Walk the Talk, Mr Home Minister!

Published On: December 31, 2022 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica

The quick political rise of former celebrity TV journalist Rabi Lamichhane is, no doubt, one of the biggest surprises in Nepali politics in recent times. Within six months of forming a political party, Lamichhane has been successful in becoming the country’s deputy prime minister and home minister. The rise of Lamichhane, who is quite new to Nepali politics, to the all-important post of home minister at once, has created quite a buzz in the home ministry and police organizations.

Making Gautam Buddha In'tl Airport Commercially Viable

Published On: December 30, 2022 08:05 AM NPT By: Republica

There were high hopes that the operation of the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Lumbini would serve as an alternative to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), which has already proven to be too small to handle the country’s growing air traffic. But the disturbing news that has come in less than eight months of its operation suggests that the much-hyped GBIA is likely to go out of business.

Dahal as PM for a Third Time

Published On: December 29, 2022 07:50 AM NPT By: Republica

With the formation of a new government, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has begun his third term as Nepal’s Prime Minister. Dahal really deserves congratulations especially when one thinks that he has been able to rise to the country’s top executive post despite being restricted to the leader of a distant third party with just 32 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR).

Ensure Effective Public Service Delivery

Published On: December 28, 2022 07:15 AM NPT By: Republica

The first meeting of the cabinet held on Monday after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal assumed office decided to improve public service delivery in various offices as a part of the government’s efforts to ensure good governance in the country. The meeting decided to address the serpentine queue of service seekers seen routinely outside the Department of Passports in Tripureshwar.

Caution Against Covid-19

Published On: December 27, 2022 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica

COVID-19 cases in China have been rapidly increasing in various major cities in recent weeks as the virus sweeps through China largely unchecked. Nepal’s northern neighbor had been largely sheltered from the virus for much of the pandemic. But it is now reportedly experiencing “the world’s biggest surge in infections” after the hardline Covid-19 containment measures implemented in China earlier were loosened earlier this month following protests.

The Criminal Face of Society

Published On: December 26, 2022 08:03 AM NPT By: Republica

Statistics maintained by the police show that there is also a criminal side to our society that has been getting uglier and uglier over the past few years. This only substantiates speculations that the Nepali society is getting cruel.

On Election of New President

Published On: December 25, 2022 07:51 AM NPT By: Republica

It has already been several weeks since the ruling parties got engaged in negotiations to form a new government. Even as the deadline given by President Bidya Devi Bhandari is expiring on Sunday, the ruling Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Center) do not seem anywhere close to sealing a power-sharing deal.

Visit Nepal Decade 2023-33

Published On: December 24, 2022 08:04 AM NPT By: Republica

The government has decided to mark the period from 2023 to 2033 as the Visit Nepal Decade (VND). While the short-term goal of the VND is to revive the country’s tourism sector which was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic for two consecutive years, the long-term goal is to take the Nepali tourism to newer heights, including establishing Nepal as a leading destination in the global tourism market.

Make Education Actually Free

Published On: December 23, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

Right to education is one of the fundamental rights of the Nepali people as enshrined in the country’s constitution. Article 31 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 states, “Every citizen shall have the right to get compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the secondary level from the State.

Economy in the doldrums

Published On: December 22, 2022 07:53 AM NPT By: Republica

The current situation paints a bleak picture of the Nepali economy although its external sector has recovered marginally in recent times. An improvement in the remittance inflow, trade balance and foreign currency reserves are something to cheer about. However, other crucial macroeconomic indicators like the inflation rate, government expenditure, government revenue mobilization, interest rates of banks, foreign direct investment (FDI) and aggregate demand haven’t been healthy in recent months.