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Digital classrooms, outdated teaching: Quake schools face new challenge
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, and 20,898 partially damaged, according to the Central Project Implementation Unit.
Apr 24, 2025
Post-2015 earthquake reshapes Nepal's construction indu...
Post-2015 earthquake reshapes Nepal's construction indu...
Apr 24, 2025
Nepal’s Search for Stability Remains a Work in Progre...
Nepal’s Search for Stability Remains a Work in Progre...
Apr 24, 2025
‘A Wake-Up Call for Everest’
‘A Wake-Up Call for Everest’
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Corruption case filed over health equipment procurement
Transport entrepreneurs give four-day ultimatum to teachers to clear Baneshwar-Maitighar route
3Increasing NPL and accumulation of non-banking assets are major challenges of banks: NRB
4Germany politically divided
5Maoist Center urges govt to address teachers' issues
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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.
6 days ago
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
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
APF ‘brutality’ leaves deep scars on Pathibhara trail traders
APF ‘brutality’ leaves deep scars on Pathibhara trail trader...
The one-sided onslaught by the security personnel was reported as a clash between no cable car group and the state by most news media outlets. Rai claimed that the no cable car group was not even protesting in Balu danda on January 25. According to him, the APF personnel chased some protesters dispe...
Apr 17, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Scientists launch mission to study melting of Mt Everest’s Khumbu glacier
Scientists launch mission to study melting of Mt Everest’s K...
A seven-member team of international researchers departed on Friday to investigate the melting point of the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest.
Apr 12, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Register or risk a blackout: Nepal warns Facebook, X and YouTube
Register or risk a blackout: Nepal warns Facebook, X and You...
A senior government minister has given ultimatum to social media platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube: register with the government by mid-April—or prepare to be unplugged.
Apr 11, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
NRB mops up banks’ liquidity of Rs 195 billion in just three weeks
NRB mops up banks’ liquidity of Rs 195 billion in just three...
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has mopped up Rs 195 billion from the country’s banking system in the past three weeks after the banks failed to issue a notable amount of loans amid ongoing economic slowdown.
Apr 08, 2025
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Police suspect GB Rai acquired Vanuatu citizenship
Police suspect GB Rai acquired Vanuatu citizenship
While Lamichhane has been sent to jail, Gitendrababu (GB) Rai, accused in the same case, remains at large. Despite police efforts to arrest Lamichhane, the RSP has criticized the government for failing to pursue Rai's whereabouts.
Apr 07, 2025
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Madhesh-centered alliance formed again to secure threshold
Madhesh-centered alliance formed again to secure threshold
Seven Terai-Madhesh-based parties formed a political alliance for the fourth time last Thursday, this time without including the word 'Madhesi' in naming its coalition. The previous three alliances had included the term. The parties said they formed the alliance to protect federalism and the republi...
Apr 07, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Cases of suspicious financial transactions soar 24 percent in one year: NRB
Cases of suspicious financial transactions soar 24 percent i...
Nepal Rastra Bank registered 7,338 cases of suspicious transactions in the fiscal year 2023/24, which was 24 percent more than the cases that the central bank received in the previous fiscal year.
Apr 01, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Beyond Weapons and Morale: Police lapses in Tinkune incident
Beyond Weapons and Morale: Police lapses in Tinkune incident
As the dust seemingly settles after the violent incidents that occurred during the pro-monarchy protest in the Tinkune area of the capital on Friday, where two individuals died and scores were injured, contradictory remarks on what triggered the violence have emerged across social media platforms.&n...
Apr 01, 2025