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Interim order to stop chopping trees
Published On: July 18, 2018 05:25 AM NPT By: Republica
POKHARA, July 18: Pokhara High Court on Tuesday issued an interim order to the concerned government authorities to stop rampant chopping of old trees in the city.
Local units not ready to provide services of dissolved district bodies
Published On: July 18, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: Although the government formally transferred power of various 18 district bodies following the implementation of federalism to local units from Tuesday, local units have complained that they are still not ready to provide the services of the district bodies due to shortage of manpower and resources.
Manpower crunch poses problem in merging government authorities
Published On: July 18, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain
ILAM, July 18: Locals living in remote areas of Ilam district were delighted to know that they would no longer have to walk to the district headquarters seeking any kind of government service since most government authorities were to be merged with the local units.
Dr KC diagnosed with hypocalcemia
Published On: July 17, 2018 08:08 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 17: Agitating orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, who has been on a fast-unto-death for the last 18 days demanding reforms in medical sector, has been diagnosed with hypocalcemia.
To treat patients, Tikapur Hospital needs immediate treatment
Published On: July 17, 2018 02:23 PM NPT By: Yogesh Rawal
TIKAPUR, July 17: The Tikapur Hospital is the nearest hospital for residents of two districts to seek health services. However, the hospital’s condition is bleak, according to a report presented by Ratna Bahadur Khadka, chairperson of Tikapur Hospital Development Committee.
Dharan Mayor Tara Subba passes away
Published On: July 17, 2018 02:07 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 17: Mayor of Dharan Sub Metropolitan City Tara Subba has passed away in the capital on Tuesday.
Nepal not experiencing rainfall due to low monsoon troughs
Published On: July 17, 2018 11:50 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 17: The monsoon trough has fallen below its normal position, thereby resulting to reduced rainfall across the country in the past five days, according to Meteorological Forecasting Division.
Men and women to receive equal wages in Panauti
Published On: July 17, 2018 10:32 AM NPT By: Madhusudhan Guragain
BANEPA, July 17: The third municipal council meeting of Panauti Municipality has concluded with the decision to stop discrimination on wages for male and female agricultural and construction workers. Due to the continuing wage gap between the two genders, the fiscal program of the financial year 2018/19 came to this decision. Panauti is the first of the 13 local units in Kavre district to adopt such a policy.
Nagarik editor Luitel to be felicitated
Published On: July 17, 2018 09:10 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 17: A multipurpose cooperative organization established by writer Dhurba Chandra Gautam has decided to felicitate Guna Raj Luitel, editor-in-chief of Nagarik Daily, the sister publication of Republica, and two other writers with ‘Deep-Govinda Memorial Fund Award’.
The religious roots of Chhaupadi
Published On: July 17, 2018 08:20 AM NPT By: PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI/ARUN BAM
DOTI, July 17: While deaths from chhaupadi shelters in the western region have not ceased to make headlines, initiatives taken to counter the culture are dwarfed in front of its root cause- fear of their kuldevta (clan deity). ‘They can stand death of their girls and women’ but cannot anger their clan deity, activists working in the sector share. Strong faith in their clan deity and fear of repercussion of angering the deity among the locals suggests that the solution to uproot the practice of chhaupadi is hard to come by.
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