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RPP to hold provincial convention next month

Published On: August 10, 2017 12:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 10: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is set to hold its provincial convention next month to adjust the party's organizational structures in seven provinces.

Number of cancer patients increases by 2.5 fold

Published On: August 10, 2017 12:17 PM NPT By: Republica

JHAPA, August 10: Number of cancer patients has doubled in Jhapa during the past four years.

Gearing up for fifth edition of En Vogue

Published On: August 10, 2017 12:13 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU: If you are an aspiring model and looking for a platform to boost your career, Republica My City Presents En Vogue Fashion Show and modeling contest is the right place to be.

HAN opens regional association in Nepalgunj

Published On: August 10, 2017 11:26 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has established its regional association Nepalgunj. Issuing a statement, the apex body of hotels in Nepal said that the 13-member executive committee of Hotel Association Nepalgunj is led by Ashit Shamsher JBR -- the owner of Hotel Sneha.

Qatar Airways to fly to Sarajevo from October

Published On: August 10, 2017 11:23 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 10:Qatar Airways on Wednesday said that it was beginning scheduled flights to Sarajevo from October. According to the statement, the new four-time weekly service of the airways is set to begin on October 31 along with its daily flights to Prague, Czech Republic and Kyiv, Ukraine.

CIAA begins probe into Sajha scam

Published On: August 10, 2017 07:49 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started investigation into the irregularities at the Sajha Prakashan.

'SSDP failed to meet goals'

Published On: August 10, 2017 07:42 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The School Sector Development Plan (SSDP), a multi-donor program introduced to improve the quality of education in Nepal, has turned ineffective in achieving its target. Education experts in various districts claim that the program has failed to meet its goals. Though the initiative has brought some positive changes in the physical infrastructures of schools, there has not been any progress in the quality of education.

The impeachment motion came to forestall verdict on Fewa Lake

Published On: August 10, 2017 06:35 AM NPT By: Republica

Republica and Nagarik dailies have in the past one month uncovered many cases of irregularities and corruption, amounting to billions of rupees, in our public entities. But no one has been punished so far. Is corruption in our public entities so pervasive that fighting it is a lost cause? And what is the judiciary’s role in it? Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki who during her nine months in office successfully prosecuted many senior corrupt government officials shared her insights with Mahabir Paudyal.

SC to announce verdict on Sharma's case on Friday

Published On: August 9, 2017 08:23 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Supreme Court is announce its verdict on Friday as hearing on the writ petition registered citing suspended Director General of Department of Inland Revenue, Chudamani Sharma was kept in custody illegally concluded on Wednesday.

Criminal code passed, Chhaupadi criminalized

Published On: August 9, 2017 07:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Legislature Parliament passed the Criminal Code 2074 on Wednesday.  The Parliament brought the new code in order to update the criminal law which was earlier based on the amendment of Civil Code-2021.

Electricity from India to cost Rs 10 per unit

Published On: August 9, 2017 05:44 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 9: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has determined the new tariff for the electricity that is being imported from India.

H1N1 virus so far kills 10, infected 381: Health Minister

Published On: August 9, 2017 05:17 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 9: In a meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today, Health Minister informed that so far 381 patients of Influenza 'A' type are found and 10 have succumbed.

Absconding woman charged with drug smuggling arrested after 14 yrs

Published On: August 9, 2017 04:15 PM NPT By: Republica

URLABARI (Morang), August 9: Police have arrested a woman charged with contraband drug smuggling, who was on the run for 14 years, from Biratnagar in the district.

Four bodies recovered from landslide debris

Published On: August 9, 2017 01:41 PM NPT By: Republica

NUWAKOT, August 9: The bodies of four persons missing under the landslide debris at Pairebensi of Uttargaya rural municipality – 4, Rasuwa have been recovered.

PM lays foundation stone of Defense Ministry's new building

Published On: August 9, 2017 12:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 9: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba laid the foundation stone of a new building going to be constructed on the premises of Singha Durbar for the Ministry of Defense amidst a program here today.

Students padlock Mid – Western University

Published On: August 9, 2017 12:14 PM NPT By: Republica

SURKHET, August 9: A joint students' union here on Tuesday padlocked the Mid – Western University at Birendranagar protesting the decision to grant affiliation to the private colleges against the instruction of the University Grant Commission.

Immense love for art

Published On: August 9, 2017 10:32 AM NPT By: Republica

Works of art may elicit a sense of wonder or cynicism, hope or despair, adoration or spite; a work of art may be direct or complex, subtle or explicit, intelligible or obscure; the approach and understanding of the creation is bounded by only the artist and his imagination. Thus, it can be said there is no definitive art and it is all to do with imagination and perspective.

Heart to Heart with Malvika

Published On: August 9, 2017 10:26 AM NPT By: Republica

What society depicts is what we think is normal but not everyone falls under the same norms and I know that is fine. Most of the times, I do not fall under the norms of what society expects me to be.

WHAT DEFINES YOUR CHARACTER?

Published On: August 9, 2017 09:44 AM NPT By: Republica

If there is one thing that everybody does, it is judging people. Knowingly or unknowingly, every one of us has some conceptions about things around us, especially girls. Numerous social parameters have been set to judge a girl -- from the way she dresses, to the way she talks or behaves, from how many guy friends she has to how sexually expressive she is. If a girl is modern, bold and talkative, chances are that she will be taken as an easy girl and, in many cases, gets termed ‘characterless’ for the choices she makes. But who is ‘characterless’, a girl who chooses to live on her own terms or the society that judges her character on the basis of her choices?

Indian Embassy executed small projects worth Rs 10.85 billion in 14 years

Published On: August 9, 2017 08:58 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The Indian Embassy has provided grants for execution of small projects across the country worth Rs 10.85 billion in 14 years since the inception of Small Development Project (SDP) in 2003.