- by Ram Saran Tamang
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Former Urban Development Secretary Kishore Thapa has taken charge of Bagmati cleanup campaign with its leader Leela Mani Paudyal now appointed as the Nepali ambassador to China.
- by Deepak Kharel
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Flouting a constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is found to be collecting private and confidential information of various individuals.
- by Nirajan Paudel
RASUWA, Nov 14: Chheku Lama, a resident of Haku VDC, lost his house to the devastating earthquake last April.
- by Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Violating Parliamentary Finance Committee's strict directive against providing more than Rs 1.5 million for medical treatment of VVIPs and VIPs, the government has decided bear up to Rs 5 million in medical expenses of former Deputy Prime Minister and central leader of Nepali Congress (NC) Sujata Koirala, who is suffering from breast cancer.
- by Mukti Prasad Nyaupane
PALPA, Nov 13: Investment in hotels in Palpa district has increased significantly in recent years.
- by Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Nov 14: The government has started preparation for privatizing Gorakhkali Rubber Industry.
- by Bishnu Prasad Aryal
KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Ending a months-long delay, Tribhuvan University (TU) on Sunday appointed Prof. Dr. Keshav Prasad Singh to the post of dean of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the crucial body for granting affiliations to medical colleges and for decidng the number of seats for students at such colleges.
- by Republica
The logic behind the mobile citizenship camps is hard to understand. Apparently, the goal, on the eve of the three sets of elections planned for the next year and a half, is to ensure that no legitimate citizens of Nepal are deprived of their right to vote.
- by Subarna Shakya and Bimal Pratap Shah
Nepal is still stuck with the centralized bureaucratic practices ill suited for rapidly changing technological landscape of the hyper globalized digital world
- by Akhilesh Tripathi
The government has ignored the urgent task of unbundling the overburdened Nepal Electricity Authority
- by Shrijan Bahadur Malla
The wounds and scars are deeply ingrained in hearts and minds of people. Even a small child calls the neighboring state ‘an enemy’
- by Republica
The National Planning Commission (NPC) is the apex advisory body of the government for formulating a national vision, periodic plans and policies for development. It serves as a central agency for monitoring and evaluating development plans, policies and programs. Despite the NPC taking a lead role in the formulation of planning as well as monitoring of development projects, the implementation aspect has remained weak as reflected in the failure to boost capital expenditure. Sagar Ghimire and Laxman Biyogi of Republica talked with Min Bahadur Shrestha, the vice chairman of the NPC, on the problems in project planning and implementation as well as the government plan to bring supplementary budget. Excerpts:
- by Republica
Parental employment benefits around the world
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has urged the government to take needful arrangement for managing demonetized 1,000 and 500 Indian rupee bills in circulation in Nepal.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Dr Govinda KC on Sunday started his tenth hunger strike putting forth six-point demands including appointment of dean at Institute of Medicine (IoM) on the basis of seniority.
- by Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Nov 13: An ultra-light carrying a tourist that went missing last year after taking off from Pokhara Airport, has been found on Sunday.
- by Prabin Bikram Katwal
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: A non-departmental team scripted its name in history books in women's football in Nepal last Wednesday playing in the final of a major national tournament for the first time in domestic football. An interesting fact about the team was that it was studded with all teenage players.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Four members of Nepali boxing team including two players and officials on Sunday left for St Petersburg, Russia to take part in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Nepal Life Insurance Company (NLIC) has bagged 'Financial Institution of the year- Insurance Company' in the 'Best Practices Award 2016' segment.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Sanima Bank Ltd has donated a lawn mower to Community Service Center in order to maintain the beauty of Nandikeshar garden in Narayanchaur, Naxal.