We advise you to think beyond the "engineering model of urban development" and embrace the idea of "social engineering model of development", which stands for taking into account social, economic, ecological, cultural and human implications of a development initiative.

Bollywood actor Amir Khan has responded to the social media controversy that is trending on Twitter with the callings; #Boycottlalsinghchaddha, #BoycottBollywoodMovies, #BoycottAmirKhan.

Nepali pop singer Sanjya Shrestha has urged the authorities to stop the broadcast of Nepali comedy television show ‘Comedy Hub’ directed by Kedar Ghimire, popularly known as ‘Maagne Buda’.

Several controversies have surfaced surrounding the dozen writ petitions filed against the PM’s decision to dissolve the parliament. Have a look.

KATHMANDU, April 5: Making mockery of his commitment to 'zero tolerance against corruption and leading the country toward prosperity', Prime Minister KP Oli's key confidants in the cabinet have landed into serious controversies of financial irregularities one after another.

KATHMANDU, June 17: As the government lands into controversies one after another in recent months, there are growing concerns if the KP Oli administration has been able to set its priorities right to realize its goal of “Happy Nepali and Prosperous Nepal”.

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is reportedly preparing to dole out Rs 85 million to Sajha Prakashan, the government-owned publishing house which has been reeling under a series of controversies of massive irregularities for the past one decade.

As the world marks a New Year, Republica Online looked back into Nepal in 2017 to bring a comprehensive year digest.

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Actress Poonam Pandey says it was her desire to get noticed in a scenario where new actresses were ignored because of “Khans and Kapoors” which made her become a controversy queen in Indian showbiz.

Actress Sonakshi Sinha says while her father and actor Shatrughan Sinha understands that controversies are a part and parcel of showbiz, her mother Poonam Sinha gets worried about the controversies involving her.