SOCIETY
Early marriage unabated among Chepang girls
Early marriage unabated among Chepang girls
DHADING, April 13: Twenty-one-year-old Sanukaanchhi Chepang of Benighat, Rorang-1, Chimang is a mother of three. She has a son and two daughters at such a young age. As she eloped and married at the age of 13, her present days are spent rearing children and carrying household chores.
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Buddhakrishna piercing his tongue for the seventh time
Buddhakrishna piercing his tongue for the seventh time
BHAKTAPUR, April 13: Every year on April 15, people in Bode, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-8, celebrate the tongue-piercing festival with grace. As in the previous years, Buddhakrishna Bag Shrestha, 47, of the locality will be piercing his tongue with a metal skewer this year too to keep the traditio...
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY
OAG report questions Upper House chair’s chamber decoration
OAG report questions Upper House chair’s chamber decoration
KATHMANDU, April 13: The annual report of the Office of the Auditor General has questioned the spending of Rs 29.7 million by the federal parliament for decorating the chamber of National Assembly (NA) chairperson Ganesh Timilsina and secretary Rajendra Phuyal.
Apr 13, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Unsettled spending up by 150 percent in local units
Unsettled spending up by 150 percent in local units
KATHMANDU, April 13: Unsettled expenditure of the local bodies has increased by a whopping 150 percent in the fiscal year 2017/18 to Rs 21.74 billion as compared to the previous year.
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Govt decorating Bhatbhateni owner Gurung with high state honor
Govt decorating Bhatbhateni owner Gurung with high state hon...
KATHMANDU, April 13: The government has decided to confer one of the highest civilian awards on the proprietor of Bhat Bhateni Supermarket, Min Bahadur Gurung, who is under police investigation for his role in illegally transferring the ownership of government land belonging to Lalita Niwas to priva...
Apr 13, 2019
POLITICS
NC leaders call for unity during Pokhara by-election
NC leaders call for unity during Pokhara by-election
POKHARA, April 13: President of the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba has called his party members to demonstrate that their intra-party feud has been settled through the Pokhara By-election.
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Sarlahi growing as a transit point for drug trafficking
Sarlahi growing as a transit point for drug trafficking
SARLAHI, April 13: On March 21, eighteen-year-old Palsang Bamjan of Ranisera Rural Municipality-1 of Makwanpur was arrested with 5 kg hashish. He was caught from Jutpani of Sarlahi while transporting the drug to India from Sarlahi border via Sindhuli.
Apr 13, 2019
POLITICS
High profile complaints at hearings committee
High profile complaints at hearings committee
KATHMANDU, April 13: High profile individuals including a member of provincial assembly and a senior advocate have filed complaints at the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) against the nominees of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Supreme Court justices.
Apr 13, 2019
POLITICS
NA Chair's chamber decoration questioned in OAG report
NA Chair's chamber decoration questioned in OAG report
KATHMANDU, April 13: The annual report of the Office of the Auditor General has questioned the spending of Rs 29.7 million by the federal parliament for decorating the chamber of National Assembly (NA) chairperson Ganesh Timilsina and secretary Rajendra Phuyal.
Apr 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Construction materials meant for highway sold elsewhere illegally
Construction materials meant for highway sold elsewhere ille...
PARBAT, April 13: Crusher plants are exploiting several rivers in Parbat district under the pretext of providing construction material for the under-construction Mid-Hill Highway. It has surfaced that the crusher plants are not collecting construction materials like stones and sand not just for the...
Apr 13, 2019