ECONOMY
Nepal’s tourism sector to suffer due to bad publicity from aircraft crash
Nepal’s tourism sector to suffer due to bad publicity from a...
POKHARA, March 16: Turkish Airway's airliner had an accident at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) about three years ago. All the passengers in the aircraft were unharmed. However, as the plane remained grounded at TIA for a few days, larger aircraft could not approach the runway, which affected...
Mar 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Ishwar Giri wins TV under Nagarik daily’s subscriber scheme
Ishwar Giri wins TV under Nagarik daily’s subscriber scheme
KATHMANDU (REPU-BLICA): 'Biswasniya Samachar Haat Haat Maa Upahar', a subscriber scheme of Nagarik daily's publisher Nepal Republic Media, continues to receive good response from the public.
Mar 17, 2018
ECONOMY
NIC ASIA appoints Roshan Kumar Neupane as acting CEO
NIC ASIA appoints Roshan Kumar Neupane as acting CEO
KATHMANDU (REPU-BLICA): The resignation submitted by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NIC Asia Bank, Laxman Rijal, has been accepted by the bank's board. Deputy CEO of the bank, Roshan Kumar Neupane, has been appointed as its acting CEO.
Mar 17, 2018
ECONOMY
MAN delegation meets finance minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada
MAN delegation meets finance minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada
KATHMANDU (REPU-BLICA): A team of board of directors and representatives from the Management Association of Nepal (MAN) has met finance minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada on Friday. The meeting was organized to congratulate Khatiwada on his appointment as the finance minister.
Mar 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Delay in signing Montreal Convention affects air crash compensation
Delay in signing Montreal Convention affects air crash compe...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Victims of US-Bangla air crash are likely to receive less amount in compensation than they are supposed to receive, as both Nepal and Bangladesh have delayed adopting the Montreal Convention 1999.
Mar 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Deeper integration underlined for shared prosperity in South Asia
Deeper integration underlined for shared prosperity in South...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Prime Minister K P Oli has said that the new era for economic development has begun in Nepal. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 6th SAARC Business Leaders’ Conclave that kicked off in capital on Friday, Prime Minister Oli said that there is a need for deeper integration...
Mar 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Young couple divorced after two days of marriage
Young couple divorced after two days of marriage
RUKUM, March 16: After months of affair, Pavitra (name changed) of Sani Bheri Rural Municipality-2, Duli and Dinesh (name changed) of ward no 8 of the same rural municipality decided to turn their young love into marriage when they were still in grade eight. Promising to spend the rest of their live...
Mar 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Unmarried, mute woman gives birth to a child
Unmarried, mute woman gives birth to a child
GORKHA, March 16: An unmarried mute woman of Arughat Rural Municipality-10 gave birth to a daughter on February 27. As she is unable to speak, she is finding it difficult to convince the locals about the legitimate father of her child since the person with whom she had physical relationship denies...
Mar 17, 2018
POLITICS
DC appointed chief attorney
DC appointed chief attorney
BUTWAL (REPUBLICA): Province 5 Chief Minister Shankar Pokharel on Friday appointed Thakur DC as the chief attorney of the province. Chief Judge of Tulsipur High Court Nahakul Subedi administered oath of office and secrecy to DC as chief legal advisor to the chief minister. Senior advocate DC, a l...
Mar 17, 2018
SOCIETY
School without roof
School without roof
PYUTHAN, March 16: Imagining a classroom without roof is weird. However, this is how the classes have been running at Bal Bidya Secondary School of Pyuthan Municipality after the wind and storm on Thursday night blew off the roof. As their final examination is underway, students have no choice but t...
Mar 17, 2018