- by Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, July 6: The budget allocated district-wise for irrigation and coping with water-induced disasters in the next fiscal year has been increased disproportionately in Saptari, home district of Minister for Irrigation Umesh Yadav. He was elected from Saptari constituency no. 3 on a CPN (Maoist Centre) ticket.
- by Republica
Climbing Mount Everest is expensive. For a good reason. It is the highest peak in the world. Those who want to have the rare privilege of scaling it must, goes the justification, be ready to pay a price that is as steep as the arduous climb.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: Cricketers Naresh Budhayer and Sushan Bhari have got opportunities to play club cricket in Canada and England respectively.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: Market monitoring officials were in for a surprise when they reached Balkhu Vegetables Market on Tuesday for market inspection.
- by Mahabir Paudyal
“If you leave the land that nurtured you, that fed you and that enabled you to become what you are today barren, it will curse you,” says my mother
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has asked the general public to boil water supplied by the utility properly before drinking.
- by Trailokya Raj Aryal
Will we be mining happiness or will these recently discovered mines add to our collective misery?
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: A-La-Carte Hospitality Nepal is going to launch Scottish Diploma in Global Culinary Arts program here from this year.
- by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Assad and his Iraqi counterparts can defeat ISIS if the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Iran provide air cover and logistical support
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: Rabi Khadka moved on top of the leaderboard at the end of the second round after he carded three-under 69 on Tuesday in the Surya Nepal NPGA Tour Championship at the par-72 Gokarna Gold Club.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: The first meeting of the Eminent Persons' Group (EPG) from Nepal and India concluded in Kathmandu on Tuesday starting a formal discussion on the 'Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950' between the two countries.
- by Republica
Global HNWI population and wealth in 2015
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 6: Nepali national football team is set to play two international friendly matches against Bangladesh on July 15 and 17.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU. July 5: A two day long ‘First Youth Agriculture Entrepreneurship Conference’ was organized by 4H Nepal – an independent youth lead organization committed to empowerment and development of rural youth – at the Department of Agriculture Hall in Harihar Bhawan, Kathmandu.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 5: The winners of the Kathmandu Regional Slam have been announced after two concurrent finals. Thames International College, Purano Baneshwor hosted the Kathmandu finale and KU School of Arts, Hattiban hosted Lalitpur finale on July 2.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 5: On July 2, Institute of Engineering (IOE) Pulchowk hosted the ‘First National FPGA Design Contest’, an event jointly organized by IOE Pulchowk Campus, Himalaya College of Engineering, Kathmandu Engineering College, Kathford International College of Engineering and Management, and Digitronix Nepal.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 5: Madan Puraskar Guthi has nominated a list of seven books published in 2072 BS for award Madan Puraskar.
- by Republica
I think it is associated with some anxiety. First, I really don’t know what to say over the phone, maybe because it feels very distant and unreal for any meaningful conversation to happen. I do share your anxiety about the unknown. If I see a “missed” call; instead of calling back, I start imagining all possibly bad things that this call could be about. It works better when people just text me a question and I either answer via text or call back.
- by NARAHARI SAPKOTA AND DEVENDRA BASNET
GORKHA/DANG, July 5: Massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall have killed 11 people -- eight in Pyuthan and three in Gorkha district -- over the past two days. The landslides occurred in Gorkha on Tuesday and in Pyuthan on Monday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 5: Government of India has extended a support of Rs 22.4 million for restoration of historical and cultural sites in Lalitpur.