Published On: May 23, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
Jeevan Jal, the one-time signature product of Nepal Drugs Limited (NDL), has hit domestic markets again.
Published On: May 22, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
As the country gears up for the second phase of local election on June 14, there continue to be doubts if the scheduled election will take place on time.
Published On: May 20, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
Both the Supreme Court and the National Human Rights Commission have unambiguously said, and repeatedly, that the government cannot withdraw criminal charges against those accused of serious human rights violations
Published On: May 17, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
Forecasts about the economy should always be taken with a pinch (or two) of salt. Nonetheless, it is hard not to be optimistic when credible international institutions repeatedly increase the country’s growth forecast.
Published On: May 15, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
No election in Nepal has been completely peaceful so sporadic clashes, likes the ones that took place on Sunday, resulting in the death of one person in Dolakha, were to be expected.
Every way you look at it, Sunday will be a historic day in the annals of Nepali democracy. Local level election is being held in Nepal after a gap of 20 years and in the first phase on May 14, up to five million eligible voters will go to the 6,642 polling booths spread across three federal provinces.
Published On: May 11, 2017 12:25 AM NPT By: Republica
It is most unfortunate that even as half of the country votes in the first phase of local election on May 14, the fate of the second phase poll, initially scheduled for June 14, is still unclear.
Published On: May 10, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica
In 1998, the then-President of India, K.R. Narayanan, wowed his countrymen when he queued up with ordinary voters to cast his vote in the 12th Lok Sabha election.