The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management Department has issued a notice regarding the mandatory installation of embossed number plates in vehicles of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces. According to the notice reissued on June 7, 2022, Tuesday, the order is applicable for three types of vehicles;

Balendra Shah (Balen Shah) was recently elected the new Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Many young people actively participated in the election and chose Shah as the most suitable candidate for the mayorship of the capital city. In this context, Samiksha Shrestha of Republica’s My City talked to a few young citizens of the Kathmandu Valley to learn about their expectations of the new mayor in order to make Kathmandu a better city for them. Excerpts:

The incidents of sexual violence have gone up lately in Nepal. The cases of Sushmita Regmi, Nirmala Panta, and another teenager who was sexually exploited by her own teacher, highlight the level of insecurity that girls experience in schools and in open environments. In this context, Manawi Shah and Samiksha Shrestha of My City talked to a few young girls from the Kathmandu Valley to learn their views about their security in regard to sexual violence and measures that the government and other stakeholders can take in order to create a safer environment for them.

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: It’s been already five years since the Constitution of Nepal was promulgated on September 20, 2015.