ECONOMY
PPMO to blacklist 16 construction companies for stalling construction contracts
PPMO to blacklist 16 construction companies for stalling con...
KATHMANDU, June 8: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) is preparing to blacklist 16 construction companies that have stalled development works.
Jun 08, 2023
POLITICS
Parliamentarians demand action against those failing to render prompt services
Parliamentarians demand action against those failing to rend...
KATHMANDU, June 8: Parliamentarians airing their voices in Wednesday's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) have demanded action against the state agencies failing to provide services to service-seekers within 24 hours of them approaching for service.
Jun 08, 2023
SOCIETY
Inaugural tap of Melamchi Water Project running dry for months
Inaugural tap of Melamchi Water Project running dry for mont...
KATHMANDU, June 8: It may come as a surprise to many to know that the tap which was inaugurated to begin distribution of water from the Melamchi Drinking Water Project to Kathmandu residents has run out of water for a long time.
Jun 08, 2023
SOCIETY
NC leader Shahi and his wife killed in jeep accident
NC leader Shahi and his wife killed in jeep accident
KALIKOT, June 8: Two people died and one other was injured in a jeep accident in Sera Bazar of Raskot municipality in Kalikot district.
Jun 08, 2023
SOCIETY
Heat waves to continue for five more days in Terai
Heat waves to continue for five more days in Terai
KATHMANDU, June 8: Heat waves (Lu) are likely to prevail in Terai for another five days.
Jun 08, 2023
ECONOMY
Dragon Boat Race Festival to be held in Pokhara
Dragon Boat Race Festival to be held in Pokhara
KATHMANDU, June 8: The Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival is going to be held for the first time in Pokhara. The festival is being organized with the aim of attracting Chinese tourists to Nepal while strengthening the cultural and people-to-people relations between the two countries.
Jun 08, 2023
OPINION
Intersection of Politics and Professions: Nepal's Paradoxical Scenario
Intersection of Politics and Professions: Nepal's Paradoxica...
Social media is currently abuzz with news that the Democratic Professors' Association of Nepal is gearing up for its 5th National Convention. However, the convention has been abruptly transformed into a special meeting at the eleventh hour. The Association has chosen Mr. Gagan Kumar Thapa, the Gener...
Jun 08, 2023
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
(Em)Powering rural communities
(Em)Powering rural communities
Satya Lal Yadav, a 72-year-old resident of Baluwatol,Bariyarpatti Rural Municipality-3, reminisces about the day when electricity was introduced to his village only three years ago. Having lived a major part of his life without the luxury of electricity, he never thought that the day would come when...
Jun 08, 2023
WORLD
Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power in longest heatwave in decades
Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power in longest heatwave in...
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DHAKA, June 8: Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals' misery. Temperatures in the South Asian nation's capital of Dhaka have surged to around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahre...
Jun 08, 2023
Editorial
NRB’s positive gesture towards banking sector growth
NRB’s positive gesture towards banking sector growth
The recent announcement made by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) regarding additional benefits for banks that carry out joint operations by mid-July is a positive gesture that should be embraced by all commercial banks operating in the country. This move by the central bank aims to facilitate big mergers...
Jun 08, 2023