SOCIETY
Heavy rain damages rice crops in Chitwan
Heavy rain damages rice crops in Chitwan
BHARATPUR, Oct 8: Recent rainfall, attributed to a delayed monsoon, has inflicted damage on rice crops in Chitwan. According to Umaraj Aryal, an officer at the Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Chitwan, the rains during the harvest period have resulted in damage to approximately two percent of the ric...
Oct 08, 2023
POLITICS
15th meeting of Nepal-India consultative group concludes
15th meeting of Nepal-India consultative group concludes
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: The 15th meeting of the Nepal-India Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues (BCGSI) held in Pokhara, Nepal.
Oct 08, 2023
POLITICS
PM briefs President about US, China visits
PM briefs President about US, China visits
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Ram Chandra Paudel at the President House on Saturday afternoon.
Oct 08, 2023
POLITICS
Koshi Province Chief gives a week deadline to form new government
Koshi Province Chief gives a week deadline to form new gover...
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: The Chief of Koshi Province, Parshuram Khapung, has urged to form the government within a week.
Oct 08, 2023
OPINION
The Young, the Old, and the Dependent
The Young, the Old, and the Dependent
Had we been a European country, our youths would have launched multiple revolutions and overthrown their governments. Luckily for Nepal’s polity and the ruling class, our youths have a fatalistic attitude (courtesy of the Hindu belief) and accept the crisis they face as fate. They choose to migrate...
Oct 08, 2023
SOCIETY
Nine Nepalis injured in terrorist attack in Israel, Nepal condemns the attack
Nine Nepalis injured in terrorist attack in Israel, Nepal co...
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Nepal has joined the group of nations in condemning Saturday’s terrorist attack in Israel that left several dead and hundreds others including at least nine Nepali nationals injured. Reports said several Nepali nationals working in Israel have been held hostage by the Hamas group t...
Oct 08, 2023
POLITICS, Republica Watch
NHRC at a risk of losing its ‘A’ status as the accreditation subcommittee prepares for a r...
NHRC at a risk of losing its ‘A’ status as the accreditation...
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is on the verge of losing its 'A' category status, a change that has drawn significant criticism from human rights activists and civil society groups. These critics argue that the government has failed to take adequate measures to safegua...
Oct 08, 2023
WORLD
Israel says 22 dead in 'war' after militants enter from Gaza
Israel says 22 dead in 'war' after militants enter from Gaza
ASHKELON, Israel, Oct 8: Palestinian militants had begun a "war" against Israel which they infiltrated by air, sea and land from the blockaded Gaza Strip on Saturday, Israeli officials said, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Oct 08, 2023
Editorial
Take necessary measures to retain 'A' status for NHRC
Take necessary measures to retain 'A' status for NHRC
The impending downgrade of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) from its current 'A' category status to 'B' has sent shockwaves among human rights activists and civil society groups in Nepal.
Oct 08, 2023
POLITICS
Nine Nepali nationals injured in terrorist attack in Israel, a few others reportedly taken...
Nine Nepali nationals injured in terrorist attack in Israel,...
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Nepal has joined the group of nations in condemning Saturday’s terrorist attack in Israel that left several dead and hundreds others including at least nine Nepali nationals injured. Reports said that a few other Nepali nationals working in Israel have been held hostage by the Hama...
Oct 07, 2023