Five houses buried by landslide in Bajhang
- by Republica
BAITADI, July 30: Five houses have been buried due to landslide triggered by torrential rain in Bajhang district on Friday. Similarly, eight houses are at high risk of landslide.
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Anjana Didi
- by Nawa Silwal
The story of a woman who follows a man all the way from the US to Nepal to say sorry.
Landslide kills one, two injured
- by Republica
BANEPA, July 30: A girl died after landslide buried her house at Dhuseni Shivalaya VDC-6 in Kavrepalanchowk district this morning.
Eight injured in road mishap
- by Republica
RATNANAGAR (Chitwan), July 30: Eight passengers were injured in a road mishap at a jungle in Ramnagar, Chitwan district, early this morning.
Yeshi Gaga: My mom is my greatest inspiration
- by Republica
Yeshi Dolma Lama, or better known as Yeshi Gaga, is a Germany-based Nepali YouTube fashion blogger, comedian, and a makeup artist. She took a moment to talk with Republica’s Arun Budhathoki to explain her meteoric rise in the makeup industry. “I am just a normal person with big dreams who was born in Boudha. I moved to Germany six years ago and have always lived with fearless perceptions about the world,” she says.
PJ club photo Contest winners announced
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 29: Photo Journalists’ Club Nepal has announced the winners of IME Global IME Nepal Photo Contest 2016 on Friday. Deepak Ratna Bajracharya’s photo won the Photo of the Year category bagging the cash prize of Rs 100,000.
Suketar Airport, Taplejung, closed since 45 days
- by Republica
TAPLEJUNG, July 30: Passengers have been hit hard as Suketar Airport in Taplejung district remained closed for the past one and a half months following unfavorable weather.
US embassy launches “BookTuk"
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 29: The US embassy in Nepal launched a new, electric-powered mobile library "BookTuk" at Padma Kanya Higher Secondary School in Dillibazar.
Kavre district declared self-sufficient in milk production
- by Madhu Sudan Guragain
BANEPA, July 29: Despite being a nation with agriculture at the core of its economy, much of the country reels under shortage of dairy produce. In such a scenario Kavre district has become the first district to become self-sufficient in dairy produce. The government on Thursday declared the district as the country’s first district to achieve the target of self-sufficiency in milk production.
Countries might use universal jurisdiction in conflict-era cases
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 29: Pointing out the low execution of court verdicts in the conflict-era cases, the National Judicial Academy (NJA) has concluded that there is a high possibility of other countries bringing cases of human rights violations in Nepal under their jurisdictions citing ‘universal jurisdiction’.
Mahottari health post found distributing expired drugs
- by Mahesh Kumar Das
MAHOTTARI, July 30: A health post at Shreepur VDC of Mahottari district has been found distributing date-expired medicines to tuberculosis (TB) patients.
Walk with Dr KC campaign to fight against corruption
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 30: Civil society members and independent citizens will take part in a campaign titled “Walk with Dr KC” on Saturday.
Sunuwar is first to conduct tandem flight from Mt Elbrus
- by Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, July 30: Nepali paragliding pilot Sanobabu Sunuwar has become the first person to conduct tandem flight from the summit of Mt Elbrus (5642 meters) - the tallest peak in Europe. He achieved the feat on Wednesday morning.
Novice photographer wins PJ Club contest
- by Upendra Lamichhane
KATHMANDU, July 30: When his name was announced as the winner of the annual photo contest organized by the Photojournalist Club, contrary to all expectations, silence filled Rastriya Nachghar's hall, which was teeming with photojournalists and photographers. Soon, a murmur ensued. "Who is Dipak Ratna?" the crowd started asking.
Countries might use universal jurisdiction in conflict-era cases: NJA warns
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 30: Pointing out the low execution of court verdicts in the conflict-era cases, the National Judicial Academy (NJA) has concluded that there is a high possibility of other countries bringing cases of human rights violations in Nepal under their jurisdictions citing 'universal jurisdiction'.
PHSC to start hearing of envoy-nominees soon
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 30: Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has decided to start hearings process of the 22 nominees for the ambassadorial posts for various countries.
Sajha to add 30 disabled-friendly buses by mid-August
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 30: The Sajha Yatayat, a cooperative public transport organization which has been operating 16 buses inside Kathmandu Valley, is likely to add 30 new buses in its fleet by mid-August.
Victims forced to live in the open
- by Arjun Oli
BANKE, July 30: Sitapati Tharu gazes at her house, or what is left of it, from a distance several times a day. Her house lies almost entirely submerged under the floodwaters from the Rapti River.
BFIs add Rs 34.4 million loans in agriculture sector
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 30: At a time when the government and the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) have been encouraging bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to increase lending in agriculture sector, growth rate of such loans is falling.
Veep calls for more investment in industrial sector
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 30: Saying that a favorable investment climate has been developed after the promulgation of constitution, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun have urged investors to put their money into country's industrial sector.