OPINION
Handle with care
Handle with care
King Prithvi Narayan Shah was a visionary to understand the sensitive geopolitics of Nepal. His Dibya Upadesh offers a prescription to carefully handle the relations with two neighbors. Geopolitics is a very sensitive issue in power dynamics. Prithvi Narayan had very clear understanding of it but hi...
Jun 25, 2020
SOCIETY
Soti mass murder: 23 remanded to judicial custody
Soti mass murder: 23 remanded to judicial custody
RUKUM WEST, June 24: The Rukum district court has sent 23 persons including a ward chair to judicial custody on the charge of murder.
Jun 24, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal and World Bank sign DPC of 100 million USD
Nepal and World Bank sign DPC of 100 million USD
KATHMANDU, June 24: Government of Nepal and the World Bank Board signed a Development Policy Credit of 100 million US dollars today to improve the financial viability and governance of the energy sector and recover from the Covid-19 crisis. The agreement was signed by Finance Secretary, Sishir Kumar...
Jun 24, 2020
POLITICS
Dahal, Oli blame each other for their non-cooperation in running party, government
Dahal, Oli blame each other for their non-cooperation in run...
KATHMANDU, June 24: Executive Chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal lambasted the government for its lackluster performance during the party's Standing Committee meeting which began earlier on Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Melamchi Water Supply Project set to miss deadline yet again, reports 97% work progress so...
Melamchi Water Supply Project set to miss deadline yet again...
KATHMANDU, June 24: With less than a month for the current fiscal year to come to an end, the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) has still 3% of its infrastructure construction work to be completed. This has once again posed challenges to the government's new deadline to complete the project that...
Jun 24, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
1,002 Nepalis brought home from six destinations
1,002 Nepalis brought home from six destinations
KATHMANDU, June 24: A total of 1,002 Nepalis were brought home from six different destinations on Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2020
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
Young widows of Rukum incident victims are in deep pain, but their economic realities are...
Young widows of Rukum incident victims are in deep pain, but...
KATHMANDU/ JAJARKOT, June 24: Wrapped in a dull white shawl and faded blue petticoat, Sunita Sunar, 19, looked rather emotionless when surrounded by a bunch of media persons and human rights activists at her home in Jajarkot in the afternoon of June 9. Unaware of the gloomy air around, her daughter...
Jun 24, 2020
SPORTS
Luiz signs one-year extension at Arsenal, Mari and Soares staying
Luiz signs one-year extension at Arsenal, Mari and Soares st...
LONDON, June 24: Arsenal defender David Luiz, who was sent off against Manchester City last week, has signed a one-year contract extension, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Govt fails to keep its promise to provide adequate subsidized fertilizers to farmers
Govt fails to keep its promise to provide adequate subsidize...
KATHMANDU, June 24: Chemical fertilizer imported by Nepal is stuck at the Indian port after the Indian authorities turned reluctant to facilitate movement of the Nepal-bound cargo of the agriculture essential. This has created an acute shortage of chemical fertilizer as the rice plantation season be...
Jun 24, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Citizen's Cultural Peace Walk for National Independence, Co-existence, and Good Governance...
Citizen's Cultural Peace Walk for National Independence, Co-...
With a theme "Kathmandu valley-wide citizen's cultural peace walk for national independence, co-existence, and good governance" members of The Civil Voice, a Facebook group has begun a eight-day protest "Citizen's Cultural Peace Walk".
Jun 24, 2020