POLITICS
Big parties for provincial, federal polls by November-end
Big parties for provincial, federal polls by November-end
KATHMANDU, August 17: Three major parties --Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) -- have reached an understanding on holding both provincial and federal elections by November-end.
Aug 17, 2017
SOCIETY
MoE staffers decline to go to local units due to portfolio row
MoE staffers decline to go to local units due to portfolio r...
KATHMANDU, August 17:Seventy eight under-secretaries of the Ministry of Education (MoE) deputed to the local units have declined to undertake their responsibilities after they were kept under the supervision of junior officers at the local units.
Aug 17, 2017
POLITICS
Vote on statute amendment bill only after Sunday: Leaders
Vote on statute amendment bill only after Sunday: Leaders
KATHMANDU, August 17: The government upon the request of Kamal Thapa's Rastriya Prajatantra Party is working to put the constitution amendment bill to vote only after Sunday.
Aug 17, 2017
SOCIETY
Common cold and fever rampant among flood victims
Common cold and fever rampant among flood victims
BIRATNAGAR, August 16: Until a few days ago, locals of Ikrahi used to spend their days in the fields as farming was the major means of their livelihood. This village, which lies in ward-4 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City, got waterlogged due to excessive rainfall on Saturday and Sunday.
Aug 17, 2017
ECONOMY, POLITICS
PM asks China to provide market access for Nepali items
PM asks China to provide market access for Nepali items
KATHMANDU, August 17: rime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged China to provide market access for exportable items from Nepal.
Aug 17, 2017
ELECTION
EU, UNDP contribute additional 1.6 million euros for elections
EU, UNDP contribute additional 1.6 million euros for electio...
KATHMANDU, August 16: The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have announced to provide an additional 1.6 million euros grant as part of their electoral assistance to Nepal to reinforce their cooperation with the Election Commission of Nepal.
Aug 17, 2017
Editorial
Assault on reason
Assault on reason
Overexploitation of Chure
Aug 17, 2017
OPINION
Internationalizing education
Internationalizing education
Based on the number of regular and one-off discussions, including organized training initiatives, that I’ve joined or led, I’ve found online collaborations incredibly productive
Aug 17, 2017
Interview
We sensed Tarai floods three days in advance
We sensed Tarai floods three days in advance
When Republica met Rajendra Sharma, Chief of Flood Forecasting Section at the
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, in his office, he was monitoring water flow in our major rivers on various computer screens. He could not take a break lest he missed an important alert. But if we have such a sop...
Aug 17, 2017
Infographic
Infographic: From Digital Divide to Digital Dividends
Infographic: From Digital Divide to Digital Dividends
Converting the digital divide into digital dividends requires the internet that is universal, affordable, open, and safe.
Aug 17, 2017