Miss Nepal 2016: Chit-chat with Asmi, Roshani and Barsha (video)

09 Apr 2016 | 17:37pm
SMRITI DHUNGANA
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KATHMANDU, April 9: Newly-crowned Miss Nepal, Asmi Shrestha is busy in meetings and promotional events. For Shrestha, who has established her name in modeling since six years, her next mission is Miss World. She clinched the title out of 19…

Traders will use the route they find cheap and reliable

29 Mar 2016 | 19:17pm
Republica
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The billion-rupee question following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's state visit to China is: Is trade through China viable for Nepal? Won't it cost us a lot less to use India as transit? Commerce Secretary Naindra Prasad Upadhaya, a member…

Nepal has resources, expertise to begin implementing SDGs

22 Mar 2016 | 20:10pm
REPUBLICA
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Haoliang Xu is the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He was recently in Nepal to mark UNDP's 50th anniversary. Sujan Dhungana of Republica talked to…

Nepal is a potential bright spot in world economy

20 Mar 2016 | 20:53pm
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) along with the Government of India organized a conference entitled 'Advancing Asia' in New Delhi last week. The conference that was organized with a theme 'Investment for the Future' discussed about the need for more investment…

Pakistan and Nepal have large reserves of mutual goodwill (watch video)

18 Mar 2016 | 20:16pm
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Sartaj Aziz is the adviser to Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, on foreign affairs. Subhash Ghimire, Guna Raj Luitel and Teknarayn Bhattarai talked to Mr. Aziz on a number of bilateral and regional issues in Kathmandu yesterday.

China always told us to have good relations with India

16 Mar 2016 | 19:11pm
Republica
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CPN-UML Central Committee member Tanka Karki is a former Nepali ambassador to China (2007-2011). In light of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's five-day China visit starting March 20th, Karki shared his experience of serving in Beijing with Nepal Republic Media's…

‘I’m living my life to the fullest’

15 Mar 2016 | 19:38pm
REPUBLICA
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After enjoying a successful career in Bollywood, actor Manisha Koirala is occupied with pursuing creative works these days. She is toying with different ideas like film production and writing a novel. Guna Raj Luitel and Mani Dahal of Republica Daily…

No more instability in the name of government change

11 Mar 2016 | 18:59pm
Republica
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Election of Dr Shashank Koirala, an ophthalmologist by profession, as Nepali Congress General Secretary in the thirteenth Nepali Congress General Convention has been viewed with much interest, particularly given his controversial views on federalism, republicanism and secularism. What will be…

MCC looking deeper into investment on energy and transport sectors

08 Mar 2016 | 06:44am
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Fatema Z Sumar is the Regional Deputy Vice President for Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America at the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Department of Compact Operations. She oversees all MCC compacts within this geographic portfolio, including MCC compacts with…

Protests to restart in April if our demands not heeded

02 Mar 2016 | 19:18pm
Republica
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Since the border blockade at Birjung-Raxaul was lifted a month ago, Tarai-Madhesh is slowly returning to normalcy. The security situation has improved, highway obstructions have been cleared and shops, schools and businesses are open. So has Madhesh agitation fizzled out?…

We wanted to tell people that coke and momo makes great combination

28 Feb 2016 | 20:10pm
REPUBLICA
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Coca-Cola's promotional campaign 'Coca-Cola Mo:Motsav' is coming to an end. Republica talked to Alok Kohli, country director of Coca-Cola for Nepal, to know more about the campaign and its objectives. Excerpts:What is Coca-Cola Mo:Motsav?Coca-Cola is the most preferred drink in…

I want to see economic agenda in party policies

27 Feb 2016 | 09:36am
RUDRA PANGENI
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Rajendra Bajgain is not a new name in Nepali tourism sector. He runs Gurkha Encounters which operates trekking, mountaineering and many other tourism activities. The young entrepreneurs wants to bring 'development' agenda into political mainstream and push for economic development…

Focus on building trust with India not on inking controversial deals

17 Feb 2016 | 20:05pm
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Rajan Bhattarai, a PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is thought of as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's close confidante as well as his trusted advisor on foreign policy. Recently nominated as a member of Nepal's…

Nepal’s ties with India and China are complementary

08 Feb 2016 | 18:45pm
Republica
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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is slated to visit India starting February 19th. He had been insisting that he would visit India only when all obstructions on Indo-Nepal border were cleared. Has this condition been fulfilled? If yes, while in…

Miss Nepal 2016: Chit-chat with Asmi, Roshani and Barsha (video)

Traders will use the route they find cheap and reliable

Nepal has resources, expertise to begin implementing SDGs

Nepal is a potential bright spot in world economy

Pakistan and Nepal have large reserves of mutual goodwill (watch video)

China always told us to have good relations with India

‘I’m living my life to the fullest’

No more instability in the name of government change

MCC looking deeper into investment on energy and transport sectors

Protests to restart in April if our demands not heeded

We wanted to tell people that coke and momo makes great combination

I want to see economic agenda in party policies

Focus on building trust with India not on inking controversial deals

Nepal’s ties with India and China are complementary

Biratnagar developmental projects in limbo

NOC marks beginning of Olympic Day

Nepal-India officials discuss border pillars

Japanese arrested over swindling quake-victims

3,000 quake victims receive relief

18 doctors arrested for 'fake' educational certificates'

TRC probes will take intn'l law into consideration: Gurung

SLC supplementary exams termed inappropriate

Minister urges teachers not to bring politics into classrooms

Rehabilitated dacoit community returning to crime