Published On: November 24, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj Sharma on Sunday accused the government of not being serious towards resolving the much-delayed transitional justice process.
Published On: November 24, 2019 04:14 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: A Nepali woman based in Australia has been charged with murder after she allegedly fatally stabbed her husband in western Sydney, local media reported on Sunday.
Published On: November 24, 2019 03:49 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Province 3 Minister of Interior and Law Shalikram Jamakattel on Sunday said that the Federal government is fully cooperating with the Province 3 government in the formulation of laws required for his province.
Published On: November 24, 2019 09:29 AM NPT By: Republica
With the UK deeply divided over Brexit, how people voted in the 2016 referendum is key to which party they will support in the election. The United Kingdom’s contentious 2016 referendum to depart the EU and subsequent years of political rancour have led to an unpredictable general election.
Published On: November 24, 2019 09:27 AM NPT By: Republica
Ending months of speculations regarding who will be in and who will be out in the cabinet, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli inducted nine new faces in his cabinet while bidding bye to as many number on Thursday afternoon. Cabinet reshuffle was the talk of the town for many months but it had not materialized mainly due to differences within the ruling Nepal Communist Party as to who should actually be relieved of duty.
Published On: November 24, 2019 08:41 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The interest rate of bank loans is less likely to fall in the second quarter of the current Fiscal Year 2019/20. Rather, some of the commercial banks may raise their lending rates.
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:43 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Janamat Party led by CK Raut, who was once outlawed for his secessionist agenda, organized a mass rally in Bhrikuti Mandap area in Kathmandu against what it called “color discrimination”.
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:35 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Chinese Actress Xu Qing, who has been appointed as goodwill ambassador for the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, is visiting Nepal again in the first week of December to help further promote Nepal’s tourism in China.
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:27 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Scores of buffaloes, some as young as four months, are being brought to Gadhimai temple for sacrificial offering despite a relentless campaign by various animal rights groups to stop the mass slaughter during the month-long religious festival that began November 17.
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:17 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: A recommendation committee is preparing a final list of candidates for leading the Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies. A five-day deadline allotted for the general public to register any complaints against candidates expired on Friday.
Published On: November 23, 2019 06:46 PM NPT By: Republica
CHITWAN, Nov 23: A loaded pistol was found unattended on the premises of the Chitwan Medical College on Saturday.
Published On: November 23, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica
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Published On: November 23, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica
Then Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai receiving a guard of honor from Nepal Army during his Nepal visit in 1966.
Published On: November 23, 2019 12:29 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The government has begun the process of selecting the new executive chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon).
Published On: November 23, 2019 12:17 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Despite having huge potential in production and trading of energy in the South Asian countries including Nepal, these countries have failed to receive larger benefit as they rely only on trading surplus energy than the ones based on economic value addition, said analysts speaking at the Power Summit 2019 on Thursday.
Published On: November 23, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai has said that the government will demarcate boundaries for the construction of Nijgadh International Airport that is proposed to be built in Bara.
Published On: November 23, 2019 11:42 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: Nepal's stock market remained under pressure throughout the week with investors showing lack of enthusiasm to take buying positions. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index registered a modest drop of 4.59 points on Sunday. The benchmark index wavered on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with meager declines of 0.24 points, 1.13 points and 1.65 points.
Published On: November 23, 2019 11:23 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The South Asian Games (SAG), previously known as South Asian Federation Games is a biennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC), formed in 1983. At present, SAG are joined by seven members namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Published On: November 23, 2019 07:36 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Patan High Court on Friday sought details from Kathmandu District Court (KDC) on the rape attempt case against ex-speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara.
Published On: November 23, 2019 07:26 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has said that 62 percent of the houses damaged by the 2015 earthquakes have already been rebuilt while another 24 percent are currently under-construction.