POLITICS, Republica Watch
Proposal to sack NOC’s Khadka to be tabled in cabinet today
Proposal to sack NOC’s Khadka to be tabled in cabinet today
KATHMANDU, Sept 18: A proposal to sack Gopal Khadka, the controversial managing director of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), is set to be tabled in the cabinet meeting on Monday. Khadka faces charges of financial embezzlement in the purchase of land plots to build storage facilities for NOC in various p...
Sep 18, 2017
ELECTION
Province 2 goes to polls today
Province 2 goes to polls today
KATHMANDU, Sept 18: After the successful conclusion of the first and second rounds of local elections, the Election Commission (EC) is conducting the final round of the elections in 136 local units of Province 2 on Monday.
Sep 18, 2017
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
NOC chief Khadka lied to parliamentary panel
NOC chief Khadka lied to parliamentary panel
KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Managing Director Gopal Khadka has been found to have made false statement in a deliberate attempt to keep parliamentary panel at dark over the controversial land procurement deal.
Sep 18, 2017
SOCIETY
Thabang Rural Municipality chief freed by abductors
Thabang Rural Municipality chief freed by abductors
ROLPA, Sept 17: Bir Bahadur Gharti, the chairman of Thabang Rural Municipality who was abducted by the cadres of Netra Bikram Chand's CPN Maoist, has been released by his abductors on Sunday.
Sep 18, 2017
Editorial
Beyond the means
Beyond the means
Perks for retired MPs
Sep 18, 2017
OPINION
Failing on trade
Failing on trade
The first month of the current fiscal alone saw trade deficit of Rs 80 billion, which comes to around Rs 2.67 billion per day.
Sep 18, 2017
OPINION
Connecting the dots
Connecting the dots
The evolving narrative of exploitation and domination established by the Madhesi uprising is only a part of a much larger national story.
Sep 18, 2017
OPINION
Missing pros
Missing pros
Retaining skilled and professional manpower in agriculture is a major challenge in Nepal, as in other SAARC countries.
Sep 18, 2017
Infographic
Infographics: 10 years of Iphone
Infographics: 10 years of Iphone
When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone ten years back in June 2007, he’d said, “We are gonna go for it and see if we can get 1% market share” (of estimated 1 billion phones sold in 2006). In its first year, 2008, Apple sold 12m iPhones, going on to over 800 million units worldwide.
Sep 18, 2017
WORLD
UK police arrest 2nd man in London subway attack case
UK police arrest 2nd man in London subway attack case
LONDON, September 17: London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.
Sep 17, 2017