Simaltal bus accident: Two dead bodies found in India, Identities yet to be determined
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: Two more bodies of the victims of the Simaltal landslide accident have been found.
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Baral appointed as chairman of SEBON
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: Newly-appointed Minister for Finance Bishnu Paudel has appointed Mahesh Baral as the chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), replacing Narendra Kumar Rana, who was appointed by former finance minister Barshaman Pun.
Parliamentary committee directs govt to reopen closed sugar mills
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: The parliamentary committee has instructed the government to create an environment for the immediate operation of closed sugar factories.
Five committees formed within Council of Ministers
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: The government has formed five committees in the Council of Ministers and has named the coordinators too.
Gold price goes down by Rs 2,000 per tola
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: The price of gold has gone down by Rs 2,000 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.
Locals protest over footpath expansion in New Road, police deployed (With Photos)
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: Locals have protested against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City's (KMC) ongoing work to expand the footpath in the New Road area.
Nepal Police rescues six girls from guesthouse in Koteshwar
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: Six girls have been rescued from a guesthouse in Koteshwar. Acting on information that the girls were engaged in anti-social activities, personnel from the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau of Nepal Police rescued them from the guesthouse last night.
Sri Lanka defeats Nepal in U-20 women's volleyball
- by Republica
KATHMANDU July 19: Nepal was defeated by Sri Lanka in the first match of the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) U-20 Women's Volleyball Championship.
KMC urges citizens to call 1180 for suspected dengue cases
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) office has urged citizens to promptly dial 1180 in case of suspected dengue infection and get the required advice.
Nepal gears up for Women’s Asia Cup opener against UAE
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: The ACC Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament is set to begin this Friday, with Nepal pitched against the UAE in their opening match.
Kaligandaki corridor comes into operation after two weeks
- by Republica
BAGLUNG, July 19: The Kaligandaki Corridor, a project of national pride that was blocked since July 5, has now come into operation.
Nepal, India and Bangladesh set to ink tripartite agreement on cross-border power trade
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: A long-awaited tripartite agreement among Nepal, India and Bangladesh to carry out cross-border electricity trade is likely to be materialized soon.
Testing Times for PM Oli
- by Yuba Nath Lamsal
Singha Durbar once again saw a change of guard this week with CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli sworn in as the 45th Prime Minister of Nepal, leading a Nepali Congress-CPN-UML coalition government. Maoist supremo Prachanda was sent packing by more than two-thirds of the 275-member House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, in a vote of confidence motion, thereby paving the way for Oli to rise to the seat of prime minister fourth time.
Heavy rain likely in some parts of country today
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 19: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has said that the country at present has the impact of monsoon winds and the low-pressure line of the monsoon is towards the south than its normal position.
Road upgrading activities on Prithvi Highway to be halted during monsoon
- by Republica
TANAHU, July 19: Road upgrading activities related to Mugling-Pokhara road expansion along the Prithvi Highway will be suspended during the rainy season.
Bangladesh: Govt is totally mishandling the quota issue
- by Republica
We are alarmed by the flaring up of violence in various universities, especially Dhaka University, following nationwide protests demanding quota reforms in government jobs. The prime minister, in a press conference on Sunday, had said that as long as the protesters remained peaceful, they could continue their demonstration.
Will PM Oli get a two-thirds majority in trust vote?
- by Ishwari Subedi
The possibility of PM Oli getting the votes of all MPs who voted against Dahal is now gradually decreasing. The parties that had voted against Dahal, including the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, and independent MP Yogendra Mandal, seem to be in confusion about whether they will vote for Oli.
Finance ministry directs govt offices to auction unused vehicles, seek approval for new purchases
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has stepped up efforts to tighten the noose on unproductive expenditure being made on purchase of new vehicles by the government offices.
Ambica Shrestha, the visionary founder of Dwarika’s Hotel and a pioneer of Nepal's heritage tourism, passes away at 92
- by Sara Pahari
KATHMANDU, July 18: Ambica Shrestha, the esteemed founder of Dwarika’s Hotel in Battisputali, Kathmandu, has passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. She breathed her last at Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur after battling pneumonia and rheumatism for the past two months, according to her family members.
Global airline passenger traffic expected to double in 20 years
- by AFP/RSS
PARIS, July 18: Airlines expect overall passenger numbers to double over the next two decades from the 4.3 billion who flew last year, with growth led by emerging markets such as Asia Pacific and the Middle East, the main global airline body said Thursday.