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Nepal Sadbhawana Party fades into obscurity after years of fragmentation
The NSP’s founder, Gajendra Narayan Singh, did not cultivate a suitable successor, which led to a series of splits and mergers over the years. The party fractured multiple times, with former leaders seeking opportunities elsewhere, while internal disputes and infighting repeatedly plagued it.
Nov 19, 2024
Nepal's imported heavy machinery bulldozes its way to f...
Nepal's imported heavy machinery bulldozes its way to f...
Nov 06, 2024
Blooming Makhamali flowers hold hope for brothers' retu...
Blooming Makhamali flowers hold hope for brothers' retu...
Nov 03, 2024
The (Anti) National Identity Card - II
The (Anti) National Identity Card - II
Oct 18, 2024Most read this week
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Medical entrepreneur Prasai brought to court for remand extension
Govt in final stage to add two AIGs in APF and three DIGs in Nepal Police
3‘Nepal has it all to every adventure seeker’
4Tourism entrepreneurs blame govt neglect for slowed tourism development
5RSP Chair Lamichhane faces another fraud case in Chitwan
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SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Medical education in crisis amid percentile controversy
Medical education in crisis amid percentile controversy
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: On September 1, the Medical Education Commission (MEC) published the integrated results of the Medical Education Common Entrance Examination - Bachelor Level (MECEE-BL), 2025, qualifying as many as 7,847 candidates who had taken the entrance exam as eligible for pursuing a Bachelo...
Oct 18, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Nepal's New Challenge: From 18-Hour Blackouts to Wasting 500 MW Daily
Nepal's New Challenge: From 18-Hour Blackouts to Wasting 500...
On September 30, 2020, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) recorded a wastage of up to 5 million units of electricity, largely attributed to low domestic energy demand and problems within the electricity distribution system. The issue recurred in September 2023, with 30 hydropower plants wasting 5...
Oct 18, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Residents of Southern Lalitpur say "Floods and landslides are more terrifying than earthqu...
Residents of Southern Lalitpur say "Floods and landslides ar...
BHARDEU (LALITPUR), Oct 3: The torrential rain has created a hole in Bimala Lama's house. The grains stored in the granary are buried under the soil. Her farmland has turned into a riverbed. In that very riverbed, she found a soybean plant with pods. "We have neither food nor shelter," said Lama fro...
Oct 05, 2024
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Why is former King Gyanendra visiting Bhutan?
Why is former King Gyanendra visiting Bhutan?
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Former King Gyanendra Shah is set to visit neighboring Bhutan. At a time when the country is struggling with floods and landslides caused by continuous rainfall, questions are being raised about the presence and activity of key officials, including the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, fo...
Oct 02, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Death toll from rainfall-induced disaster reaches 236 with 28 other missing
Death toll from rainfall-induced disaster reaches 236 with 2...
Disaster incidents induced by persistent rainfall across the country have resulted in at least 236 deaths in the past six days, leaving 107 individuals injured and 28 others missing.
Oct 01, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Govt decides to close all schools for three days, halt all ongoing examinations
Govt decides to close all schools for three days, halt all o...
The government has decided to close all schools across the nation for three days and halt all the ongoing examinations amid the flood and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall for the past three days.
Sep 28, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
One week on, public still struggling to climb Dharahara
One week on, public still struggling to climb Dharahara
One week has passed since the new Dharahara tower, a replica of the 19th century monument, was opened for the public in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake. However, the general public is still struggling to acquire tickets to climb the tower due to their unfamiliarity with the online ticketing sys...
Sep 25, 2024
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Dahal’s Secretariat objects to Rabindra Mishra's Facebook comment
Dahal’s Secretariat objects to Rabindra Mishra's Facebook co...
KATHMANDU, October 9. The Secretariat of former prime minister and Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has refuted comments made by Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Senior Vice-chairman Rabindra Mishra in the context of their meeting on Tuesday.
Sep 25, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
IMF suggests govt for continuous vigilance of Nepali banks while they struggle with elevat...
IMF suggests govt for continuous vigilance of Nepali banks w...
KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the authorities in Nepal for constant monitoring of banks, as the country recovers from its economic slowdown.
Sep 25, 2024
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Maoist Chairman Dahal ‘heaps praise’ on King Mahendra for starting industrialization in Ne...
Maoist Chairman Dahal ‘heaps praise’ on King Mahendra for st...
The chairman of the CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has reportedly praised the late King Mahendra, calling him a “visionary king”. According to Rabindra Mishra, the senior vice-chairman of the pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Maoist Chairman Dahal especially praised the late...
Sep 24, 2024