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Biken K Dawadi

Biken K Dawadi

The author is a senior correspondent at Republica National Daily.

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SOCIETY

‘Singular racket involved in vape smuggling in Nepal’

According to Ghimire, the vapes were traced to Diamond Nepal International through a month-long low profile investigation into the call logs of the drivers.
2 days ago
SOCIETY

Kaski District Court orders to free Lamichhane on Rs 6.5 mil...

Following the conclusion of closing arguments before the single bench of Judge Nitij Rai on Thursday, the court determined the bail amount which Lamichhane paid by Thursday night, setting him free after 84 days of judicial custody. 
6 days ago
SOCIETY

Health ministry ‘ill-equipped’ to detect Mpox infection

Currently, methods such as Rapid test PCR, optical biosensors and disposable colloidal gold strip tests are all recognized globally as testing methods for mpox detection. However, the ministry has not procured equipment that can be used in any methods necessary to detect mpox. 
Jan 09, 2025
ECONOMY

GBIA to use satellite-based alternative landing system from...

With the lack of support from Indian authorities for the operation of flights at the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) through the Instrument Landing System (ILS), the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is set to facilitate flights through alternative means using the satellite-based l...
Jan 07, 2025
SOCIETY

Intercaste teenage couple found dead after a week of disappe...

Two seventeen-year-old lovebirds, a boy from the Dalit community and a girl from the Chhetri community, who had gone missing for a week, were found dead in a forest nearby their home on Sunday.
Jan 06, 2025
SOCIETY

Kathmandu DGAO registers case against 39 individuals in Swar...

The District Government Attorney’s Office (DGAO), Kathmandu registered a case against 39 individuals including Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairman Rabi Lamichhane, absconding fugitive Gitendra Bahadur (GB) Rai and former DIG of police Chhabilal Joshi, at the Kathmandu District Court on Sun...
Jan 06, 2025
SOCIETY

Communication Ministry to unveil AI policy soon

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has reached the final stage of drafting Nepal’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy. Top-level bureaucrats of the ministry informed Republica that the policy’s draft will be ready within a ‘few days’ and u...
Jan 01, 2025
SOCIETY

Hill districts of Nepal turn into ‘hotspot’ for marijuana pr...

With the rise in demand for marijuana in India and the police crackdown aimed at destruction of cannabis plants across the districts in the Terai belt, the hill districts of Nepal have now turned into hotspots for marijuana production.
Dec 31, 2024
SPORTS

Nepal olympic committee holds election despite SC’s stay ord...

The NOC held its election through an online process with the voting window open from 1 pm on Saturday. The election is against the stay order issued by the single bench of Justice Saranga Subedi at the Supreme Court on Thursday responding to a writ petition filed by Kamal Bahadur Chitrakar seeking t...
Dec 29, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch

Cocaine traffickers use Nepal as a transit hub

Nepal has emerged as a transit hub for the trafficking of the illegal drug cocaine destined for ‘collection centers’ in various parts of India. In the last one year alone, police seized more of the drug than it seized in the preceding four years. 
Dec 27, 2024