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
POLITICS
Works of local levels should be people-oriented, transparent and accountable to citizens:...
Works of local levels should be people-oriented, transparent...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the works of local levels should be people-oriented, transparent and accountable to citizens. Prime Minister Deuba argued that the activities of the local level should be accountable to the citizens as they work closely to the people...
Dec 17, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse index plunged 34.68 points and shares investors lost Rs 40 billion last week
Nepse index plunged 34.68 points and shares investors lost R...
In the past two weeks, index went down 80 points while investors lost Rs 100 billion
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) plunged 34.68 points and shares investors lost Rs 40 billion from the secondary market last week.
Dec 17, 2022