ECONOMY
Nepal’s tourism bounces back in 2024, arrival number recorded over 1.147 million in a year
Nepal’s tourism bounces back in 2024, arrival number recorde...
According to the records with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the aforementioned number of tourists entered the country as of the first hour of Tuesday, the last day of 2024. Nepal welcomed a record high number of tourists in 2019, with 1.197 million visitors. In 2018, the number was recorded at 1.17...
Jan 01, 2025
SOCIETY
12th national attire and topi day today
12th national attire and topi day today
With the slogan "Nepali Topi: Our Identity," the Nepali youths will celebrate the day. To promote Daura-Suruwal, Topi, and Gunyu-Cholo as symbols of Nepali identity among the youth, National Dress and Topi Day has been observed since 2013.
Jan 01, 2025
ECONOMY
NOC hikes petroleum price, petrol up by Rs 1 per litre
NOC hikes petroleum price, petrol up by Rs 1 per litre
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced an increase in the prices of petroleum products, effective from Tuesday midnight.
Jan 01, 2025
Editorial
Revamp the Insurance Sector
Revamp the Insurance Sector
A worrying trend in the nation’s insurance industry is indicated by a sudden rise in life insurance policy cancellations. Over 45,000 life insurance policies were surrendered prematurely in the first five months of the current fiscal year, causing a loss of Rs 6.10 billion in insured amounts....
Jan 01, 2025
SOCIETY
New Year 2025 begins Today
New Year 2025 begins Today
It is believed that the AD (Anno Domini) era started after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Pope Gregory introduced the current calendar, replacing the Julian calendar, which is why it is called the Gregorian calendar.
Jan 01, 2025
OPINION
The Leadership Labyrinth
The Leadership Labyrinth
Picture this: a young business leader, coffee cup in hand, passionately sharing an inspiring TED talk with their team. They’re enthusiastic, they’re motivational, but the company feels like a ship without a compass–lacking vision, direction, and the winds of collective purpose.
Jan 01, 2025
SOCIETY
Communication Ministry to unveil AI policy soon
Communication Ministry to unveil AI policy soon
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has reached the final stage of drafting Nepal’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy. Top-level bureaucrats of the ministry informed Republica that the policy’s draft will be ready within a ‘few days’ and u...
Jan 01, 2025
POLITICS
Internal rifts erode unity within the ruling Nepali Congress
Internal rifts erode unity within the ruling Nepali Congress
Selfishness, communalism, individualistic attitudes, and the tendency to turn toward foreign countries are prevalent in the country. In such a situation, the first casualty is nationality. Until recently, our struggle focused solely on the democratic rights of the people. That is why we emphasized t...
Jan 01, 2025
Market
UNDP partners with NMB to advance sustainable financing
UNDP partners with NMB to advance sustainable financing
According to a press release issued by the UNDP Nepal, the agreement aims at creating an enabling environment for the private sector to issue thematic bonds in Nepal.
Jan 01, 2025
ECONOMY
NEA to make alternative arrangements for electricity supply to the fast track project
NEA to make alternative arrangements for electricity supply...
The floods and landslides caused by heavy rains on September 27 and 28 caused significant damage to the power house and other structures of the 22 MW Bagmati Khola Small Hydropower plant operated by Mandu Hydropower Ltd., halting electricity supply to the fast track.
Jan 01, 2025