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The constitution should be amended only after a fresh electoral mandate
The constitution should be amended only after a fresh electo...
Inclusion has been enshrined as a fundamental right. A Nepali can file a writ at the court if the state fails to live up to this promise. Second, the constitution has institutionalized federalism as a tool for self and shared rule. It has provided for three levels of government. The third tier, whic...
Apr 13, 2017
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Even 744 are too many. Around 300 local units are viable in the long run
Even 744 are too many. Around 300 local units are viable in...
Shyam Krishna Bhurtel served as a member of Local Level Restructuring Commission and has worked as an expert in Nepal’s recent efforts in decentralization. He was also involved in preparing the Local Self Governance Act (1999). Mahabir Paudyal caught up with veteran local government expert to discus...
Apr 06, 2017
Interview
Even if election is deferred in Province-2 the rest of the country will vote on May 14 (wi...
Even if election is deferred in Province-2 the rest of the c...
There are only 45 days for the much-awaited May 14 local level election. But doubts remain about whether the Election Commission will be able to successfully hold election in every part of the country on that date. What is the commission doing to dispel these doubts? And what happens if, for some re...
Mar 30, 2017
ECONOMY, Interview
ADB, AIIB can work together in infrastructure sector
ADB, AIIB can work together in infrastructure sector
Kenichi Yokohama, chief of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Nepal Representative Mission (NRM), has completed his tenure in Nepal. He is moving to New Delhi, India for his next assignment. Before flying to New Delhi to take over his next assignment, Yokohama talked with Kuvera Chalise of Republica o...
Mar 30, 2017
ECONOMY, Interview
LG wants to be the market leader in Nepal
LG wants to be the market leader in Nepal
Republica talked to Sean Lee, product director of Air Conditioning and Energy Solutions with LG Electronics Singapore and Virendra Rana, senior manager of Air Conditioning and Energy Solution with LG Electronics Singapore, to know more about ‘Multi V IV’ air conditioners. Excerpts:
Mar 29, 2017
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Transparent policy-making makes people less cynical of their government
Transparent policy-making makes people less cynical of their...
Rohini Pande, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design, is reputed for her pioneering research into economic costs and benefits of informal and formal institutions in the developing world and the role of public policy in affecting change. Mic...
Mar 25, 2017
ECONOMY, Interview
Investors' perception toward Nepal has changed
Investors' perception toward Nepal has changed
Nabindra Raj Joshi, who was the deputy mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City after the democratic movement of 1990, is the Minister for Industry. He has been actively engaged in endorsing long-stalled Acts and Policies, including SEZ Act and Company Act (Amendment), which are part of the second gener...
Mar 22, 2017
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UML’s taunting and insulting of Madheshis led to Saptari deaths
UML’s taunting and insulting of Madheshis led to Saptari dea...
After five people were killed in Saptari last Monday, Madheshi Morcha has been especially aggressive toward CPN-UML. It also withdrew its support to the Maoist-Congress coalition government after it failed to amend the constitution and postpone local level election. Is it the case that its protests...
Mar 16, 2017
POLITICS, SPECIAL, Interview
A sit-down with Madame President in the context of Int'l Women's Day
A sit-down with Madame President in the context of Int'l Wom...
KATHMANDU, March 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said women's movement in Nepal has a strong foundation.
The World is celebrating the 107th International Women's Day (IWD) today with the theme of 'Be Bold for Change' and on the same context, RSS Editor-in-Chief Raju Shakya and Senior Reporter...
Mar 08, 2017
ECONOMY, Interview
As industries grow, there is a bigger role for technology to play
As industries grow, there is a bigger role for technology to...
Michelle Simmons, Microsoft Corporation's general manager of South East Asia-New Markets, was recently in Nepal to participate in Nepal Investment Summit 2017. She was a panelist in the plenary session on 'International Experience Sharing'. The global technology giant is present in Nepal for nearly...
Mar 07, 2017