POLITICS
Kathmandu mayor Shakya fails to deliver on his promises
Kathmandu mayor Shakya fails to deliver on his promises
KATHMANDU, September 4: Kathmandu metropolitan city mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya broke one promise each day since he assumed the office, Republica's follow-up of Shakya's election commitments show. In his poll manifesto released before the polls, Shakya had promised to make Kathmandu "the smartest city...
Sep 04, 2017
POLITICS
Chinese Prez Xi presses for expansion of BRICS by including other emerging countries
Chinese Prez Xi presses for expansion of BRICS by including...
XIAMEN (CHINA), Sept 2: Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the chair of this year's BRICS Summit, said that the BRICS countries should now move ahead with BRICS plus cooperation model by integrating emerging markets and developing countries in order to give impetus to the world economic growt...
Sep 04, 2017
POLITICS
PM asks RPP (D) chair Rana not to recommend tainted faces in cabinet
PM asks RPP (D) chair Rana not to recommend tainted faces in...
This comes in the wake of reports that RPP (D) is picking then Minister for Supplies Deepak Bohora, who is alleged to have masterminded the controversial land procurement deal of the state-owned NOC.
Sep 04, 2017
Editorial
Incomplete victory
Incomplete victory
After widespread criticism, the Tribhuvan University has put the decision of granting affiliation to Kathmandu National Medical College on hold. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reportedly had to threaten TU Vice-chancellor Tirtha Raj Khaniya with immediate dismissal if he failed to cancel the coll...
Sep 04, 2017
OPINION
Dubious constituency funds
Dubious constituency funds
MPs getting to wantonly spend public money also undermines the sanctity of democratic elections.
Sep 04, 2017
OPINION
Hating Mahendra
Hating Mahendra
It was May 2016. Scholars from Taiwan, China, Nepal and India were presenting their views at a three-day seminar on Nepal-India-China relation in Kathmandu. Professor Mahendra P Lama and former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood were two of the presenters while I was a participant. In his presen...
Sep 04, 2017
OPINION
Betrayed in India
Betrayed in India
Every year thousands of Nepali students travel abroad for higher education. Despite the US being the most sought after destination, most students end up traveling to India in pursuit of higher studies. During admission season, it is common to see most newspaper ad spaces covered with attractive adve...
Sep 04, 2017
OPINION
Road to peace for Colombia’s FARC
Road to peace for Colombia’s FARC
The most powerful and oldest guerrilla group in Latin America has re-launched itself as a political party. However, Colombia’s Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Comun will still be known as the FARC.
Sep 04, 2017
SOCIETY
4 Sajha board members including GM Sharma quit
4 Sajha board members including GM Sharma quit
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: It has been revealed that four members of Sajha Prakashan Board including chairman and general manager Dolindra Prasad Sharma have resigned from their posts. However, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopal Man Shrestha has suspiciously delayed to approve their resignat...
Sep 03, 2017
SOCIETY
NASO to present paper on Space Science Outreach and Capacity Building in Nepal’
NASO to present paper on Space Science Outreach and Capacity...
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) is going to present a paper on ‘Space Science Outreach and Capacity Building in Nepal’ on September on coming Thursday.
Sep 03, 2017