Minimizing rising death toll of road accidents

Published On: February 14, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

While it is important for riders to take necessary precautions, it is equally crucial for the concerned government authorities to take concrete actions to minimize the rate of accidents. It is high time for the formulation of new legislation that mandates formation of specialized bodies to oversee road safety standards.

Take holistic approach to contain rising corruption

Published On: February 13, 2024 07:38 AM NPT By: Republica

The government’s commitment to maintain good governance in public administration looks good only on paper as the anti-graft body in the country has painted a bleak picture of the state of corruption – pointing out a large number of flaws in the working mechanism at various government levels.

Adopting human-centric approach to address issue of street vending

Published On: February 12, 2024 07:40 AM NPT By: Republica

Street vendors within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) have been taking to the streets for months after the KMC banned them from vending on the roadsides. As the KMC does not seem to have provided viable alternatives for them, there is growing frustration among these people who make a living by selling goods on the roadsides of major thoroughfares within the federal capital.

Making Nepal Investment-Ready

Published On: February 11, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

The government is considering revising over a dozen laws to facilitate an enabling environment for potential investment ahead of the upcoming Nepal Investment Summit 2024. A meeting of the 3rd Investment Summit Directors’ Committee held on Thursday pledged to amend several laws related to facilitating investment in the country.

AND just like that, Election 2024 is over.

Published On: February 10, 2024 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

Lackluster from the beginning, the exercise concluded with a whimper last evening. Amidst limited reporting due to the suspension of communication services, there were some reports of delays in the polling process and various violations of rules and the election code of conduct.

Bringing out-of-school children to classrooms

Published On: February 9, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

The government has announced free basic education, making it not only free but also mandatory. However, the announcement and policy do not seem to have translated in practice, as confirmed by a recently published study report. According to the study conducted by Center for Education and Human Resource Development, about 800,000 children of school-going age have not even reached the school premises.

Act beyond political interest to resolve the problem of squatters

Published On: February 8, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

A total of 14, 36,400 landless squatters and unorganized settlers have submitted applications with the National Land Commission (NLC) demanding for land ownership certificates. The commission is preparing to distribute the land ownership certificates to around 150,000 families within the next two months.

Govt’s laudable to move to integrate emergency services

Published On: February 7, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has formed a task force with the aim of creating an integrated information system capable of promptly relaying emergency texts sent by individuals through mobile or landline phones to a proposed central information hub to ensure quick response in the event of an emergency situation.

A call for effective parliamentary functioning

Published On: February 6, 2024 07:39 AM NPT By: Republica

The winter session of the federal parliament commenced from Monday. The third session of the House of Representatives and the 15th session of the National Assembly began with speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and Chairman of National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina welcoming the lawmakers to their respective sessions and reading out the letters regarding the convening of the parliament session received from the Office of the President and the Prime Minister’s Office.

Take measures to boost confidence of investors

Published On: February 5, 2024 07:36 AM NPT By: Republica

Despite lowering their interest rates, banks are unable to increase their lending due to low demand for loans amid low business confidence triggered by the ongoing economic slowdown. Bankers have said that the demand for loans has not increased as expected. They have attributed this to the low confidence in the business sector and the problems of cash flow that banks are facing as a result of their non-performing assets.