- by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, Aug 17: In yet another road accident, four people, including a 10-month-old infant, lost their lives and 29 others sustained injuries when two passenger buses collided head-on in Chitwan district along Mugling-Kurintar road section of Prithvi Highway on Tuesday evening.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The government, the political parties, bureaucrats and the private sector often point at each other for failing to control anti-competition practices prevalent in the public transport sector.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Chinese Primier Li Keqiang has emphasized the need for political stability in Nepal for its sustainable economic and social development.
- by PREM CHUNARA
DARCHULA, Aug 18: Smuggling of animal parts and precious herbs through Tinkar border draws headlines every year. Sparse human settlement and absence of government security agencies in the area give smugglers unrestrained opportunity to carry out illegal activities across the border with India.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Bankers have said that bank and financial institutions (BFIs) should be more vigilant as banking industry has seen a rise in cyber crimes in recent years.
- by Sagar Ghimire
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: At a time when a provision to cap the tenure of board directors of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) for a maximum of two terms is facing steep opposition, Beema Samiti has brought corporate governance directive for insurance companies that prohibits a board director from taking the post for more than two terms.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Newly appointed Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma has vowed to turn Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) into a profit-making entity.
- by Kamal Pariyar
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Recent reviews carried out by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Nepal Police have turned up 862 unidentified bodies in the police files, some of them dating back 15 years.
- by Bhim Chapagain
ILAM, Aug 17: Nepalis living near the border with India share many similarities with their southern neighbors. Along with similar culture, they speak commonly understood languages.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: In view of growing number of deadly accidents, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed Minister for Physical Planning and Transportation Ramesh Lekhak to formulate necessary laws to end the syndicate system prevalent in the public transportation sector.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Ncell officially unveiled its new brand identity, expressing commitment to affordability and innovation.
- by Republica
The three months of monsoon wreak havoc with the lives of Nepalis. Monsoon floods and landslides claim hundreds of people every year. This is also the time for the spread of well-known infectious diseases like typhoid, cholera and malaria. Then there are the comparably lesser known diseases like Chikungunuya and Cahandipura viruses and scrub typhus to contend with. This monsoon, at least three people have died while 91 have been found infected by scrub typhus, new infections now reported from 22 different districts.
- by Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Doctors at Bir Hospital have said they are troubled by the large number of visitors coming to meet Ganga Maya Adhikari, who is on fast-unto-death since last Thursday.
- by Biswas Baral
New Delhi should shed its old insecurities about China and learn to fearlessly share fruits of its economic development with its friends
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The task of house reconstruction grant distribution to the victims in the 11 districts worst hit by the earthquakes has gathered pace since the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) launched a month-long 'special campaign' Monday.
- by Ban Ki-moon
When we steadily support youth, they can create a safer, more just and more sustainable future
- by Bira Gadal
BAITADI, Aug 18: A school in Dadakhali of Baitadi district has remained shut since last week after locals displaced by rain-induced sinkhole started taking shelter there.
- by David Kainee
Most of those who have been declared martyrs after 2007 are actually the victims of police brutality and angry mobs
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Indian ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae has said that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi's India visit will pave the way for three high-level visits to and from Nepal and India.