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Ethanol blending gets green light: Petrol import bill may drop by Rs 6 billion
Although plans to blend ethanol into petroleum products were made over two decades ago, they had not been implemented until now. If ethanol is blended into petrol, it is estimated that around seven million liters of petrol imports could be reduced.
Jan 07, 2026
Years after passing exams, Nepali youths still ask: Whe...
Years after passing exams, Nepali youths still ask: Whe...
Jan 02, 2026
Nepal’s driving licence backlog: Millions pay, few re...
Nepal’s driving licence backlog: Millions pay, few re...
Jan 02, 2026
Schools, colleges banned from appointing DIs as Ministe...
Schools, colleges banned from appointing DIs as Ministe...
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Salapa Bikas Bank IPO allocation: Over 2.1 million applicants left empty-handed
Three ministers get additional portfolios
3Gold prices rise, silver falls
4Kulman Ghising steps up political engagements after resignation
5Ministers have no liberty to favour any political party: Home Minister Aryal
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POLITICS, Republica Watch
PM Oli unveils seven-point agreement between NC and UML
PM Oli unveils seven-point agreement between NC and UML
KATHMANDU, July 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli presented a seven-point agreement signed earlier between the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML during a parliamentary session on Sunday.
Jul 21, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Highly contagious poliovirus detected in Nepal after 14 years
Highly contagious poliovirus detected in Nepal after 14 year...
WHO has classified the mutated form of polio virus detected in Kathmandu as highly contagious.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Bhutanese ‘Prisoners of Conscience' face utter neglect as they fight for justice
Bhutanese ‘Prisoners of Conscience' face utter neglect as th...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The wounds of the Bhutanese refugee crisis, which began around 35 years ago, remain unhealed. The issue of prisoners of conscience, who were imprisoned in Bhutan for nearly three decades before being sent to Nepal, is emerging in new ways. Their fight for justice remains uncertai...
Jul 20, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Public debt exceeds Rs 2.434 trillion, increasing by over Rs 305 billion in one year
Public debt exceeds Rs 2.434 trillion, increasing by over Rs...
KATHMANDU, July 19: Nepal's public debt has reached Rs 2.434 trillion, according to data released by the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO). By mid-July of the last fiscal year (FY), this debt amounted to 42.65 percent of Nepal's gross domestic product (GDP), comprising Rs 1.180 trillion in domest...
Jul 19, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Simaltal bus accident: Two dead bodies found in India, Identities yet to be determined
Simaltal bus accident: Two dead bodies found in India, Ident...
KATHMANDU, July 19: Two more bodies of the victims of the Simaltal landslide accident have been found.
Jul 19, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Nepal, India and Bangladesh set to ink tripartite agreement on cross-border power trade
Nepal, India and Bangladesh set to ink tripartite agreement...
KATHMANDU, July 19: A long-awaited tripartite agreement among Nepal, India and Bangladesh to carry out cross-border electricity trade is likely to be materialized soon.
Jul 19, 2024
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Will PM Oli get a two-thirds majority in trust vote?
Will PM Oli get a two-thirds majority in trust vote?
The possibility of PM Oli getting the votes of all MPs who voted against Dahal is now gradually decreasing. The parties that had voted against Dahal, including the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, and independent MP Yogendra Mandal, seem to be in confusion about...
Jul 18, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Despite revising the targets twice, the government failed to achieve revenue collection an...
Despite revising the targets twice, the government failed to...
KATHMANDU, July 17: The government fell short of its target for both revenue collection and public expenditure in the fiscal year 2023/24, which ended on Monday.
Jul 17, 2024
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Dahal attempts to revive Socialist Front after his unceremonious departure from PM post
Dahal attempts to revive Socialist Front after his unceremon...
KATHMANDU, July 16: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has tried to revive the Socialist Front, an alliance of small like-minded political parties with socialist orientation, immediately after he was forced to step down as the prime minister.
Jul 16, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Gold price reaches all-time high of Rs 147,800 per tola
Gold price reaches all-time high of Rs 147,800 per tola
KATHMANDU, July 16: Gold prices have reached an all-time high, rising by Rs 900 per tola. On Tuesday, the price of fine gold reached a record Rs 147,800 per tola, as reported by the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Associations.
Jul 16, 2024