ECONOMY
90% of Mid-Hill Highway section in Baglung completed, 13 km left to finish
90% of Mid-Hill Highway section in Baglung completed, 13 km...
This project, which began in 2007, has completed 90 percent of the work in the Baglung section. The track in the western Baglung section opened around 2008/09. Despite 17 years since the project started, nearby residents still face challenges due to the highway's incompleteness.
Feb 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Chitwan court sends Rabi Lamichhane to custody
Chitwan court sends Rabi Lamichhane to custody
Judge Dayaram Dhakal’s bench issued the remand order on Wednesday, according to Amrit Bishwakarma, information officer of the District Court, Chitwan.
Feb 05, 2025
SPORTS
Chyasal Stadium repairs estimated to cost Rs 20 million
Chyasal Stadium repairs estimated to cost Rs 20 million
Chyasal Football Club President Ramesh Benjankar expressed disappointment over the lack of government support. He complained that a request for Rs 1 million from the Sports Council remains unaddressed.
Feb 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Nepali workers can obtain labour permits in Oman itself
Nepali workers can obtain labour permits in Oman itself
The Embassy of Nepal in Muscat, Oman, has officially started to issue Labour Permits for the Nepali workers who are legally working in Oman and do not have such permits from Nepal.
Feb 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Pedestrians control traffic lights at 36 locations in Kathmandu
Pedestrians control traffic lights at 36 locations in Kathma...
The innovative system, which became operational on Wednesday, aims to reduce road accidents and improve pedestrian safety.
Feb 05, 2025
Health
140,000 teenage girls vaccinated on first day of HPV campaign
140,000 teenage girls vaccinated on first day of HPV campaig...
Every year, about 22,000 people in Nepal are diagnosed with cancer, and 14,000 die from it. This data was made public at a program organized by Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital on Tuesday on the occasion of World Cancer Day.
Feb 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Police seize 101 kg of marijuana in Dharan
Police seize 101 kg of marijuana in Dharan
According to police sources, based on a tip-off, a team of police deployed from the Area Police Office, Dharan, seized 101 kilograms of marijuana from the car (Ba 9 Cha 1768) parked near the bridge. The driver of the car is currently absconding.
Feb 05, 2025
ECONOMY
Export of refined oil surges via Birgunj
Export of refined oil surges via Birgunj
The export of refined oil to India has gradually improved.
Feb 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Agitating interns, resident doctors boycott non-emergency services
Agitating interns, resident doctors boycott non-emergency se...
The agitating postgraduate interns and resident doctors across Nepal have begun boycotting non-emergency services today in response to their four main demands.
Feb 05, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Singlehood is no barrier as Nepali women move on
Singlehood is no barrier as Nepali women move on
As more Nepali women embrace singlehood—whether through choice, widowhood or separation—their growing financial independence and shifting social norms are reshaping traditional family structures. With nearly a million single women households in Nepal, the latest census highlights a signi...
Feb 05, 2025