SOCIETY
Thabang Rural Municipality chief abducted
Thabang Rural Municipality chief abducted
ROLPA, Sept 15: Bir Bahadur Gharti, a former Maoist commander and chairperson of Thabang Rural Municipality was abducted by an unidentified group on Thursday.
Sep 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Overcrowded vehicles pose threat along the rugged trails of Karnali
Overcrowded vehicles pose threat along the rugged trails of...
Jajarkot-Dolpa road , Karnali, overcrowded vehicles
Sep 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Buddha Air starts direct flight to Bharatpur, Bhairahawa from Pokhara
Buddha Air starts direct flight to Bharatpur, Bhairahawa fro...
POKHARA, Sept 15: Buddha Air started direct flight to Bharatpur and Bhairahawa from Pokhara with 18-seat Beechcraft 1900D on Friday.
Sep 16, 2017
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Qatar Airways increases frequency to Sohar
Qatar Airways increases frequency to Sohar
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Qatar Airways has announced four additional weekly flights to Sohar in the Sultanate of Oman. Issuing a statement, the Doha-based carrier said that it would start its weekly flights to Sohar from October 1.
Sep 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Dev Bank to issue issuee chip-based debit card free of cost
Dev Bank to issue issuee chip-based debit card free of cost
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Dev Development Bank Limited has said that it would not charge any fee on transaction made through its chip-based Visa debit card.
Sep 16, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Voter ID card distribution affected in Rautahat
Voter ID card distribution affected in Rautahat
RAUTAHAT, Sept 15: Poll preparations in Rautahat have been affected after polling officers remained absent in the deputed stations citing delay in releasing their allowances. With the delay by the local administration in releasing their allowances and wages, polling staffers who were supposed to dis...
Sep 16, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Candidates wooing “swing voters”
Candidates wooing “swing voters”
LAHAN, Sept 15: Lahan Municipality of Saptari district has many voters who are not affiliated with any political party. Therefore, various political parties have reached the helm of power in this local unit since the 1991 elections instead of just one party being dominant.
Sep 16, 2017
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Sajha chief Sharma demands Rs 400m from govt
Sajha chief Sharma demands Rs 400m from govt
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A few board members including Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager (GM), of Sajha Prakashan recently approached Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopal Man Shrestha, demanding Rs 400 million to pay the loans of the state-owned publishing house.
Sep 16, 2017
POLITICS
UML gears up for provincial, parliamentary polls
UML gears up for provincial, parliamentary polls
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The main opposition CPN-UML is scheduled to hold the party's central committee meeting next week in the capital to hash out the party's agenda and strategies for the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections. The party is the first to call meeting targeting the two electio...
Sep 16, 2017
SPORTS
Barcelona hoping to carry on the momentum against Getafe
Barcelona hoping to carry on the momentum against Getafe
Barcelona has had a perfect start to the La Liga campaign this season with three straight wins and no goals conceded. And a plus point is they have scored nine goals including a tremendous 3-0 victory against the Italian champion Juventus.
Sep 16, 2017