ECONOMY
Ministry yet to make assessment of remaining work
Ministry yet to make assessment of remaining work
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Ministry of Water Supply has failed to make assessment of remaining works of Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP), despite its commitment to do so at the earliest.
Feb 13, 2019
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Tourist arrivals up 25% in January
Tourist arrivals up 25% in January
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Nepal welcomed 91,793 foreign tourists in the first month of 2019 – a growth of 25 percent compared to foreign tourist footfalls in January last year.
Feb 13, 2019
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index for Feb 12, 2019
Valley Pollution Index for Feb 12, 2019
Valley Pollution Index for Feb 12
Feb 13, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Talking to you after many clocks
Talking to you after many clocks
The made up voice to talk sweet in brief
The grown-up you but childlike belief
Feb 13, 2019
SPORTS
PSG take charge with 2-0 win at United, Pogba sent off
PSG take charge with 2-0 win at United, Pogba sent off
MANCHESTER, Feb 13: Manchester United’s Champions League hopes were hanging by a thread after a 2-0 home defeat by Paris St Germain in their round-of-16, first leg match on Tuesday, with talisman Paul Pogba sent off late in the game.
Feb 13, 2019
WORLD
Drug lord, escape artist 'El Chapo' convicted by U.S. jury
Drug lord, escape artist 'El Chapo' convicted by U.S. jury
NEW YORK, Feb 13: The world’s most infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States over a violent, colorful, decades-long career.
Feb 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Sindhupalchowk to wrap up reconstruction soon
Sindhupalchowk to wrap up reconstruction soon
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Feb 12: With the reconstruction of almost 57,000 houses and many more in the process, Sindhupalchowk, one of the most-affected districts by the deadly earthquake of 2015, has undergone a modern-day makeover.
Feb 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Community forests face 65% tax burden
Community forests face 65% tax burden
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The community forestry program in Nepal helped significantly increase Nepal’s forest cover which was steadily declining due to deforestation, encroachment and haphazard cutting down of trees back in the early 1990s.
Feb 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Dhading's rural roads: Development in winter, destruction in monsoon
Dhading's rural roads: Development in winter, destruction in...
DHADING, Feb 12: Priskala Tamang of Khaniyabas Rural Municipality-2 is very happy after her village recently got connected with the road network. Previously, the small settlement in the north of Dhading district was totally dependent on mules to transport essentials like food and construction materi...
Feb 13, 2019
SOCIETY
NOC ex-chief Khadka freed after posting Rs 20.5 million bail
NOC ex-chief Khadka freed after posting Rs 20.5 million bail
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Former chief of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), Gopal Khadka, was released on bail on Tuesday after he deposited a bail of Rs 20.5 million at the Special Court, following hearings on a case of disproportionate accumulation of wealth registered at the court against him by the Comm...
Feb 13, 2019