SOCIETY
Tipper operation halted in Kavre for four days from today
Tipper operation halted in Kavre for four days from today
KATHMANDU, May 12: The tipper operation has been halted for four days in Kavrepalanchok district to make the local level election on Friday more systematic.
May 12, 2022
SOCIETY
EC decides to allow any official ID to cast vote in case voter’s ID is missing
EC decides to allow any official ID to cast vote in case vot...
KATHMANDU, May 12: Voters enlisted in the voter list for the local level election, 2079 BS, will be able to cast their vote on the basis of voter identity card or any other original government identity documents.
May 12, 2022
SOCIETY
Pressure cooker bomb explodes in Butwal
Pressure cooker bomb explodes in Butwal
KATHMANDU, May 12: A bomb has exploded at Milanchowk in Butwal on the eve of local elections. The bomb exploded at around 8:30 PM on Wednesday.
May 12, 2022
SOCIETY
NWC urges to prevent violence against women during election
NWC urges to prevent violence against women during election
KATHMANDU, May 12: The National Women Commission (NWC) has urged police administration to keep vigilance to make sure that no incidences of violence against women occur during upcoming local level election.
May 12, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
COVID claims 1 million U.S. lives
COVID claims 1 million U.S. lives
NEW YORK, May 12: The United States has now recorded more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths, according to a Reuters tally, crossing a once-unthinkable milestone about two years after the first cases upended everyday life and quickly transformed it.
May 12, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal’s foreign exchange reserves improves by nominal amount but import capacity declines...
Nepal’s foreign exchange reserves improves by nominal amount...
KATHMANDU, May 12: Despite massive efforts made by the government to check financial outflows, the country’s foreign currency reserves increased by nominal amounts in the past one month from mid-March to mid-April.
May 12, 2022
OPINION
Implications of low women representation in local polls
Implications of low women representation in local polls
Achieving gender equality is merely a dream with a limited share of women in decision making positions. Nepal has committed to equal opportunity in a sustainable manner. Limiting the opportunity of women in governing bodies is a sign of backlash and is deepening the gender equality gap.
May 12, 2022
Republica Watch
Pursuing Prosperity with Plan and Passion
Pursuing Prosperity with Plan and Passion
Lumbini is one of the lucky provinces that has both mountainous and plain terrains and is well connected to the southern neighbour India. It has natural resources in abundance and is also ahead in terms of industrialization. The province now needs to passionately work with a plan to achieve the goal...
May 11, 2022
ECONOMY
Consumer price inflation surged more than double to 7.28 percent during mid-March and mid-...
Consumer price inflation surged more than double to 7.28 per...
KATHMANDU, May 11: The consumer price inflation during the one-month period from mid-March to mid-April increased more than double this year compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, owing to a surge in the prices of overall food and non-food items and services.
May 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Ghising concerned over fake twitter accounts in his name
Ghising concerned over fake twitter accounts in his name
KATHMANDU, May 11: Kulman Ghising, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has raised concern over the dissemination of false information regarding local elections from fake Twitter handles opened using his name and pictures.
May 11, 2022