SOCIETY
KMC announces holiday today to mourn demise of ex-mayor Singh
KMC announces holiday today to mourn demise of ex-mayor Sing...
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has declared a mourning holiday today on the demise of former mayor PL Singh.
Dec 16, 2024
SOCIETY
Two die, one wounded in motorbike accident
Two die, one wounded in motorbike accident
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Jhapa police, Krishna Kumar Chand, informed Republica that the accident took place last night. The deceased have been identified as Jamuna Dhimal, 32, of Gauradaha Municipality-5 and Om Kumari Rai, 25, of Gauradaha Municipality-5 in Jhapa district.
Dec 16, 2024
Lifestyle
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passes away at 73, family confirms
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passes away at 73, family confir...
Tabla maestro and five-time Grammy Award winner Zakir Hussain passed away at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said. Hussain 73, was hospitalised and subsequently succumbed to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Dec 16, 2024
SOCIETY
Former KMC Mayor PL Singh passes away
Former KMC Mayor PL Singh passes away
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) PL Singh passed away this morning at his residence in Chaksibari, Thamel. He was 85.
Dec 16, 2024
POLITICS
Nirmala Sharma elected president of FNJ
Nirmala Sharma elected president of FNJ
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nirmala Sharma has won the presidency of the Federation of Nepali Journalists. According to the final voting results announced late Sunday by the FNJ's central election committee, Sharma received 4,282 votes.
Dec 16, 2024
POLITICS
CPN-UML to reach all local level wards
CPN-UML to reach all local level wards
CPN-UML has passed a six-point resolution plan aimed at reaching all local levels across the country between mid- January and mid-March.
Dec 16, 2024
POLITICS
Poush 1: Black Day being observed in memory of the ‘coup’ against democracy
Poush 1: Black Day being observed in memory of the ‘coup’ ag...
The Black Day is being observed nationwide today in protest against the ousting of the first democratically elected government with the backing of the then Royal Nepal Army's power.
Dec 16, 2024
ECONOMY
NOC hikes petrol price, slashes price of diesel and kerosene
NOC hikes petrol price, slashes price of diesel and kerosene
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has hiked the price of petrol and reduced the price of diesel and kerosene effective from Sunday midnight.
Dec 16, 2024
Editorial
The Forgotten Law
The Forgotten Law
Nepal's Social Practices (Reform) Act 2033 BS, enacted during the early years of King Birendra’s reign, has been effectively dead since its inception. The 47-year old law consists of 21 sections. Despite its enactment, none of its provisions have been implemented.
Dec 16, 2024
ECONOMY
Regular flights between Kathmandu and Tikapur resume after 27 years
Regular flights between Kathmandu and Tikapur resume after 2...
Tikapur Airport in Kailali, which was closed for regular flights since February 1997, officially resumed its services beginning Sunday.
Dec 16, 2024