OPINION
Confronting a heckler’s veto
Confronting a heckler’s veto
The unanimous endorsement of a proposal to consider constitutional amendment bill replacing the country’s map in the national emblem to include territories of Kalapani, Lipulek and Limpiyadhura by the sovereign parliament of Nepal is a bold step. How it impacts Nepal-India ties in future is a matter...
Jun 19, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
China hands back 10 Indian soldiers taken during border clash - Indian official source
China hands back 10 Indian soldiers taken during border clas...
NEW DELHI, June 19: China has returned 10 Indian soldiers captured during a deadly border clash earlier this week, a Indian government source said on Friday, as two Asian nuclear powers sought to de-escalate tensions on their disputed border in the western Himalayas.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Sindhupalchowk witnesses 18 new cases of COVID-19 including nine Kuwait returnees
Sindhupalchowk witnesses 18 new cases of COVID-19 including...
Sindhupalchowk, June 19: The number of coronavirus cases in Sindhupalchowk district has spiked to 24 with 18 fresh cases reported on Thursday.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Public taps installed by local units are now being stolen, vandalized
Public taps installed by local units are now being stolen, v...
KATHMANDU, June 17: When Krishna Bahadur Karki was scudding from his home toward Sundhara to re-open his roadside shop on Sunday, he was pleased to see a tap stand right next to his shop. The public tap stands were installed by local units across the valley before and during the lockdown.
Jun 19, 2020
OPINION
‘I can’t breathe’ is the cry of a Nepali-American too
‘I can’t breathe’ is the cry of a Nepali-American too
The streets of the United States of America are swollen with protesters. “I can’t breathe” has become a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. The #BlackLivesMatter movement started with a murder of Trevon Martin, a 17 year old kid in 2012 in Florida. “I can’t breathe” was hastagged exten...
Jun 19, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
As parties wrestle over naturalized citizenship, thousands don't yet have the document
As parties wrestle over naturalized citizenship, thousands d...
KATHMANDU, June 19 : The citizenship bill that is under discussion at the federal parliament almost for two years now continues to remain in limbo as the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the opposition parties stand at odds over the provision of naturalized citizenship to foreign women married...
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
As 30,000 plus swab samples pile up, patients have to wait for up to three weeks to get re...
As 30,000 plus swab samples pile up, patients have to wait f...
KATHMANDU, June 19: The COVID-19 cases have increased dramatically in the last few weeks. However, the government has been slow to increase the number of testing, as more than 30,000 swab samples have piled up in laboratories across the country.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Gulmi reports 106 cases of COVID-19 with two fatalities
Gulmi reports 106 cases of COVID-19 with two fatalities
GULMI, June 19: Gulmi district has reported a total of 106 cases of novel coronavirus as 46 new cases were confirmed earlier on Thursday.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Chaurjahari incident: Parliamentary committee starts consulting people concerned
Chaurjahari incident: Parliamentary committee starts consult...
RUKUM (WEST), June 19: The parliamentary committee formed to probe the incident in which six persons were killed at Chaurjahari Municipality-8, Soti in Rukum (West), has started face-to-face consultations with the sides concerned in the district.
Jun 19, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Man staying at home quarantine dies in Gulmi
Man staying at home quarantine dies in Gulmi
GULMI, June 19: One person who was staying at home quarantine here in the district died on Thursday evening.
Jun 19, 2020