Showing posts from February, 2017

Malla-era stone pillar restored in Patan

PATAN, Feb 28: A team of Nepali and Austrian conservationists has restored the Malla-era idols of King Yoganarendra Malla and his two wives atop a stone pillar located inside the Patan Durbar Square. The team on Monday complete…

NRA plans Rs 100,000 relocation grants to households at risk

KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Govinda Raj Pokharel has suggested to the prime minister  different plans for relocating earthquake-hit settlements to safer locati…

NRA asks donors to extend technical support to quake victims

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has asked the non-governmental organizations working in the earthquake-hit districts to extend technical support to the victims.  During a meeting with the represen…

NRA to retrofit Gallery Baithak

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to retrofit the historical Gallery Baithak building located on Singha Durbar premises. The building, which served as the parliament building for many year…

Govt extends taskforce deadline by 7 days

LLRC report revision KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The government has extended the deadline of the taskforce formed to study the report prepared by the local level restructuring commission (LLRC) by seven days. A cabinet meeting on Monday…

Supreme Court stays IGP pick

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The government decision to appoint Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Jay Bahadur Chand as Inspector General (IGP) of Nepal Police has run into trouble, with the Supreme Court staying the decision within hours of i…

Officials clueless as dust crisis worsens

Vehicles and pedestrians along a dusty road at Lainchaur, Kathmandu on Wednesday. The ongoing pipe-laying work of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project has aggravated dust pollution in Kathmandu Valley’s roads. Image: Republica KAT…

Agitating VDC secretaries to get back to work from today

The secretaries are the officials responsible to carry out grant signing agreement with the eligible victims. KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The demand of Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries to provide them an additional incenti…

Student unions gear up for FSU elections nationwide

-TU to hold elections from Feb 25 -Student candidates must be under 28 yrs KATHMANDU, Feb 4: Thousands of students at various campuses under Tribhuvan University (TU) have started preparations for the upcoming Free Student Unio…

VDC secretaries' protest affects reconstruction efforts

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: As the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is gearing up its effort to distribute the second tranche of reconstruction grants to the earthquake victims in the 14 most-affected districts, Village Developmen…

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