- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The government has constituted a seven-member task force with the National Planning Commission (NPC) vice-chairman as the coordinator for the infrastructure study for the construction of the Kathmandu-Tarai Madhes Fast Track.
- by Rohit Rai
DHARAN, Dec 22: Nepal number one pro Shiva Ram Shrestha claimed the title of Surya Nepal Eastern Open 2016 on Tuesday with a total score of four-under 206 at the par-70 Nirvana County Club in Dharan, Sunsari.
- by Kamal Pariyar
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Although the government had decided last July to purchase three helicopters--one medium and two light--for disaster response and rescue operations, the purchase of medium-size twin-engine helicopters has been put off as the price ceiling exceeded an earlier deal.
- by Nabin Khatiwada
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called an amicus curiae to help it decide whether or not the elections for local bodies could be held under the existing setup.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The political stalemate that began after the government registered a seven-point constitution amendment bill in the parliament has grown further complicated as the ruling parties are pushing forward it despite protests from various opposition parties.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The 2nd Second Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2017 is scheduled for February 19-20, 2017.
- by Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The government has drafted a new bill with stringent provisions to allow it to scrap the registration of any Non-Government Organization (NGO) found breaching agreement signed with government bodies or involved in irregularities.
- by Prasansha Rimal
Kathmandu, Dec 22: When you enter Karkhana, you don’t enter into a typical work space but into a whole new creative space filled with home-built antennas, a laser cutter, colorful child-designed posters, musical instruments and many more. It began as a product designing company in 2012.
- by AMAR KHADKA/ CHUMAN BASNET
SUNSARI, Dec 22: The semifinal lineup of the women's football event during the Seventh National Games has been completed after Central Region became the fourth team to progress into the last four on Wednesday. Earning a draw against Tribhuvan Army in the last group stage match saw Central Region join three departmental teams in the semifinal as Group B runner-up.
- by SHER BAHADUR KC
BUTWAL, Dec 22: Hundreds of people participated in the funeral procession of Durga Tiwari on Wednesday, two days after the Rupandehi District Chairman of UML-aligned Youth Federation of Nepal (YFN) was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has threatened the agitating engineers with legal action if they do not return to their work stations in the earthquake-hit districts immediately.
- by Bishnu Prasad Aryal
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Though the government provides 72 types of medicines free of cost to the general public, the list of these essential drugs is not made public by most of the hospitals and primary health centers or by health posts in the districts.
- by Republica
The collective resignation on Tuesday of around 1,200 engineers and technicians deployed for post-quake reconstruction in 11 worst-hit districts is a sign of irresponsibility all around.
- by Ram Saran Tamang
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Although the winter yet to reach its peak, dense haze shrouded eastern and central regions of the country on Wednesday, plummeting the temperatures by at least a few degrees Celsius.
- by Biswas Baral
The Republicans are united in their belief that the ‘expansionist’ ambitions of communist China must be checked by empowering China’s rivals like India
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sought clarification from the chairperson and director of BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Chitwan over several complaints related to hospital management.
- by Republica
Senior Nepali Congress leader and former finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat is an advocate of fiscally strong federal units. He believes Nepal’s federal experiment has gone wrong because it became an emotive issue, and not one based on economic logic. So what does he make of the current disputes over the proposed break up of Province 5? And how do we break the current constitutional deadlock? Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal met with the veteran Congress leader on Wednesday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Mobile phone is the third largest traded commodity in Nepal after petroleum products and iron, according to the officials of Mobile Phone Importers Association (MPIA).
- by Republica
On December 15, Facebook announced that it’s rolling out new features designed to tackle the spread of fake news.
- by Republica
A product manager at Google has sued the company for its allegedly illegal confidentiality agreements, policies and practices that among other things prohibit employees from speaking even internally about illegal conduct and dangerous product defects for fear that such statements may be used in legal discovery during litigation or sought by the government.