OPINION
Responsible Business Practices Key to Transforming Foreign Investment in Nepal
Responsible Business Practices Key to Transforming Foreign I...
The discouraging foreign investment statistics over the past decade can largely be attributed to the government's inadequate focus on implementing robust ESG frameworks. According to a PwC report from 2022, ESG investments in the Asia & Pacific region are expected to reach USD 3.3 trillion by 2026,...
Sep 08, 2024
POLITICS
Corruption of more than Rs 400 million not possible without political concensus: Bhusal
Corruption of more than Rs 400 million not possible without...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Ghanshyam Bhusal, general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (Unified Socialist), claimed on Saturday that all major political parties remain tight-lipped on corruption cases involving more than Rs 400 million due to an informal understanding among themselves.
Sep 08, 2024
Editorial
Undoing the undoing: On the Competency-Based Medical Education Curriculum guidelines
Undoing the undoing: On the Competency-Based Medical Educati...
Education lays the path for progress, but not everything that passes for education is a universal good. Immediate corrective measures are needed when it strays from its path, and the government’s decision to withdraw the Competency-Based Medical Education Curriculum guidelines published by the Natio...
Sep 08, 2024
SOCIETY
No best employee award for eighth consecutive year
No best employee award for eighth consecutive year
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The government has once again failed to identify a Best Civil Service Employee, marking the eighth consecutive year without this recognition. As a result, the Civil Service Day celebrations on Saturday proceeded without the announcement of the Best Employee Service Award. Civil Se...
Sep 07, 2024
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
NAC blames govt and CAAN for failure to generate profit
NAC blames govt and CAAN for failure to generate profit
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Ubaraj Adhikari, executive chairman of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), has blamed the government and the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) for NAC’s inability to generate profits.
Sep 07, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
‘Bribe-seeking’ DSP Shahi suspected of involvement in terrorist activities
‘Bribe-seeking’ DSP Shahi suspected of involvement in terror...
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Singapore-based International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)’s National Central Bureau (NCB) has enquired its Nepali counterpart about the whereabouts and activities of three Nepali individuals including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hem Bahadur Shahi in connectio...
Sep 07, 2024
ECONOMY
Foreign companies took over Rs 150 billion in dividends from Nepal in eight years
Foreign companies took over Rs 150 billion in dividends from...
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Foreign companies have repatriated over Rs 150 billion in dividends from their investments in Nepal over the past eight years.
Sep 07, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli confers awards on 40 civil servants
PM Oli confers awards on 40 civil servants
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has handed over the Civil Service Awards to 40 government employees on the occasion of the 21st Civil Service Day at Singh Darbar on Saturday.
Sep 07, 2024
ECONOMY
Germany to provide Rs 7.5 billion in grant to Nepal
Germany to provide Rs 7.5 billion in grant to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The bilateral talks on development assistance between the Nepal and German governments have concluded in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
Sep 07, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli says no immediate prospects for salary increment for civil servants
PM Oli says no immediate prospects for salary increment for...
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that there are no immediate prospects for increasing employee salaries.
Sep 07, 2024