SOCIETY
Elderly citizen dies in elephant attack
Elderly citizen dies in elephant attack
CHITWAN, Dec 18: An old woman has died due to an elephant attack in Chitwan. The 78-year-old Bhagirathi Subedi of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-28, Andrauli, died last night.
Dec 18, 2022
SOCIETY
What should be done to resolve the squatter problem in Thapathali area?
What should be done to resolve the squatter problem in Thapa...
It seems the issue of squatters in Thapathali is less likely to be resolved any time soon. In this context Republica’s Sajira Shrestha talked to youths in Kathmandu Valley to know their opinion about the solution of this problem. Excerpts:
Dec 18, 2022
SOCIETY
‘Nepal to get continuous support of US for its development’
‘Nepal to get continuous support of US for its development’
KHAJURA, Dec 18: US Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, has said that the US government has been providing special support for Nepal's economic prosperity. The US envoy shared that the main priority has been given to education, health, agriculture, and environment through different projects for th...
Dec 18, 2022
OPINION
Infertility: Agony in developing countries
Infertility: Agony in developing countries
Infertility is one of the neglected public health issues around the world. Infertility is defined as the inability of establishing a pregnancy after trying to conceive for at least six months or one year by having normal sexual intercourse without contraceptives.
Dec 18, 2022
SOCIETY
Maiti Nepal Chitwan rescues 10 people from human trafficking
Maiti Nepal Chitwan rescues 10 people from human trafficking
CHITWAN, Dec 18: Maiti Nepal Chitwan has rescued 10 people from human trafficking. They were rescued from different hotels in a period of 11 months. According to Ishwar Giri, coordinator of Maiti Nepal Chitwan branch, they were rescued from a hotel in Chitwan.
Dec 18, 2022
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Too little, too late
Too little, too late
Consumers feel cheated as NOC flouts its own promise to enforce auto-pricing system
NOC reduced petrol price by Rs 3 per liter in the past five months even as its price in int’l market declined by 28 percent
Dec 18, 2022
SOCIETY
Nine injured in Ramechhap jeep accident
Nine injured in Ramechhap jeep accident
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: At least nine persons were injured in a jeep accident that occurred in Umakunda Rural Municipality-7 of Ramechhap district on Saturday morning. The jeep fell some 50 meters off the road after it went out of control on a gravel road.
Dec 18, 2022
Editorial
Setting a bad precedent
Setting a bad precedent
The attempt to elect a ‘non-political’ person as the president will only set another bad precedent as seen already in Nepal’s chequered political history.
Dec 18, 2022
ECONOMY
Exports of palm oil and soybean oil plunged heavily in the first four months of the curren...
Exports of palm oil and soybean oil plunged heavily in the f...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Palm oil and soybean oil, which had been giving Nepal a notable amount of export earnings for the past few years, witnessed a sharp decline in exports in the first four months of the current fiscal year.
Dec 17, 2022
ECONOMY
FDI commitment declined 60 percent during mid-July and mid-November
FDI commitment declined 60 percent during mid-July and mid-N...
KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The commitment for foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by almost 60 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year.
Dec 17, 2022