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I know China's sensitivities: Deuba
I know China's sensitivities: Deuba
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: As his participation in a function in Goa, India, which was reportedly attended by a Tibetan leader also, causes controversy, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba said he is well aware of the sensitivities of northern neighbor China and that he and his party were committed...
Nov 09, 2016
ECONOMY, Interview
We will meet new capital requirement by mid-July
We will meet new capital requirement by mid-July
Arun Kumar Ahluwalia, the CEO of Everest Bank Ltd, is soon returning to his parent bank, i.e. Punjab National Bank, after completing his three-year term. He has been promoted to the post of General Manager of Punjab National Bank. He holds over three decades of experience in banking sector and has k...
Oct 27, 2016
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Impeachment does not make the CIAA chief immune from future prosecution
Impeachment does not make the CIAA chief immune from future...
Radheshyam Adhikari was among the first lawmakers to raise the issue of impeaching CIAA Chief Lokman Singh Karki in the parliament. Adhikari, a lawyer by profession, was also instrumental in defining CIAA’s jurisdictions in the new constitution. The Nepali Congress MP spoke to Republica’s Biswas Bar...
Oct 26, 2016
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‘Don’t follow patterns, break rules’
‘Don’t follow patterns, break rules’
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Stephen Freiheit, a Denmark based photographer and artist was recently in Kathmandu to attend the annual award event hosted by South Asia Communications (SAC) to honor the ‘Pattern Breakers of the months’ (2014-2016).
Oct 06, 2016
ECONOMY, Interview
We are helping consumers share their feelings with Coke
We are helping consumers share their feelings with Coke
Coca-Cola has recently launched 'Mann Kholaun Coke Sanga' campaign -- a localized interpretation of Coke's global 'Share a Coke' campaign -- with 15 new labels to celebrate relationships, on the auspicious occasion of Dashain and Tihar festivals. In an email interview to Republica, Alok Kohli, Coca-...
Oct 06, 2016
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The Nepali constitution has greater legitimacy than India’s or America’s
The Nepali constitution has greater legitimacy than India’s...
CPN-UML vice-chairman and deputy parliamentary party leader Subas Chandra Nembang had a bird’s eye view of the constitution-making process in Nepal, having served as the chairman of both the first and the second Constituent Assembly.
Sep 29, 2016
ECONOMY, Interview
'We will empower 5 million women by 2020'
'We will empower 5 million women by 2020'
Jackie Duff, the Strategic Program Director of The Coca-Cola Company's Women's Economic Empowerment Programs, was recently in Kathmandu to take stock of the Coke's social business initiatives in Nepal.
Sep 26, 2016
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Czechs interested to increase their economic presence in Nepal
Czechs interested to increase their economic presence in Nep...
A high-level delegation led by Vojtech Filip, Vice President of Parliament of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Czech Republic, was recently in Nepal on a four-day visit.
Sep 22, 2016
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Historically most rights violators from conflict era have been granted amnesty
Historically most rights violators from conflict era have be...
Paul Jackson, a political economist working predominantly on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, has closely studied post-conflict African countries like Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. He has also been involved in Nepal’s peace process since 2009, as a foreign consultant helping with the supervis...
Sep 21, 2016
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‘Nepal should invest in its human ingenuity’
‘Nepal should invest in its human ingenuity’
Professor Dan Shechtman, the Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry in 2011, is an Israeli engineer and material scientist. He was recently in Kathmandu to participate in the 13th International Conference on Quasicrystals (His Nobel Prize winning discovery) organized in Dhulikhel. Akhilesh Tripathi and K...
Sep 20, 2016