ECONOMY
Hydropower firms with poor finances ‘lure’ public investors amid regulatory gaps
Hydropower firms with poor finances ‘lure’ public investors...
Weak regulation and poor oversight have exposed small investors to risks from business entities, including hydropower companies, that go public by issuing shares.
Apr 30, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal’s foreign negotiations need strategic revamp, say experts
Nepal’s foreign negotiations need strategic revamp, say expe...
The seminar was organized to disseminate CESIF’s latest research findings on Nepal’s negotiations with China and to facilitate dialogue on building stronger diplomatic institutions in a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment.
Apr 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Talks between govt and agitating teachers end inconclusively
Talks between govt and agitating teachers end inconclusively
The two sides, however, have agreed to hold another round of talks on Wednesday to finalize the agreement, during a meeting held at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Singha Durbar.
Apr 29, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Summit without Sherpas? Mountaineering faces crisis as youth exit tradition
Summit without Sherpas? Mountaineering faces crisis as youth...
Climbing Everest is no easy feat, it is filled with risks and challenges. It requires not just physical fitness and competitiveness but also refined skills and courage. Studies show that Tibetan and Nepali Sherpas have a genetic ability to endure low-oxygen conditions (hypoxia) at high altitudes.
Apr 29, 2025
POLITICS
HoR passes 'Bill to amend and integrate customs related laws’
HoR passes 'Bill to amend and integrate customs related laws...
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the proposal seeking endorsement to the bill.
Apr 29, 2025
POLITICS
Prez Paudel to present govt's policies, programmes on May 2
Prez Paudel to present govt's policies, programmes on May 2
The Article 95 of the Constitution of Nepal has the provision where the President would present government's policies and programmes for the fiscal year in the joint meeting of both houses of the Federal Parliament.
Apr 29, 2025
POLITICS
Lower house passes Bill to amend some Nepal Acts
Lower house passes Bill to amend some Nepal Acts
The House of Representatives unanimously passed the ‘Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts, 2081’ on Tuesday.
Apr 29, 2025
SOCIETY
Talks between govt and agitating Teachers' Federation begins
Talks between govt and agitating Teachers' Federation begins
Talks have begun between the government and the agitating Teachers' Federation at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Singha Durbar.
Apr 29, 2025
ECONOMY
Hanuman Dhoka Conservation Program collects Rs 152.35 million
Hanuman Dhoka Conservation Program collects Rs 152.35 millio...
Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square Conservation Program collected Rs 146.63 million in tourism fees by the first week of Baisakh (mid-April) in the previous FY, while it has already collected Rs 152.35 million during the same period in the current FY.
Apr 29, 2025
ECONOMY
VAT cut on buttermilk could curb imports, promote local dairy
VAT cut on buttermilk could curb imports, promote local dair...
The DAN claims that branding and distributing buttermilk would help manage milk produced by local farmers and has requested the government to adopt policies that encourage its promotion.
Apr 29, 2025