SOCIETY
Monsoon rain: How much rainfall Nepal received so far?
Monsoon rain: How much rainfall Nepal received so far?
KATHMANDU, August 13: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted that there will be more than average rainfall (1,462 MM) this monsoon. There has been an average rainfall since June 1 to August 11 this year, the Department said, explaining that a total of 858.5 mm rainfall has been re...
Aug 13, 2022
POLITICS
NC Central Performance Committee meeting is underway
NC Central Performance Committee meeting is underway
KATHMANDU, August 13: The Central Performance meeting of Nepali Congress (NC) is being held today.
Aug 13, 2022
SOCIETY
CIAA seizes Madhyapaschim University documents for investigation
CIAA seizes Madhyapaschim University documents for investiga...
BIRENDRANAGAR, August 13: The Surkhet-based office of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has seized the documents of the Madhyapaschim University.
Aug 13, 2022
SOCIETY
Man arrested for murdering pregnant wife
Man arrested for murdering pregnant wife
BIRGUNJ, August 13: A man has been arrested on the charge of strangling his wife to death. Dinesh Prasad Yadav,26, of Itiyahi in Birgunj Metropolitan City-23 was arrested for allegedly murdering his 23-year-old wife Pratima Kumari on Friday, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Prahlad Karki...
Aug 13, 2022
WORLD
FBI seized top secret documents at Trump's home; Espionage Act cited
FBI seized top secret documents at Trump's home; Espionage A...
August 13: FBI agents in this week's search of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the Justice Department said on Friday, while also disclosing it had probable cause to conduct the search based on possible Esp...
Aug 13, 2022
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Nepal: Press freedom under threat as 'disinformation' and 'fake news' erode media credibil...
Nepal: Press freedom under threat as 'disinformation' and 'f...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Media freedom was what Nepali journalists and civil society activists fought for decades in Nepal until democracy was restored in the country in 1990. The Nepali media fraternity celebrated the abolition of the Panchayat system, which put harsh restrictions on civil liberties i...
Aug 12, 2022
ECONOMY
Government forms Task Force to contain loan-sharking
Government forms Task Force to contain loan-sharking
KATHMANDU, August 12: The government has formed a Task Force to take steps for the containment of loan-sharking.
Aug 12, 2022
The Week
A chronicle of struggle for survival
A chronicle of struggle for survival
The mystic Shangrila, Bhutan, changed its political course evicting over 20 percent of its population in 1990 hoping to fare well with Gross National Happiness mantra but the action will continue to hunt it back unless it adequately addresses the grievances of the Lhotsampa population.
Aug 12, 2022
POLITICS
PM Deuba calls for developing youth entrepreneurship to reduce educated unemployment
PM Deuba calls for developing youth entrepreneurship to redu...
KATHMANDU, August 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed the need for developing youth entrepreneurship to reduce educated unemployment.
Aug 12, 2022
POLITICS
KP Oli meets Rekha Thapa, Kunti Shahi as UML eyes electoral alliance with RPP in the upcom...
KP Oli meets Rekha Thapa, Kunti Shahi as UML eyes electoral...
KATHMANDU, August 12: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and actress and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) central member Rekha Thapa had a meeting on Wednesday where they discussed contemporary politics and elections.
Aug 12, 2022