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'Qatar supports Visit Nepal 2020 Year initiative'

Published On: December 19, 2018 10:25 AM NPT By: Republica

Nepal and Qatar share multi-faceted relations. Over 500,000 Nepali migrant workers are said to be currently working in this Gulf nation. Besides exchange of high level visits to cement the ties, Nepal and Qatar have also been expanding various avenues of cooperation. The relations between the two countries have deepened further with Qatar establishing residential embassy in Nepal. As Qatar is celebrating its National Day – the birth day of its founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani on Tuesday, Republica talked to Ambassador of Qatar to Nepal Yousuf bin Mohamed al-Hail. Excerpts:

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Japan to provide USD 500,000 to WFP Nepal for Karnali project

Published On: December 19, 2018 10:22 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Government of Japan has decided to earmark assistance of USD 500,000 to support the activities of the World Food Program (WFP), Nepal.

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Valley Pollution Index for December 18, 2018

Published On: December 19, 2018 09:56 AM NPT By: Republica

Valley Pollution Index for December 18, 2018.

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Timeline to address demands of provinces endorsed

Published On: December 19, 2018 09:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Inter-Province Council (IPC) has endorsed a timeline for the implementation of federalism, including the management of civil servants, giving full shape to the Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission, and readying the necessary laws.

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Don’t award projects without competitive bidding: TIN asks govt

Published On: December 19, 2018 09:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Transparency International Nepal (TIN) has urged the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) not to award contracts for smart license and printing of passports to any firms without inviting competitive bids.

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Modi criticized for Nepal’s ban on some Indian banknotes

Published On: December 19, 2018 08:46 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Senior leader of the Indian National Congress Shakeel Ahmad Monday blamed the “arrogance” of the Modi-led Indian government for Nepal’s ban on currency notes of denominations higher than Rs 100 and demanded that urgent steps be taken to resolve the issue.

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Cyclone Phethai weakens, cloudy weather to clear up

Published On: December 19, 2018 08:36 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Cyclone Phethai that recently caused frigid weather across Nepal has now weakened into a ‘depression’ state and is dissipating rapidly. With this, the Meteorological Forecasting Division expects the cloudy skies to clear on Wednesday in most parts of the country.

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Ruling party leaders continue war of words over leadership

Published On: December 19, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATMANDU, Dec 19: Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have engaged in a war of words regarding the government's performance and a lethargic pace of party unification .

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SC scraps govt decision to transfer health secy Dr Chaudhari to PMO

Published On: December 19, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government not to transfer Dr Pushpa Chaudhari, secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), to the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM).

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Road safety must be a national priority

Published On: December 19, 2018 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica

Our roads are unsafe to walk on and drive along. This is what the data of Nepal Police suggests. A total of 4,298 road accidents took place in the first four months of fiscal year 2018/19, leaving 864 people dead and 1,488 critically injured, says the data.

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Infographics: New service to replace SMS messages

Published On: December 19, 2018 12:05 AM NPT By: Republica

A new, richer form of mobile phone messaging is being slowly rolled out by network providers.

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NOC revises petro-price

Published On: December 18, 2018 08:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) on Tuesday has revised downward prices of petroleum products effective from Tuesday midnight.

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NC office bearer row: Consensus on electing committee members

Published On: December 18, 2018 08:47 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: The rival factions of the Nepali Congress have reached a consensus on Tuesday regarding the number of the office bearers and their appointment.

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NC mahasamiti: leadership urged to end factionalism, divisive politics

Published On: December 18, 2018 07:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: In the ongoing mega meet- mahasamiti meeting- of the Nepali Congress, the leaders gathered from across the country in the capital city censured the big leaders in the party that they indulged in factionalism resulting in party's invisibility in country politics and national development.

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Safer migration: Effective implementation of existing laws

Published On: December 18, 2018 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec. 18: Experts and stakeholders have laid emphasis on effective implementation of the existing laws and thorough monitoring in order to ensure safe, secured and regular labor migration.

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Govt vows to resolves inter-state issues to a deadline

Published On: December 18, 2018 07:23 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: The government has decided to resolve the existing inter-state issues by setting a strict deadline.

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Nepse suffers double-digit fall

Published On: December 18, 2018 06:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: The domestic share market that surged for the two straight days on Sunday and Monday was hit by a double-digit fall today, the third day of the week.

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Labor Minister Bista vows to stop anomalies in foreign employment sector

Published On: December 18, 2018 04:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista has said that situation putting the lives of thousands of youths in jeopardy would not be allowed to continue anymore.

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Lalitpur Patriots enters into final securing 1-wicket win over Kathmandu Kings XI

Published On: December 18, 2018 04:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Lalitpur Patriots has entered into final securing one-wicket win over Kathmandu Kings XI at the first qualifiers of the Everest Premier League (EPL) -2018 held at the TU Cricket Ground on Tuesda

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Task-force tables its report at Inter-State Council meet

Published On: December 18, 2018 02:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18:  A task-force led by Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa presented a report on the problems faced by provinces at the Inter-State Council meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar on Tuesday.

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