OPINION
How Language Dehumanizes, Kills the Oppressed
How Language Dehumanizes, Kills the Oppressed
Moustafa Bayoumi, an American professor of Egyptian descent and an author of How Does It Feel To Be a Problem, wrote in 2018, "It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they are killed twice: first by bullet or bomb, and next by the language used to describe t...
Dec 13, 2023
SOCIETY
62 cases of violence occurred during 16 Days of Activism against VAW: INSEC
62 cases of violence occurred during 16 Days of Activism aga...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Sixty-two cases of violence against women and girls took place during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
Dec 13, 2023
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Numerous stolen artifacts await return to Nepal as repatriation of stolen statues progress...
Numerous stolen artifacts await return to Nepal as repatriat...
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: In the first week of December, the U.S. government helped repatriate four ancient statues stolen from Nepal and smuggled to the US by traffickers. The statues, including two Bhairabh masks and stone idols of Shiva Parvati (Uma Maheshwar) and Durga dating back to the 16th and 17th...
Dec 13, 2023
Editorial
Heed NHRC's plea to save quake victims from unforgiving cold
Heed NHRC's plea to save quake victims from unforgiving cold
As winter tightens its grip on the earthquake-affected regions of Jajarkot and Rukum West in Karnali Province, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sounded a critical alarm, urging the provincial government to take immediate action to safeguard the lives of those grappling with the bitter...
Dec 13, 2023
ECONOMY
#Axiata's Controversial Ncell Deal: PM Dahal in touch with Ncell for past 15 years
#Axiata's Controversial Ncell Deal: PM Dahal in touch with N...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The current Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's connection and contact with the operating partners of private telecommunications had blossomed when he became the country’s PM for the first time, leading the government formed after the election of the first Constituent Assembly. Ad...
Dec 12, 2023
ECONOMY
Govt delays payment of subsidies of Rs 520 million to sugarcane farmers
Govt delays payment of subsidies of Rs 520 million to sugarc...
KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Sugarcane farmers are yet to receive Rs 520 million in subsidies promised by the government.
Dec 12, 2023
ECONOMY
Two months after cancellation of contract, progress stalls on MCC's Transmission line new...
Two months after cancellation of contract, progress stalls o...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Two months after the cancellation of the transmission line construction contract under the popular US aid project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project, the new contract process has not yet started.
Dec 12, 2023
SOCIETY
Human, trade union rights situation of education workers disappointing in Asia-Pacific
Human, trade union rights situation of education workers dis...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The human and trade union rights situation of education workers in the Asia-Pacific region is found to be disappointing.
Dec 12, 2023
SOCIETY
Meat and alcohol prohibited for three days in Janakpur in view of Bibaha Panchami festival
Meat and alcohol prohibited for three days in Janakpur in vi...
DHANUSHA, Dec 12: Selling and distribution of fish, meat and alcohol has been prohibited for three days in Janakpurdham in view of the Shree Sitaram Bibah Panchami festival.
Dec 12, 2023
SOCIETY
Two new digital initiatives launched to support Nepali migrant workers and their families
Two new digital initiatives launched to support Nepali migra...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Two new initiatives leveraging digital technologies have been launched in support of migrants and their families. The pardesi.org.np website, serving as an integrated platform for safe migration information in Nepal, and training resources for migrants regarding the safe, wise, an...
Dec 12, 2023