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Governor Gamble: How a single appointment nearly cracked NC-UML coalition
The dust may have settled for now, but the governor appointment has left clear fault lines in the ruling alliance of NC and UML. Whether the cracks will widen—or heal—may depend on how long trust can hold in a partnership built on shifting sands.
May 20, 2025
Tensions flare between ruling NC and UML as NRB governo...
Tensions flare between ruling NC and UML as NRB governo...
May 19, 2025
Sagarmatha Sambaad concludes with ambitious global call...
Sagarmatha Sambaad concludes with ambitious global call...
May 18, 2025
TJ faces turmoil as victims reject commission appointme...
TJ faces turmoil as victims reject commission appointme...
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SC upholds Rabi Lamichhane's custody in cooperative fraud case
Stock markets sink as Trump eyes tariffs on EU, Apple
3Japan commemorates Junko Tabei’s historic Mt. Everest climb with Nepal
4Hotels and restaurants in Kathmandu to remain open until 11 pm
5NADA team presents five-point plan to governor Paudel
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ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Govt close to finalizing modality to fund 10,800 MW Karnali-Chisapani Multipurpose Project
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
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 ATR aircraft
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 exit tradition
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 new challenge
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
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’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 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
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 panel's pushback
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