POLITICS, Latest Updates
Ahead of China prez visit NCP embraces Xi Jinping Thought
Ahead of China prez visit NCP embraces Xi Jinping Thought
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Just a few weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Nepal, top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) including Prime Minister KP Oli and a group of senior Chinese Communist Party leaders have begun a two-day closed-door symposium on how the NCP sh...
Sep 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
10 steps and some 15 days to repair one pothole
10 steps and some 15 days to repair one pothole
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Do you ever wonder how the potholes on our roads get repaired and by whom? Municipal workers are often to be seen repairing the roads and filling potholes. But there is more to it than that. Ten different steps are involved before a pothole gets patched up. These steps have to be...
Sep 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police conduct polygraph test on notorious Malangawa money lender Shyam Pardeshi
Police conduct polygraph test on notorious Malangawa money l...
SARLAHI, Sept 23: Shaym Krishna Sah Kalawar, popularly known as 'Shyam Pardeshi' who was arrested on September 1 by the police for defrauding hundreds of poor people in Sarlahi went through the polygraph test. Sarlahi police conducted the polygraph test on the 56 years old local of Malangawa on Mond...
Sep 24, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Deuba suspects ‘shady deal’ in Melamchi award process
Deuba suspects ‘shady deal’ in Melamchi award process
KATHMANDU, Sept 24:Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has accused the government of engaging in a ‘shady deal’ while awarding the contract for Melamchi Water Supply Project to a Chinese contractor.
Sep 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Veg prices up by up to 70%
Veg prices up by up to 70%
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The price of vegetables has shot up by as much as 70% over the past month.
Sep 24, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Shree Airlines announces discounted fares for senior citizens
Shree Airlines announces discounted fares for senior citizen...
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Shree Airlines will charge only Rs 500 for Nepali passengers who are 85 years of age in its domestic flight from September 29. The airlines stated that it will provide discount on airfare and fuel surcharge for Nepali passengers aged 85 or above.
Sep 24, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
‘Govt mulling downsizing bureaucracy to cut costs’
‘Govt mulling downsizing bureaucracy to cut costs’
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration Lalbabu Pandit on Monday said that the government was considering downsizing the bureaucracy.
Sep 24, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Zurich Airport Int’l AG shortlisted for Nijgadh airport project
Zurich Airport Int’l AG shortlisted for Nijgadh airport proj...
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) on Monday shortlisted Zurich Airport International AG for the construction of the Nijgadh International Airport Project.
Sep 24, 2019
Editorial
Insure everyone
Insure everyone
Republica and Nagarik have revealed that a multi-billion-rupee universal insurance scheme is in deep trouble. The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme has not been able to spend the allocated money each year, the drop outs from the scheme is high in many remote districts and the coverage has not r...
Sep 24, 2019
OPINION
Forgotten farmers
Forgotten farmers
For the first time in its history, Nepal looks poised to realize its famed hydro power potential.
Load shedding [grid blackouts] has ended. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the national power utility, is profitable. There is a strong pipeline of new hydropower plants. Rural electrification is ex...
Sep 24, 2019