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Paush 1 and Nepali Politics

Published On: December 17, 2022 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica

It was Paush 1 yesterday, a ‘Black Day’ in Nepal’s political history. On this day, 62 years ago, the then King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah staged a coup, overthrowing Nepal’s first democratically-elected government led by the charismatic, popular leader BP Koirala who was arrested and jailed immediately after the royal move.

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Electing president of non-political background is unthinkable: Dev Gurung

Published On: December 16, 2022 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: General Secretary of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) Dev Prasad Gurung has said that it is beyond imagination to think of choosing a president without having a political background.

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Maoist Center to pick Dahal as PP leader after proportional MPs get certificates

Published On: December 16, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The CPN (Maoist Center) will select the leader of the parliamentary party (PP) only after the MPs elected through the proportional representation election system get their certificates. Although the MPs elected through both the first past the post (FPTP) and the proportional representation (PR)  system have already been elected, the Maoist party will pick its PP leader only after the MPs elected through the PFR system receive their certificates.

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Regular flights operation begins at Surkhet Airport

Published On: December 16, 2022 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Regular flights have begun from today at the airport in Surkhet, the provincial capital of Karnali Province, with an ATR-72 aircraft taking off the airport's runway.

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Nepali Army’s Sushant Khadka receives Sandhurst Medal

Published On: December 16, 2022 04:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Lieutenant Sushant Khadka of the Nepali Army (NA) has received the Sandhurst Medal of  the United Kingdom.

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State-owned media should not only sing praises of govt: Minister Karki

Published On: December 16, 2022 04:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has asked the government media not to sing the praises of the government.

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Student killed in bus-hit in Kanchanpur

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:52 PM NPT By: Republica

Kanchanpur, Dec 16: A student died after being hit by a bus in Bedkot Municipality-7,  Kanchanpur on Friday.

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Baglung produces oranges worth Rs 240 million

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:35 PM NPT By: Republica

BAGLUNG, Dec 16: Baglung district has witnessed a growth of 20 percent in orange production compared to last year.

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Over 500 wild animals die in five months in CNP

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:31 PM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, Dec 16: At least 554 wild animals have died in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past five months. Of them, 27 died natural death and 21 succumbed to domestic dog biting, said Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, information officer for the CNP.

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Man killed in bus-hit in Sinamangal

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU,  DEC 16: A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a bus in Sinamangal, Kathmandu. Ram Krishna Ranjitkar, 42, from Sinamanghal was killed after a bus with the registration number BA-5-CHA-5622 hit him. The deceased hails from Kavre, according to police.

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Appointment of justices at SC stalled due to absence of parliament to conduct hearings

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The appointment process of three justices proposed for the Supreme Court (SC) has stalled due to the absence of parliament. Nita Gautam Dixit, Binod Sharma and DN Parajuli are among the candidates recommended by the Judicial Council for the appointment.

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Why the Madheshi Commission removed Muslims and Tharus from the list of Madheshis

Published On: December 16, 2022 01:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Madhesi Commission has removed Muslims and Tharus from the list of Madheshis. In the surname listing of ‘Surname Enumeration of Madheshi Community in Nepal -2078' conducted by the Madheshi Commission, Tharus in sub-group-1 and Muslims in sub-group-2 have been removed.

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Winter Edition of Brand Nepal 2022 to be held in Hotel Annapurna

Published On: December 16, 2022 01:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The online marketplace for all Nepali products, ‘The Brand Nepal’, has announced its winter edition that aims to celebrate the local brands, at Hotel Annapurna on December 17. The one-day carnival begins at 11AM and will conclude at 6PM.

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Chukeni Hydroelectric Project: 40 percent work left to be completed

Published On: December 16, 2022 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica

JUMLA, Dec 16: The work of Chukeni hydropower project under construction in Patarasi Rural Municipality-1 Chukenikhola is progressing rapidly. While 60 percent of the work has been completed, only 40 percent work is left to be completed, according to project officials.

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Police, local residents clash in Mahottari as Neha Chaudhary is denied entry into her house

Published On: December 16, 2022 10:55 AM NPT By: Republica

JALESHWOR, Dec 16: Five people were injured after a clash that ensued between the police personnel and local residents of Ramgopalpur Municipality in Mahottari district on Thursday.

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Representation of disabled persons minimal in newly-elected parliament

Published On: December 16, 2022 10:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Major political parties have been blamed for not being positive about the issue of representation of persons with disabilities in parliament. The results of the recently-concluded elections to the House of the Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies (PA) have indicated this.

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Health ministry urges all to take precautions as mercury continues to dip

Published On: December 16, 2022 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Ministry of Health and Population has urged one and all to observe precautions as cold has increased across the country including the Kathmandu Valley.

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Nepal to observe Int'l Migrants Day

Published On: December 16, 2022 07:56 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nepal is marking the International Migrants Day by organizing various programs for a week.

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Taming High Interest Rates

Published On: December 16, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

The survey reports of the private sector unveil a bleak picture of the economy. Manufacturers of construction materials are operating at 30 percent of their capacity, consumption of essentials has gone down by 18 percent and restaurants’ business by 20 percent, among others. These provide some evidence of how the economy is affected.

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Israeli Ambassador calls on CoAS Sharma

Published On: December 15, 2022 06:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Ambassador of Israel to Nepal, Hanan Goder Goldberger called on Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhuram Sharma at the Nepali Army Headquarters on Thursday.

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