ELECTION
Major parties looking to forge electoral alliances
Major parties looking to forge electoral alliances
KATHMANDU, May 3 : The three major political parties are all trying to forge electoral alliances with like-minded forces to win support of constituencies that they consider to be their traditional support base.
May 04, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Pledges of three metro’s mayoral candidates
Pledges of three metro’s mayoral candidates
Considering the excitement about the upcoming local elections among voters and nominees, Republica reached out to some mayoral nominees from Kaski, Bharatpur and Dhading to discuss their candidacy. Here are the excerpts:
May 04, 2017
POLITICS
Govt defers amendment bid as RPP stands divided
Govt defers amendment bid as RPP stands divided
KATHMANDU, May 3: Seeing no possibility of securing the two-thirds majority required for endorsing the constitution amendment bill, the ruling parties and other political parties supporting the governing coalition have now decided to put the bill to a vote only after the first phase local election...
May 04, 2017
POLITICS
PM will step down after first phase local polls: Aide
PM will step down after first phase local polls: Aide
KATHMANDU, May 4: A top aide to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba will become prime minister after the first phase local elections are held on May 14.
May 04, 2017
ELECTION
44,000 plus vying for 13,556 posts in first phase local poll
44,000 plus vying for 13,556 posts in first phase local poll
KATHMANDU, May 4: More than 44,000 candidates are vying for 13,556 posts at a total of 283 local units in the three provinces where the Election Commission (EC) is conducting the first phase local elections on May 14.
May 04, 2017
Interview
Karki is innocent until she is indicted and parliament approves the indictment
Karki is innocent until she is indicted and parliament appro...
The impeachment motion against Chief Justice Sushila Karki on Sunday shocked the country. This was because Chief Justice Karki was seen as someone of high moral standing and someone not afraid to make controversial decisions, for instance in the case of former CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki. So why d...
May 04, 2017
ELECTION
EC wants schools closed for 7 days for May 14 polls
EC wants schools closed for 7 days for May 14 polls
KATHMANDU, May 4: The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Ministry of Education (MoE) to close the educational institutions for seven days -- from May 8 to 14 -- for facilitating the first phase of the local elections.
May 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Govt decides to open chemical fertilizers plant
Govt decides to open chemical fertilizers plant
KATHMANDU, May 4: The government has finally decided to build a chemical fertilizers plant.
May 04, 2017
POLITICS
2,300 households in need of relocation: Study
2,300 households in need of relocation: Study
KATHMANDU, May 4: A recent study conducted by the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has found that around 2,300 households in five of the worst quake-hit districts are in need of relocation to the safer sites.
May 04, 2017
Editorial
Time has come
Time has come
Addressing a seminar in Kathmandu on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature One-Belt-One-Road (OBOR) initiative, Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara last week expressed his government’s commitment to signing up for the initiative.
May 04, 2017