ECONOMY
Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3.9 billion in FY 2022/23
Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3.9 billion in FY 2022/23
CHITWAN, Feb 12: The history of tea cultivation in Nepal is 160 years old. It was initiated by Gajraj Singh Thapa of Ilam, who began cultivating tea by planting tea bushes in 1920. Since then, Nepali tea has become a prominent export commodity for the country.
Feb 12, 2024
SPORTS
Pulsar Sports Award: Chandra Gurung awarded Best Coach
Pulsar Sports Award: Chandra Gurung awarded Best Coach
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Chandra Gurung of athletics has bagged the Best Coach Award in the Pulsar Sports Award 2024.
Feb 12, 2024
OPINION
The Red Alert
The Red Alert
Connecting the dots, one can see the direction the “socialism-oriented” state is heading towards. Socialism is not merely about the free access to education or health services, it is more about barring the private ownership of the means of production. It is evident that the Maoist-led government, to...
Feb 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt proposes three alternatives to fund 1,200-MW Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project
Govt proposes three alternatives to fund 1,200-MW Budhi Gand...
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) has recommended the government with the financial designs to construct 1,200 MW Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, one of the much-hyped projects that has been moving in slow pace.
Feb 12, 2024
SOCIETY
Police suspect woman committed suicide after killing her children in Imadol
Police suspect woman committed suicide after killing her chi...
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The preliminary investigation of the police into the death of a woman and her two children in Mahalaxmi Municipality-3, Imadol, Lalitpur has indicated a possible case of 'suicide after murder'.
Feb 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Financial irregularities rampant at all three government levels: CIAA Chief Rai
Financial irregularities rampant at all three government lev...
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The government’s commitment to maintain good governance in public administration looks good just on paper, while the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has painted a bleak picture of reality – pointing out a large number of flaws in the working mecha...
Feb 12, 2024
Editorial
Adopting human-centric approach to address issue of street vending
Adopting human-centric approach to address issue of street v...
Street vendors within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) have been taking to the streets for months after the KMC banned them from vending on the roadsides. As the KMC does not seem to have provided viable alternatives for them, there is growing frustration among these people who make a living by...
Feb 12, 2024
Interview, Republica Watch
'Think before you click the buy button'
'Think before you click the buy button'
Cristina Vittoria Egger Bertotti, an Italy-based fashion stylist and advisor, known fondly as the ‘Grand Dame of the Royal House of Savoy,’ was recently in Kathmandu. ¹With a career journey spanning decades Bertotti’s journey in the fashion industry began alongside esteemed companies like Versace, G...
Feb 11, 2024
ECONOMY
FinMin Mahat urges customs offices to focus on meeting revenue collection target
FinMin Mahat urges customs offices to focus on meeting reven...
JHAPA, Feb 11: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat visited the Mechi Customs Office, Kakarbhitta, Bhadrapur Customs Office and the Inland Revenue Office, Bhadrapur in Jhapa on Sunday.
Feb 11, 2024
ECONOMY
Department of Mines and Geology grants permission to 156 mining companies to extract miner...
Department of Mines and Geology grants permission to 156 min...
KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) has granted permission to 156 mining companies to extract minerals in Nepal.
Feb 11, 2024