POLITICS
Health Minister off to Geneva to attend World Health Assembly
Health Minister off to Geneva to attend World Health Assembl...
KATHMANDU, May 20: Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet has left early today for Geneva, Switzerland to attend the 76th World Health Assembly, the decision-making body the World Health Organization (WHO).
May 20, 2023
Lifestyle
Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander
Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lun...
WASHINGTON, May 19: A team led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin won a coveted $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to and from the moon's surface, the U.S. space agency said on Friday, a breakthrough for the company two years after it lost out to Elon Musk's SpaceX in another...
May 20, 2023
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
Nepal’s Community Forests:An Example to the World
Nepal’s Community Forests:An Example to the World
The world's forest area is shrinking due to population growth and natural disasters, but in Nepal, it has actually increased. A report published in 2015, based on a forest resources survey conducted from 2010 to 2014, showed that Nepal's forest area has rapidly expanded, thanks to the successful imp...
May 20, 2023
ECONOMY
Annual policies and programs place emphasis on economic reforms
Annual policies and programs place emphasis on economic refo...
KATHMANDU, May 20: The annual policies and programs for the fiscal year 2023/24 have been presented at the parliament with a focus on economic reforms of the country.
May 20, 2023
POLITICS
Govt’s policies, program are ritualistic: CPN-UML
Govt’s policies, program are ritualistic: CPN-UML
KATHMANDU, May 20: Main opposition, CPN-UML has termed the government annual policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year a ritual document.
May 20, 2023
SOCIETY
Various schemes of Gandaki included in federal govt’s policies and programs
Various schemes of Gandaki included in federal govt’s polici...
GANDAKI, May 20: The policies and programs announced for the coming fiscal year 2080-81 by the federal government on Friday have included various projects and schemes to be carried out in Gandaki province.
May 20, 2023
SOCIETY
Nepal Army completes cleaning of Barunche, cleaning drive underway in Mount Everest and Lh...
Nepal Army completes cleaning of Barunche, cleaning drive un...
KATHMANDU, May 20: The Nepali Army has completed cleaning up of Mt Barunche under its Clean Mountain Campaign, 2023.
May 20, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal's trade deficit with Bhutan hits over Rs 126 billion in five years
Nepal's trade deficit with Bhutan hits over Rs 126 billion i...
JHAPA, May 20: Nepal’s trade deficit with Bhutan is over Rs 126 billion in the past five years. Exports and imports with Bhutan and Bangladesh are taking place through Kakadbhitta transit in the eastern border of the country.
May 20, 2023
OPINION
Balancing Act: Nepal's Delicate Dance with China and India
Balancing Act: Nepal's Delicate Dance with China and India
Nepal is strategically located between the emerging Asian giants: China and India. It has maintained cordial people-to-people relations with both countries. Nepal's geostrategic position not only attracts the attention of Asian rivals India and China but also the interest of global powers.
May 20, 2023
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Govt unveils 188-point policies and programs for FY 2023/24
Govt unveils 188-point policies and programs for FY 2023/24
KATHMANDU, May 20: The government on Friday unveiled its policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2023/24.
May 20, 2023