- by Hari Krishna Gautam
MYAGDI, July 20: Bahadur Paija of Bim village always wanted to go to the USA. However, not even in his nightmares he had ever thought that his trip to the country could be so risky, so costly and tedious. It took him four months to reach to the country and on the way; he passed through several other countries. Paija had, of course, not gone there through the regular flight routes.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to take initiative for forging consensus among major political parties for finalizing sequence of parliament's business.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: A Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) on Tuesday decided to pass the no-confidence motion registered in parliament against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli with overwhelming majority.
- by Binod Subedi
BIRATNAGAR, July 20: The project to generate energy from waste matter at Biratnagar Sub-Metropolitan City (BSMC) has been left in a lurch even though necessary study has already been conducted for its implementation.
- by Jitendra Kumar Jha
RAJBIRAJ, JULY 20: Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital in Rajbiraj, Saptari, is in a sorry state with concerned authorities turning a blind eye to the problems faced by the hospital. Only one doctor is available at the hospital although it has a quota for 18 specialist doctors.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: After last year's devastating earthquakes damaged its main office building at Bagdurbar, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) office has decided to construct a new multi-storey steel structure at Teku for its main office.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: Teenage volleyball sensation Pratibha Mali marked her debut for the national team at a tender age of 13. Now the 15-year-old Prathiba is named as one of the five nominees for the peoples' choice award under the Pulsar Sports Award to be held on Thursday in the capital.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Monday arrested an absconding fraudster who was convicted by the District Court Kathmandu about 12 years ago on the charge of duping a woman by using fake notes to pay the debt he owed to her.
- by Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, July 20: The CEO of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Sushil Gyewali, has said that donor agencies are firm on releasing the grant amount of Rs 200,000 for reconstructing damaged houses in the earthquake hit districts in three installments instead of two.
- by Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, July 20: The government achieved its revenue collection targets in Fiscal Year 2015/16. Apart from this, the government, however, has failed on all economic fronts.
- by Purushottam Ojha
Lack of transport connectivity is the major impediment to greater economic and commercial links with China
- by Agence France-Presse
Durban, July 20: Researchers on Tuesday praised progress made towards developing an HIV cure, but said it was impossible to tell when or even if a cure for the devastating epidemic would be found.
- by David Kainee
Nepal’s medical sector has been marred by malpractice, which in turn has reduced the trust of common people
- by Bhanu Bhakta Niraula
SOLUKHUMBU, July 20: Khumbu trekking route in Solukhumbu district that had remained obstructed for the past 10 days has now re-opened after locals cleared debris piled up as a result of landslides.
- by Devendra Gautam
There are reasons to believe that Rukum’s nightmare is over with the war and all it has is a bright future
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, JULY 20: A meeting held on the premises of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Tuesday formed an alliance - Solidarity for Prof Govinda KC - to support the campaign launched by Dr Govinda KC.
- by Republica
Mercer's Quality of living survey- conducted to help multinational organizations compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments- ranks cities in Western Europe, New Zealand, and Canada among the best in terms of such quality factors..
- by Republica
It is hard to find a silver lining in the bleak skies over Nepal these days. Last year’s earthquakes, swiftly followed by the Indian border blockade, are together estimated to have pushed an additional two million Nepalis under the UN-defined ‘poverty line’ of US $2 a day.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20: Business leaders have emphasized the need to remove policy hurdles for industrial growth in the country.
- by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, July 18: Scores of youth on Monday took the street of Narayangadh in the support of Dr Govinda KC, an orthopedic surgeon who has been staging a fast-onto-death in Kathmandu for the last nine days.