ECONOMY
NRB begins process to offload its shares in Nepse Ltd
NRB begins process to offload its shares in Nepse Ltd
KATHMANDU, July 17: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is offloading its shares in Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd (Nepse). Issuing a notice on Tuesday, the central bank said that it was divesting its stake in the country’s only stock exchange company.
Jul 17, 2019
WORLD
House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke
House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke
WASHINGTON, July 17: In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “...
Jul 17, 2019
POLITICS
Judiciary plans to settle all 3-year-old petitions by next year
Judiciary plans to settle all 3-year-old petitions by next y...
KATHMANDU, July 17: The fourth Five-Year Strategic Plan being implemented in the judiciary from Wednesday has set a goal of settling all three-year-old writ petitions within the first year of its implementation.
Jul 17, 2019
ECONOMY
Province 3 planning commission VC Devkota steps down
Province 3 planning commission VC Devkota steps down
KATHMANDU, July 17: Khim Lal Devkota, the vice-chairman of Policy and Planning Commission of Province 3, has stepped down from his post.
Jul 17, 2019
SOCIETY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates
'Early warning system could have minimized flood damage'
'Early warning system could have minimized flood damage'
KATHMANDU, July 17: Are we learning any lessons from past natural disasters? Very little, if any.
Jul 17, 2019
POLITICS
SC continues order to test vegetables, fruits for pesticides
SC continues order to test vegetables, fruits for pesticides
KATHMANDU, June 17: The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued its July 10 stay order directing the government to conduct pesticides residue test compulsorily on vegetables and fruits imported to Nepal from India and other countries.
Jul 17, 2019
POLITICS
NCP leaders say merger process has concluded
NCP leaders say merger process has concluded
KATHMANDU, July 17: More than a year and a half since the announcement of the merger between two big communist parties -- CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) -- to form Nepal Communist Party (NCP), leaders on Tuesday announced that they have concluded the party merger process by deciding the remaining w...
Jul 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Children at the highest risk of getting harmed by floods
Children at the highest risk of getting harmed by floods
DAMAK, July 17: In Jhapa, children are at the highest risk of being harmed by floods and landslides. Ravaging floods have already (until Monday) killed three children in the district.
Jul 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Nepal calls for renewed commitment to global partnership to achieve SDGs
Nepal calls for renewed commitment to global partnership to...
KATHMANDU, July 17: Nepal has emphasized the need for renewed commitment to global partnership and coordinated aid to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Jul 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Wild animals killed 12 persons in Chitwan this fiscal year
Wild animals killed 12 persons in Chitwan this fiscal year
CHITWAN, July 17: A person died in the eastern part of Chitwan on Tuesday morning after being trampled by a wild elephant.
Jul 17, 2019