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Govt close to finalizing modality to fund 10,800 MW Karnali-...

The government is moving forward with plans to construct the 10,800 MW Karnali-Chisapani Multipurpose Project (KCMP) under a financing modality that will involve investments from Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
May 06, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch

Nepali migrant workers face an infertility crisis

At 18, Bharati left Nepal’s Kavrepalanchok district dreaming of one thing: to send his future children to top boarding schools in the country.
May 05, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch

Saurya Airlines begins flight permit renewal; plans to lease...

The company plans to lease three ATR 72-600 series aircraft for its operations. The aircraft will be leased from an American aviation company, and around Rs 1.5 billion will be invested to resume services.
May 04, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch

Summit without Sherpas? Mountaineering faces crisis as youth...

Climbing Everest is no easy feat, it is filled with risks and challenges. It requires not just physical fitness and competitiveness but also refined skills and courage. Studies show that Tibetan and Nepali Sherpas have a genetic ability to endure low-oxygen conditions (hypoxia) at high altitudes.
Apr 29, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch

Digital classrooms, outdated teaching: Quake schools face ne...

Nepal’s oldest school, Durbar High School, has been transformed into an advanced institution with support from the Chinese government. The 2015 earthquake damaged 9,553 schools across 31 districts, affecting a total of 54,589 classrooms: 21,169 were fully destroyed, 12,522 heavily damaged, an...
Apr 24, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch

Post-2015 earthquake reshapes Nepal's construction industry

Even after the 2015 earthquake, aftershocks have continued in Kathmandu and across the country.  According to scientists, the capital is an extremely sensitive area in terms of earthquake vulnerability. The risk of large earthquakes occurring here is ever-present. After the 2015 earthquake, on...
Apr 24, 2025
POLITICS, Republica Watch

Nepal’s Search for Stability Remains a Work in Progress

Nepal introduced a new constitution in September 2015, aspiring to usher in a new era of prosperity and democratic governance. One of the main expectations following the constitution’s promulgation was political stability.
Apr 24, 2025
Interview, Republica Watch

‘A Wake-Up Call for Everest’

A team of researchers is embarking on a challenging expedition to Mount Everest to study why the ice on Khumbu Glacier is nearing its melting point. The team, led by Professor Duncan Quincey of the University of Leeds, seeks to measure ice temperatures and investigate how solar radiation affects sno...
Apr 22, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch

Political and legal deadlock delays NRB governor appointment

Nearly a month after the government was supposed to initiate the process to appoint a new governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, the position remains vacant — tangled in political bargaining, legal battles and powerful lobbying efforts by various interest groups.
Apr 22, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch

Fate of new stock exchange hangs in balance after Khanal pan...

Just when the government thought it was close to greenlighting a new stock exchange, a surprising twist has thrown its plans into disarray.
Apr 21, 2025