian journalist tells male journalists
Be an ally for female journos, award-winning Canadian journa...
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Male journalists must be stronger allies for their female counterparts by supporting women to take up decision-making roles in newsrooms, said a visiting award-winning Canadian journalist in the capital on Thursday.
Feb 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Motorists prohibited from driving faster than 50 km/hour in Kathmandu Valley
Motorists prohibited from driving faster than 50 km/hour in...
KATHMANDU, Feb 23:Motorists driving their vehicles on the major road segments of the Kathmandu Valley cannot run their vehicles at a speed exceeding 50 km per hour.
Feb 23, 2023
SOCIETY
Businessmen in Pokhara take to the street against ‘excesses’ of financial institutions
Businessmen in Pokhara take to the street against ‘excesses’...
POKHARA, Feb 23: Businessmen in Pokhara demonstrated against what they called “the excesses of banks and financial institutions”.
Feb 23, 2023