Obamas’ first date inspires romantic movie
- by Republica
‘Southside With You’ takes details that the Obamas have shared about their first date in various interviews, and imagines the conversations they may have had.
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Deuba’s volte-face on local elections
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Major ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress, which had earlier insisted that local polls be held only after the restructuring of the local bodies, has said that the government should conduct local polls for the interim period under the existing local structures.
Achham has high hopes from Upper Karnali Project
- by Ram Bhadur Kunwar
ACHHAM, Aug 22: Achham is among the 10 districts with worst Human Develop Index. However, this can change pretty soon if the government does not further delay in exploiting its rich hydro power including the much discussed 900-megawatt Upper Karnali Hydropower Project (UKHP), stakeholders claim.
High-level visits are positive but not enough: Experts
- by Nabin Khatiwada
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Former diplomats and international relations experts have said that possible visits by the Chinese and Indian presidents to Nepal would be positive events for this country. The visits of the two deputy prime ministers to the two neighboring countries as special envoys of the prime minister have ensured that the presidents of those two countries would visit Nepal in the near future, it is reported.
Transport operators hike fares after overload ban
- by Rekha Bhusal
BHAIRAHAWA, Aug 22: After investigations showed that most of the accidents that took place in the past few weeks were caused by overload, authorities in Rupandehi district have banned vehicles from carrying passengers beyond their capacities. In reaction, the transport entrepreneurs have unilaterally hiked transport fares.
Where does gold come from?
- by Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: With the festive season around the bend, customers are buying gold ornaments to make the celebration more special. But the gold that they buy could have entered the country through illegal routes.
Radhika Apte’s lovemaking scene from ‘Parched’ goes viral
- by Agencies
MUMBAI, Aug 20: Bollywood actress Radhika Apte’s work has leaked online and is creating havoc.
Sebon tells DPs to open demat account in 3 days
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has issued a nine-point instruction to all depository participants (DPs) and share registrars to expedite and simplify services related to dematerialization of shares.
House gets no business with delay in cabinet expansion
- by Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: At a time when the parliament should have been expediting the endorsement of new bills for the implementation of the new constitution, House meeting on Sunday was adjourned for a week due to lack of business from the government.
7 accused in PADT graft case acquitted
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Special Court on Sunday acquitted seven individuals, who were charged with irregularities by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in sand excavation on the land owned by the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT).
Disaster-hit wary of attending classes
- by LB Thapa
PYUTHAN, Aug 22: Although most of the schools in Pyuthan district reopened in mid-August after the end of monsoon vacation, classes have not resumed properly in lack of students. Children from villages hit by floods and landslides are still reluctant to go to school.
EDCD weighs vaccination against cholera
- by Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) has said that it is considering administering cholera vaccine to the people living in the highly affected areas of Lalitpur, where the deadly disease has been spreading for the last one month.
Allures of respectability
- by CK Lal
Ambedkar’s call to “educate, agitate and organize” is applicable for all dominated groups everywhere
Treatable Scrub
- by Dr Sher Bahadur Pun
We should not panic over the current Scrub typhus outbreak as deaths from this disease can be prevented with simple drugs
Monitoring of public schools mired in formalities
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The government's efforts to uplift the quality of education at public schools through monitoring remain hamstrung by needless formalities.
Cow vigilantes
- by Shashi Tharoor
If Dalits allow rotting cow carcasses to pile up around the country, perhaps the stink will finally overwhelm it
Syndicates rule roost in Pokhara
- by Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Aug 22: From the cost of a boat ride in Phewa Lake and the charge for paragliding to the price of items on a restuarant menu and transport fares, syndicates have had a stranglehold on business in the tourist town of Pokhara since a long time.
Infographics: Measuring generosity
- by Republica
How generous is YOUR country? Burma is the most charitable while the UK and US drag their feet. The Charities Aid Foundation surveyed 150,000 people in 145 countries to compile its ‘generosity league.’ Those in Burma gave more money and time while citizens in Iraq were the most likely to help a stranger.
Trilateral track
- by Republica
With Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to visit Nepal in October, there is renewed hope that the deals that were signed between Nepal and China during then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s China visit back in March could finally be operational. Chief among these agreements was a landmark transit treaty that for the first time recognized Nepal’s right to trade with third countries through Chinese territories.
Quake-hit monuments on the verge of collapse due to rainfall
- by Gyan P Neupane
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Despite sustaining heavy damages by last year's earthquakes, Thapathali's Gorakhnath Temple was still standing. But in lack of proper preservation, the already vulnerable Rana-era temple collapsed due to heavy rainfall two weeks ago.