Santosh Ghimire
Santosh Ghimire
Mr. Santosh Ghimire served as coordinator for Republica Online (2018-2021). Before joining Republica Online, he worked for Republica daily, Annapurna Post daily, Nayapatrika daily and Nepal Samacharpatra daily. He extensively covered Nepal's foreign policy, bureaucracy, politics and governance. Mr. Ghimire joined Nepali mainstream media in 2007. He also contributed to international media outlets including 9DASHLINE (London, United Kingdom) and Xinhua News Agency (China). He was a SAF-Madanjeet Singh scholar at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India (2012-2013 batch).
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ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Efforts at digitizing government services in current federal set-up
Efforts at digitizing government services in current federal...
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been taken as a key driving force in transforming the traditional Nepali society into a knowledge-based society. Successive governments in Nepal have envisaged that the goal of prosperity will also be achieved through the optimum utilization of adv...
Apr 15, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Four cabinet ministers belonged to CPN (Maoist Center) relieved of their position as lawma...
Four cabinet ministers belonged to CPN (Maoist Center) relie...
KATHMANDU, April 8: Four ministers in the Oli-led cabinet, who belonged to the CPN (Maoist Center), relieved of their position as lawmakers on Thursday.
Apr 08, 2021
SOCIETY, The Week, Latest Updates
Book review: Analyzing political economy of federalism in Nepal
Book review: Analyzing political economy of federalism in Ne...
Sanghiyata ko artha rajniti (political economy of federalism) is a book penned by Binod Neupane. The second edition of the book authored by Neupane, who is well-versed on models of federalism, decentralization and local development, hit the stands in August, 2020. The book primarily focuses on what...
Apr 06, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
All eyes on four UML leaders, as Oli faction seeks clarification
All eyes on four UML leaders, as Oli faction seeks clarifica...
KATHMANDU, March 22: The ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) has sought clarification from its four leaders including Madhav Kumar Nepal for carrying out activities against the party interests.
Mar 22, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
CCMC recommends to cabinet to resume cross-border transportation between Nepal and India
CCMC recommends to cabinet to resume cross-border transporta...
KATHMANDU, March 18: The Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) has recommended to the Council of Ministers to resume cross-border transportation between Nepal and India.
Mar 18, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
CPN (MC)'s central committee asks its ministers in Oli-led govt to resign en-masse
CPN (MC)'s central committee asks its ministers in Oli-led g...
KATHMANDU, March 14: A central committee meeting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) on Sunday asked its ministers in the federal government including Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Energy Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi to resign en masse for breaching party discipline.
Mar 14, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
President Bhandari to pay official visit to Bangladesh later this month
President Bhandari to pay official visit to Bangladesh later...
KATHMANDU, March 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari will pay an official visit to Bangladesh later this month, government sources said on Thursday.
Mar 11, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
India working to promote sub-regional energy hub comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mya...
India working to promote sub-regional energy hub comprising...
KATHMANDU, March 10: India is working to promote a sub-regional energy hub comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and India to meet its energy needs, foreign secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.
Mar 10, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
CPN (Maoist Center) decides to hold talks with NC, JSP on forming new govt
CPN (Maoist Center) decides to hold talks with NC, JSP on fo...
KATHMANDU, March 9: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) has decided to hold talks with the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) on the possibility of formation of a new coalition government.
Mar 09, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Why didn’t Indian PM Modi meet Nepali Foreign Minister Gyawali in New Delhi?
Why didn’t Indian PM Modi meet Nepali Foreign Minister Gyawa...
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: As Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali returned home completing his three-day India visit on Saturday afternoon, foreign relations experts in Kathmandu and New Delhi, have, citing Gyawali's failure to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit, said Nepal-India r...
Jan 17, 2021