ELECTION
Maoist HQ struggles to pick ministerial names
Maoist HQ struggles to pick ministerial names
KATHMANDU, June 5: CPN (Maoist Center), a key ally in the ruling coalition, is struggling to finalize names to fill the party’s share of ministerial portfolios in the new council of ministers, due to jostling among various factions. Maoist Center leaders said that three different factions have been...
Jun 06, 2017
POLITICS
Wary of fallout from Gulf tensions, govt tells missions to assess situation
Wary of fallout from Gulf tensions, govt tells missions to a...
KATHMANDU, June 6: Wary of the possible fallout from diplomatic tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt jointly decided to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar, Nepal has directed its missions in all Gulf nations to evaluate the unfolding developments and report back for...
Jun 06, 2017
POLITICS
Way paved for Deuba to ascend to power
Way paved for Deuba to ascend to power
KATHMANDU, June 6: With the main opposition CPN-UML agreeing to end obstructing parliament, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to get elected as the new prime minister on Wednesday, 12 years after he was sacked by the then King Gyanendra Shah. This is going to be his fourth...
Jun 06, 2017
ECONOMY
Banks' new threat: Their own employees
Banks' new threat: Their own employees
KATHMANDU, June 6: Ravi Chandra Khanal, a branch manager of a development bank collected deposits from various cooperatives and individuals, promising high interests. He never deposited the allured funds in the bank. The bank he worked with - Kailash Development Bank - understood the heist of nearly...
Jun 06, 2017
Editorial
Confused voters
Confused voters
On the eve of the second phase of local election scheduled for June 28, Republica has been holding regular interactions with people from all over Nepal.
Jun 06, 2017
OPINION
Flights of fancy
Flights of fancy
Our economic numbers aren’t what they appear to be because of a phenomenon economist John Maynard Keynes called Money Illusion
Jun 06, 2017
OPINION
Leaving no one behind
Leaving no one behind
NRA’s strategies will bear fruit when there are effective institutions and capable human resources
Jun 06, 2017
ELECTION
Visually-impaired voters concerned of privacy
Visually-impaired voters concerned of privacy
JHAPA, June 6: Voting is regarded as a secret process however in case of visually-impaired in Nepal, it has been hardly so. With the second round of local elections just around the corner, many such voters in Jhapa are worried about the violation of their privacy.
Jun 06, 2017
OPINION
China’s Pearl
China’s Pearl
July 1, 2017, will mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, after more than a century of British colonial rule. It comes at a moment when China’s leaders are increasingly promoting Hong Kong’s unique role in advancing the country’s economic development.
Jun 06, 2017
ELECTION
EC allows diplomats to observe phase II polls
EC allows diplomats to observe phase II polls
KATHMANDU, June 6: In a major shift in its stance, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to allow the representatives of the Kathmandu-based diplomatic missions including United Nations officials to observe the second phase of local elections scheduled to be held in the remaining four provinces o...
Jun 06, 2017