- by Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK, Dec 16: The year 2016 began with David Bowie releasing one of the most acclaimed albums of his vast career, a sign of new creative energy from the rock legend. Two days later, he was dead, from an undisclosed battle with cancer.
- by Sagar Ghimire
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Following a ‘spiralling rise in prices’ in the last fiscal year due to prolonged tarai unrest and unofficial economic blockade in the last fiscal year, the inflation has come down to 4.8 percent in the mid-November this year.
- by Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: A parliamentary panel working on a bill to replace the Civil Procedure Code has proposed a new provision under which any land transaction or other document (tamasuk) should be certified by an official at the local level to become legally valid.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: With the government bent on tabling the constitution amendment bill in parliament, protests have intensified again in various districts of western and mid-western regions after a gap of few days.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The 25th anniversary of BP Koirala Nepal-India Foundation (BPKF) is being celebrated amidst various functions on Saturday.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal Bankers' Association (NBA), in association with Microsoft, on Friday organized a gathering of banking and financial services industry stakeholders, including the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Chiranjibi Nepal, to create awareness and discuss the increasing importance of 'Cyber Security and Trust in Technology'.
- by Bishnu Prasad Aryal
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Dr JP Agrawal, who was appointed dean of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on December 4, remains barred from entering his office even on the 13th day Friday since his appointment
- by Republica
POKHARA, Dec 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal warned that the protest orchestrated by the main opposition CPN-UML could go against the democratic republic inviting regression in the country.
- by Republica
CPN-UML lawmaker Rabindra Adhikari in his tweet captured the skeptical popular mood when he questioned why the prime minister had failed to disclose his salary account.
- by Republica
Sipradi Trading Ltd, the authorized distributor of Tata Motors for Nepal, started its 'Test Drive for Education' campaign in September this year. Sipradi has been providing parents of students at various Kathmandu schools its vehicles for test driving and donates Rs 500 to that school for every test drive. The donation goes toward developing the schools infrastructure and providing scholarships to underprivileged students. Ashim Neupane of Republica talked to Hemant Puranik, the country manager for Tata Motors Ltd for Nepal, to know more about the campaign. Excerpts:
- by Usha Pokharel
You cannot only blame schools and teachers. Parents are equally guilty for the poor state of our children’s education
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The US Embassy in Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement on to rebuild 15 earthquake-damaged schools in 11 most affected districts, benefiting 4,500 students.
- by Dinkar Nepal
His complexion, his demeanor, his strange attire, everything about him pointed to an interesting story
- by Kuvera Chalise
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal is among the 16 countries that will graduate to the developing country status from the current Least Developed Country (LDC) category, according to a report by the UN agency.
- by Sandesh Paudyal
Government needs to ensure that reconstruction carried on individual basis or through I/NGOs meets safety standards
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The US has begun implementing preference program that provides duty-free treatment for dozens of imports from Nepal that meet specific eligibility criteria.
- by Republica
Google wasn’t always “Google.” It once went by the name “BackRub.” Best Buy went by the name, “Sound of Music.”Check out AustralianHelp.com’s infographic below to find out which major companies underwent name changes.
- by Kamal Pariyar
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: When Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista, who was revered as king in Mustang culture, turned frail a few months ago, he sensed that the end was near. He then suggested to his son, “Never migrate from the village and the district”. Family members said these were the last words he uttered.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Swastika Shrestha was declared the winner of British Council IELTS Awards for 2016 on Wednesday. The British Council IELTS Award was launched in February 2015 with the objective of supporting Nepali students trying intending to study in English speaking country.
- by Republica
Many people think that all you can do to address street harassment is to cope, walk fast, avoid eye contact, pretend to be on the phone, and think that it isn’t being said to you.