SOCIETY
Nepal and Uganda establish diplomatic relations
Nepal and Uganda establish diplomatic relations
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA) Nepal and Uganda have established formal diplomatic relations on Tuesday. Nepal's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Durga Prasad Bhattarai and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda Dr Adonia Ayebare signed a joint communiqué to this effec...
Jun 14, 2017
ELECTION
42 polling stations marked 'security-sensitive' in Udayapur
42 polling stations marked 'security-sensitive' in Udayapur
UDAYAPUR, June 13: The District Administration Office (DAO), Udayapur, has marked 42 of the 197 polling centers in the district as security sensitive.
Jun 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Delay in bridge construction affects Baglung locals
Delay in bridge construction affects Baglung locals
BAGLUNG, June 13: Locals of at least 12 village development committees (VDCs) have been affected because of the delay in construction of a concrete bridge over Theule Khola in Jaimini Municipality.
Jun 14, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Two former mayors competing for the same post yet again
Two former mayors competing for the same post yet again
ILAM, June 13: Twenty years after their first face off, two former mayoral candidates of Ilam Municipality are competing for the same post yet again in the second round of local elections scheduled for June 28, adding excitement among the locals.
Jun 14, 2017
ECONOMY
Pokhara sees more self-drive tourists from India
Pokhara sees more self-drive tourists from India
POKHARA, June 13: The number of self-drive tourists in Pokhara is on the rise in recent months.
Jun 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Embankment along Babari River giving away well before monsoon
Embankment along Babari River giving away well before monsoo...
BARDIYA, June 13: The embankment constructed by the government along the Babai River near the Gulariya market has started eroding. Visible cracks on the embankment have triggered panic among the locals so much that they fear that a devastating flood is coming their way during the monsoon season this...
Jun 14, 2017
ECONOMY
Litchis start arriving in Khotang markets
Litchis start arriving in Khotang markets
KHOTANG, June 13: Litchis produced in different villages of Khotang are arriving in market areas of the district.
Jun 14, 2017
SOCIETY
TU plans to buy plagiarism checking tools at exorbitant price
TU plans to buy plagiarism checking tools at exorbitant pric...
KATHMANDU, June 13: Tribhuvan University (TU), the oldest and biggest university of Nepal, is planning to buy plagiarism detection tools by spending more than US$ 20,000 when such software is available free of cost.
Jun 14, 2017
ECONOMY
Local units told to table budget on July 9
Local units told to table budget on July 9
Central budget-preparation process replicated at the local level
Jun 14, 2017
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
FNCCI demands release of industrialist Shrestha
FNCCI demands release of industrialist Shrestha
KATHMANDU June 13 : The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has demanded immediate release of Industrialist Raj Kumar Shrestha who has gone out contact since Friday evening. Shrestha is the owner of Tulsipur-based Butwal Bastralaya and a former vice president of Tulsipur...
Jun 14, 2017