SOCIETY
‘Hamro Patro’ app applies for registration
‘Hamro Patro’ app applies for registration
Ministry spokesperson Gajendra Kumar Thakur shared that Hamro Patro app proprietors have applied for registration on Thursday.
Sep 05, 2025
WORLD
Macron banks on US backing as 26 Nations pledge troops for Ukraine
Macron banks on US backing as 26 Nations pledge troops for U...
The Paris gathering, dubbed a meeting of the “coalition of the willing,” drew European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and US envoy Steve Witkoff.
Sep 05, 2025
Market
Forex Update: US dollar, euro edge up
Forex Update: US dollar, euro edge up
Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the exchange rates for 22 foreign currencies for Friday.
Sep 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Monsoon Alert: Heavy rainfall expected in hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki tonight
Monsoon Alert: Heavy rainfall expected in hilly regions of K...
Cloudy skies will blanket most parts of the country this afternoon.
Sep 05, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Facebook, YouTube, X among platforms to go offline as Nepal moves to ban unregistered soci...
Facebook, YouTube, X among platforms to go offline as Nepal...
Nepal has blocked more than two dozen social media and OTT platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, and X, for failing to register with the government as mandated by a SC directive. Platforms that complete the registration process can resume operations, but critics warn the move...
Sep 05, 2025
OPINION
Time to Turn Climate Policy into Action
Time to Turn Climate Policy into Action
Nepal integrates ICJ opinion into climate commitments but faces hurdles in implementation.
Sep 05, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt mulls to set up National Payments Board as an oversight agency
Govt mulls to set up National Payments Board as an oversight...
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared the draft bill to amend the ‘Payments and Settlement (First Amendment) Act 2025,’ which proposes the formation of the board under the chairmanship of the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Sep 05, 2025
SOCIETY
19 more Nepalis deported from US arrive home amid ongoing deportations
19 more Nepalis deported from US arrive home amid ongoing de...
Of the 19 deportees, 17 are men and 2 are women.
Sep 05, 2025
Editorial
Overcrowded and Neglected
Overcrowded and Neglected
Nepal’s prisons are in deep crisis, with recent deaths at Jhumka and Kailali exposing severe overcrowding, poor healthcare, and weak administration. Without urgent reforms, prisons risk becoming centres of tragedy rather than rehabilitation.
Sep 05, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt releases Rs 750 million grant amount for sugarcane farmers
Govt releases Rs 750 million grant amount for sugarcane farm...
This amount corresponds to the payment for around 20,160,000 quintals of sugarcane supplied by farmers from 13 districts to sugar mills.
Sep 04, 2025