KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Around 90 per cent paddy plantation has been completed throughout the country so far.

KATHMANDU, July 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government is formulating a new educational curriculum to meet the requirements of the country.

KATHMANDU, June 22: In lack of processing centers and sluggish technological development, precious herbs are being exported for mere Rs. 20 per kilogram.

SURKHET, June 10: While publicizing the development policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year, Karnali Province on Saturday announced to increase the per capita income of its residents to US $2,100.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Senior Neurosurgeon Dr. Upendra Devkota has been airlifted to his home town Gorkha. Devkota has been taken to his birth place as per his wish.

POKHARA, June 8: Province 4 has set its target of increasing the per capita income of its denizens to US$ 2500. This would result in the reduction of number of people living below poverty line from 14.2 % to 7 %.

KATHMANDU, June 1: With the government decision to increase customs duty on mustard seeds to 5 percent from 1 percent, the price of mustard oil is likely to increase by Rs 15 per liter.

The budget is not in line with the spirit of federalism. It is not up to my expectation as the first budget of the federal government; it's rather similar to previous budgets.

JANAKPURDHAM, May 9: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister ever to perform the special worship at the Janaki Temple here employing what is called the 'khodasopachar' rituals.

KATHMANDU, May 9: The government aims to increase electricity consumption per person by about five times from existing 129 units (kWh) in five years.

KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state oil monopoly, has hiked the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, April 23: Per capita debt of Nepalis has increased by Rs 2,114 in the fiscal year 2016/17.

KATHMANDU, April 2: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state oil monopoly, has hiked the price of petroleum products.

ROLPA, March 19: Over 50 per cent births in Rolpa still take place at home, though the government has implemented various health programmes to ensure safe maternity care so as to reduce child and maternal mortality rates.

KATMANDU, Feb 28: Stakeholders have suggested the government to upgrade several anti-torture legislations and make them further compatible with the international standard. They also stressed on the need to develop various mechanisms within the law enforcing agencies to end the growing culture of torture in the country.

KATMANDU, Feb 28: Stakeholders have suggested the government to upgrade several anti-torture legislations and make them further compatible with the international standard. They also stressed on the need to develop various mechanisms within the law enforcing agencies to end the growing culture of torture in the country.

KANCHANPUR, Feb 11: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy Kamal Thapa has said that 40 per cent people in the country are still deprived of electricity supplies.

Special Court, 17 per cent of cases settled

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: CPN (UML) chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has opined for maintaining the bilateral relations with neighbours on the basis of necessity and new principles instead of past practice.

MUSTANG, Jan 23: Number of foreign tourists visiting Mustang district has increased by 34.49 per cent in 2017 as compared to 2016.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A person living in Province 3 earns more than roughly twice as much as someone in Province 6 or 7, according to an analysis of government data on per capita income done by Republica.

BHAKTAPUR, Dec 29: CPN (UML) leader and former Minister Lalbabu Pandit has claimed that he would reduce crime by 50 per cent were he to get the Home Ministry portfolio in the new government.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The reconstruction of the historic Ranipokhari in Kathmandu is to be done as per the architectural style and form prevalent during the time of king Pratap Malla in the medieval period.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Bidhya Sundar Shakya, has said that reconstruction task of Ranipokhari has been forwarded as per the design approved by the Department of Archaeology.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8 - Approximately 70 percent of voter turnout was recorded in the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies held Thursday, according to the Election Commission (EC). The EC's fresh announcement is more by three percent than the preliminary report of the EC.

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Forty per cent votes have been cast till 1:00 PM under the second phase of elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies in 45 districts across the country today.

DOTI, Dec 7: Thirty per cent voters from Doti have cast their votes by 11 PM with excitement.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: With less than two weeks for the second phase of parliamentary and provincial assembly polls, the government has directed the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to distribute Rs 15,000 per flood-hit family as relief in various tarai districts.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: The votes have been cast around 55 percent in province four and five till 3:00 PM.  According to information shared by the Joint Election Operation Center officer Baikuntha Gautam, 70.45 per cent votes have been cast in Mustang and 70.97 per cent votes have been cast in Manang district.

Thirty per cent vote has been cast till 12:00 PM today in Solukhumbu under the elections of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies.

Fifty per cent vote has been cast till 12:00 pm today in Rasuwa under the elections of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Onion price has increased by Rs 30 to Rs 115 per kg on Friday. The retail price was hovering at around Rs 85 over the week.

KATHMANDU,   Nov 21: On a Republica Poll, 42% believed that the Left Alliance would come victorious in upcoming elections of House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly. Thirty one percent stated the win of Democratic alliance and 26% voted for others.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has hinted that his cabinet would go even larger.

KATHMANDU, September 4: Hotel booking has gone up with the start of the tourism season in the country.

KATHMANDU, August 19: Dairy farmers who sell milk to Dairy Development Cooperation (DDC) will get Rs 4.14 per liter from the hiked price of milk, while the dairy industries will get only Rs 1.86. DDC had hiked the price of milk by Rs 6 per liter, effective from Thursday.

KATHMANDU, August 9: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has determined the new tariff for the electricity that is being imported from India.

KATHMANDU, August 2: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs 25 per cylinder.

KATHMANDU, July 29: Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh has said the party was restricted to the second position in the local-level elections as it failed to function as per the party statute and effectively as well.

KATHMANDU, July 24: Nepal Women's Association (NWA), a sister wing of the Nepali Congress, has demanded that 33 per cent women representation be insured in the cabinet.

KATHMANDU, July 13: Top officials of the state including the president, vice-president and prime minister are always surrounded by a huge security presence, just like in a situation of serious security threat.

JAJARKOT, JULY 11: The technicians at the District Technical Committee in Jajarkot are said to have been taking a commission of three to 10 percent from every project they approve. Local consumer groups have been forced to pay the amount demanded by district engineer Surya Bahadur Shahi.

KATHMANDU, July 11:Each family in Kathmandu district will in future have to pay Rs 219 per month for garbage collection, according to  the Investment Board Nepal (IBN).

KATHMANDU, June 28: Fifty-three per cent voting had taken place until 1.30 pm under the second phase of local level election underway in Province Nos. 1, 5 and 7 today. The voting will take place until 5 pm.

POKHARA, June 24: The country is seeing shortage of fresh milk due to lack of grants for farmers and dairy producers, according to dairy stakeholders.

KATHMANDU, June 17: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been receiving tax levied on rental charges from only 22 per cent of the total number of house owners in the capital city.

KATHMANDU, June 17: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced price of petrol, diesel and kerosene by Rs 1.5 per liter each.

KATHMANDU, May 28: The Government has estimated the economic growth of the current fiscal year to increase by 6.94 per cent.

NEPALGUNJ, May 16: Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Upendra Yadav on Tuesday said there is no alternative to amending the constitution to make it sustainable.

Surya Prasad Ghimire, 53, is the principal of Pragati Shikshya Sadan Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur. Established in 1950, the school currently has 32 teaching staffs and around 600 students. Originally from Lainpur, Ghimire has been dedicated in the field of teaching for 33 years now. He was awarded ‘Bishesh Sewa Samman’ by Focus Nepal in 2016. Here, Ghimire talks about his experience and challenges in conversation with Republica’s Sonam Lama.