POLITICS, SOCIETY
TJ bodies preparing interim reports as term ends near
TJ bodies preparing interim reports as term ends near
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: A week before expiry of the extended tenures of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP)— officials at the transitional justice (TJ) bodies say they are compiling the progress they have achieved so far...
Feb 03, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
My Words
My Words
My words aren't usually backed up by the facts
Tempted to fathom rather than to memorize
Feb 03, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
57 public toilets for millions of people in KMC
57 public toilets for millions of people in KMC
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Kathmandu Metropolitan City is mired in toilet crisis as the capital struggles to accommodate its growing population lured by job opportunities and other facilities. There are only 57 public toilets, more than half of them in need of immediate repair, in KMC which is home to millio...
Feb 03, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Article
Why one should not buy groupism
Why one should not buy groupism
As energy is contagious, it is always wise to be around people who inspire you and are respected not just for their age or for the amount of money they earn.
Feb 03, 2019
POLITICS, Republica Watch
54 MPs change PAs after parliament paid latter through bank
54 MPs change PAs after parliament paid latter through bank
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: At least 54 members of parliament have changed their personal secretaries and aides or made formal appointments of such staff after the parliament secretariat starting to deposit the salaries of the latter in their own bank accounts.
Feb 03, 2019
ECONOMY
NAC receives AOC for Japan flights; awaits Japanese nod
NAC receives AOC for Japan flights; awaits Japanese nod
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has received Air Operator's Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to conduct flights to Japan.
Feb 03, 2019
ECONOMY
India proposes IRs 7 billion in grants to Nepal in interim budget
India proposes IRs 7 billion in grants to Nepal in interim b...
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: India has allocated Nepal an estimated 7 billion Indian rupees in grant for Fiscal Year 2019/20.
Feb 03, 2019
ECONOMY
Little of FDI pledged at Investment Summit 2017 realized so far
Little of FDI pledged at Investment Summit 2017 realized so...
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Back in March 2017, Nepal received foreign direct investment pledges amounting to $13.51 billion and many hoped something big was going to happen in the country.
Feb 03, 2019
ECONOMY
7-kilometer track takes 41 years to open
7-kilometer track takes 41 years to open
MAKWANPUR, Feb 3: It was an unusual day when Dor Mani Poudel, Chief Minister of Province 3, officially inaugurated the track connecting Chainpur to Manahari, a section of East-West Highway, on Thursday.
Feb 03, 2019
Editorial
Remove the hurdles to self-sufficiency
Remove the hurdles to self-sufficiency
Here is a piece of good news. According to Nepal Cement Producers’ Association, Nepal has become self-reliant in cement production.
Feb 03, 2019