SOCIETY
Indian team arrives in Chitwan to search for missing buses and passengers in Trishuli rive...
Indian team arrives in Chitwan to search for missing buses a...
CHITWAN, July 20: A 12-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from India has arrived in Chitwan to assist in the search for passengers who were swept away by a landslide into the Trishuli River at Simaltal on the Narayanghat-Mugling road section.
Jul 20, 2024
POLITICS
UML issues whip to support PM Oli’s vote of confidence
UML issues whip to support PM Oli’s vote of confidence
KATHMANDU, July 20: The ruling CPN-UML has issued a whip instructing its members to support Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s upcoming vote of confidence.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Full text of cricketer Sandeep Lamicchane's case released: 'Acquitted due to lack of basis...
Full text of cricketer Sandeep Lamicchane's case released: '...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Patan High Court has released the full text of the judgment in the rape case against cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, ruling his acquittal due to insufficient evidence and lack of basis.
Jul 20, 2024
WORLD
Despite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests over government jobs quota
Despite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests...
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 20: Police imposed a strict curfew across Bangladesh and military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday to quell further violence after days of clashes over the allocation of government jobs left several people dead and hundreds injured.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Simaltal bus accident: Indian search and rescue squad arrives in Nepal
Simaltal bus accident: Indian search and rescue squad arrive...
KATHMANDU, July 20: A team of Indian rescuers has arrived in Nepal to help in searching for those gone missing after the Simaltal bus accident.
Jul 20, 2024
POLITICS
Nepal Law Commission Secretary Adhikari resigns
Nepal Law Commission Secretary Adhikari resigns
KATHMANDU, July 20: Secretary of the Nepal Judicial Service Toya Nath Adhikari has resigned from his position. Although he was due to retire at age 58 on December 13, Adhikari chose to step down five months early.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Bhutanese ‘Prisoners of Conscience' face utter neglect as they fight for justice
Bhutanese ‘Prisoners of Conscience' face utter neglect as th...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The wounds of the Bhutanese refugee crisis, which began around 35 years ago, remain unhealed. The issue of prisoners of conscience, who were imprisoned in Bhutan for nearly three decades before being sent to Nepal, is emerging in new ways. Their fight for justice remains uncertai...
Jul 20, 2024
POLITICS
Foreign Ministry urges Nepali students in Dhaka to contact Embassy for assistance
Foreign Ministry urges Nepali students in Dhaka to contact E...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The government has urged Nepali nationals residing in Bangladesh to contact the Nepali Embassy in Dhaka for any necessary support amid the latest developments there.
Jul 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Tourism Board faces challenges in work execution and budget allocation due to lack of lead...
Tourism Board faces challenges in work execution and budget...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepal Tourism Board has been without an executive head since January 29, when the tenure of former CEO Dhananjay Regmi ended.
Jul 20, 2024
POLITICS
CIAA launches investigation into ruling party MP for corruption allegation
CIAA launches investigation into ruling party MP for corrupt...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is investigating MPs from the ruling party. Specifically, the CIAA is investigating policy decisions made by CPN-UML MP Mahesh Basnet in the past.
Jul 20, 2024