- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Judicial Council (JC) has recommended the appointment of 35 judges for district courts and six judges for high courts. The posts of four justices at the Supreme Court and 10 judges at the high courts are still vacant.
- by Republica
DHORPATAN (BAGLUNG), Aug 11: Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall have left 50 families displaced in Badigad of Baglung district.
- by Agencies
DHAKA, Aug 11: The chief justice of Bangladesh’s top court has said he agreed “in principle” to resign after an ultimatum from protesters, days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to neighbouring India.
- by Agencies
CHENNAI, Aug 11: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s son, Junaid Khan, made his Bollywood debut without much fanfare in Yash Raj Films’ Maharaj. However, Junaid isn’t limiting himself to acting; he is also trying his hand at production.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has proposed initiating a broad left unity at the party's standing committee meeting.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Meetings of five parliamentary committees are scheduled for today at the same time.
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KATHMANDU, Aug 11: India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday morning for a two-day official visit, following an invitation from Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.
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KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu today for an official visit, upon the invitation of Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.
- by Republica
JUMLA, Aug 11: The Karnali Highway, which was blocked by landslides, has been reopened. The road, which had been obstructed due to landslides in Pili, Kalyankhola, and Birtamod in Kalikot along the Surkhet-Jumla route, was cleared and became operational this morning.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: There is an influence of monsoon wind across the country at present and the low-pressure line of monsoon is around the normal place.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Citing a low budget allocated in a number of projects for the current fiscal year, contractors have declared not to take forward the construction works of various projects until the government guaranteed them with adequate financial resources.
- by Narayan Manandhar
First, a disclaimer: This is not to degrade or downgrade any country. I just combined Nepal and Bangladesh to form Nepangladesh.
- by Republica
MYAGDI, Aug 11: The Chhusang-Chaile section of Mustang along the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road under the Kaligandaki corridor linking China and India has been upgraded.
- by Republica
In a country like Nepal, where clean drinking water and proper sanitation are scarce, the risk of a cholera epidemic is alarmingly high. This situation demands immediate recognition of cholera as a health crisis and requires urgent measures to address it.
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- by Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Aug 10: A group of tourism entrepreneurs from Pokhara recently visited Bhutan. During their visit, the Bhutanese businessmen expressed concern about the recent air accidents in Nepal. The repeated air accidents have led to complaints from stakeholders in Bhutan, who believe that Nepal’s aviation sector is becoming increasingly unsafe.
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KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has stated that there will be no exemption from punishment for those found guilty of rape during the insurgency period.
- by Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: At a time when the government's plan to establish a chemical fertilizer factory has not materialized even after four decades since discussions began, China has shown interest in investing in chemical fertilizer factories in Nepal.
- by Republica
JHAPA, Aug 10: The Phulbari-Banglabandh checkpoint, a trilateral trade route of Nepal, India and Bangladesh, has resumed operation as the political crisis in Banglkadesh normalized. With this, imports and exports between Nepal and Bangladesh have also resumed.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: This week saw a new record in gold prices. Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, gold prices initially rose, then fell mid-week, and increased again toward the end of the week. Analysts attributed the mid-week decrease to improvements in the US labor market and a strengthening US dollar.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Aug 10: A young man has committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, which is affiliated to the TU Teaching Hospital.