Significance of SAG

Published On: December 2, 2019 10:04 AM NPT By: Republica

Nepal is in the midst of the 13th South Asian Games (SAG). With its formal inauguration by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Sunday, the country has become the venue of a mega South Asian event happening in Nepal in 20 years.

Simplifying tax regime

Published On: December 2, 2019 09:49 AM NPT By: Biswo Poudel

The goal of an ideal tax regime is not to create an extractive system but to increase the yield from economic activities while running the state efficiently

Pakistan and India to fight for gold

Published On: December 2, 2019 09:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Contenders India and Pakistan will face off in the final of men’s volleyball at the 13th South Asian Games after Pakistan defeated its semifinal competitor Bangladesh on straight sets 3-0.

Five laborers die as soil mound caves in

Published On: December 2, 2019 08:51 AM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, Dec 2: At least five laborers died when a mound of soil caved in at Pokhara Metropolitan City-20 on Sunday. The laborers were constructing a retaining wall when the mound of soil caved in, according to the District Police Office, Kaski.

GORKHA, Dec 2: Locals of Doyal and Payau villages in Gorkha have demanded resettlement in safer zone following high risk of landslides in the hills. Recurring landslides since the devastating earthquake of 2015 have already displaced a dozen families in those villages. And the fear not only persists, it has actually aggravated as the hills look more fragile and landslides have been more frequent.

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: A sub-committee under the Legislative Committee of the upper house has recommended minimizing fines against journalists for breach of media code of ethics in the much talked-about the Media Council Bill.

Man arrested for 'raping' distant granddaughter

Published On: December 2, 2019 08:24 AM NPT By: Republica

OKHALDUNGA, Dec 2: Police have arrested a 58-year-old man from Morang Rural Municipality of Okhaldunga district on the charge of raping a minor. The accused happens to be a distant grandfather of the victim.

Westerly wind clears Kathmandu air

Published On: December 2, 2019 08:03 AM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Kathmanduites can take a respite from the winter pollution, at least for a few days. And the credit goes to the westerly wind that has blown away the dust particles eastward.

Largest SAG begins with grand opening

Published On: December 2, 2019 07:55 AM NPT By: Rajan Shah

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: President Bidya Bhandari inaugurated the 13th edition of South Asian Games (SAG) at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Sunday. The 28 sports disciplines and record number of more than 2000 athletes participating in the event have made this edition the largest ever.

Election results show no major change in political equation

Published On: December 2, 2019 07:44 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: By-poll results have shown no major change in the strength of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) than the mandate they had secured in the 2017 elections.