SOCIETY
Khalanga Bazar at high risk of landslide
Khalanga Bazar at high risk of landslide
JAJARKOT, August 27: A massive landslide on Friday night which hit more than two dozen houses at Thatibazaar New Road has left Khalanga Bazaar folks in fear.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Parties jostle to appease flood-hit voters with aid and relief materials
Parties jostle to appease flood-hit voters with aid and reli...
KATHMANDU, August 27: Major political parties are quietly reaching out to people in the flood-hit areas of tarai with relief and aid materials after their scheduled polls campaign was thrown into disarray due to the worst natural disaster to hit the country after the Gorkha earthquake.
Aug 27, 2017
POLITICS
RJPN registered for upcoming polls
RJPN registered for upcoming polls
KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJPN) has been registered with the Election Commission for the upcoming elections of the provincial and federal governments.
Aug 27, 2017
POLITICS
Geography undermined in constituency delineation
Geography undermined in constituency delineation
KATHMANDU, August 27: The Election Constituency Delimitation Commission (ECDC) has given least priority to geography while fixing election constituencies for the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections.
Aug 27, 2017
POLITICS
Millions spent in NAC officials’ trip abroad to see aircraft under maintenance
Millions spent in NAC officials’ trip abroad to see aircraft...
KATHMANDU, August 27: Around two dozen officials of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) recently visited Singapore to ‘observe and inspect’ its aircraft which is currently under maintenance there.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Dr KC in Saptari to treat flood victims
Dr KC in Saptari to treat flood victims
SAPTARI, August 27: On early Saturday morning, Bairaba-based health post of Saptari district was unusually overcrowded with patients. Elderly people, children and adult alike were bearing with the searing heat.
Aug 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Bad dreams make widow cremate husband 12 yrs after death
Bad dreams make widow cremate husband 12 yrs after death
DAILEKH, August 27: Udaya Prasad Regmi, Maoist in-charge of Narayan Municipality in Dailekh, was shot dead right in his home by security forces 12 years ago.
Aug 27, 2017
POLITICS, Republica Watch
CIAA stalks NEA mgmt but leaves NOC chief alone
CIAA stalks NEA mgmt but leaves NOC chief alone
KATHMANDU, August 27
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is silent about investigating Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation Gopal Khadka although parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on August 5 asked it to take action against him.
Aug 27, 2017
Editorial
Why the delay?
Why the delay?
It is strange that even though the government says it is committed to holding both provincial and federal elections on November 26, the vital tasks of constituency delimitation and drafting of election-related laws have been needlessly delayed. The Election Commission has already said that it cannot...
Aug 27, 2017
OPINION
Decoding RPP split
Decoding RPP split
Much to the disappointment of its cadres and supporters across the country, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) witnessed a vertical split on August 6, 2017. After two weeks of bitter accusations and counter-accusations, RPP-Democratic was formally recognized by the Election Commission, following a...
Aug 27, 2017