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Make Education Actually Free
Published On: December 23, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica
Right to education is one of the fundamental rights of the Nepali people as enshrined in the country’s constitution. Article 31 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 states, “Every citizen shall have the right to get compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the secondary level from the State.
Economy in the doldrums
Published On: December 22, 2022 07:53 AM NPT By: Republica
The current situation paints a bleak picture of the Nepali economy although its external sector has recovered marginally in recent times. An improvement in the remittance inflow, trade balance and foreign currency reserves are something to cheer about. However, other crucial macroeconomic indicators like the inflation rate, government expenditure, government revenue mobilization, interest rates of banks, foreign direct investment (FDI) and aggregate demand haven’t been healthy in recent months.
Preventing Cold Wave Deaths
Published On: December 21, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica
Winter for Nepalis is all about biting cold, more so for those who lack roofs over their heads and enough clothes to keep themselves warm in the cold season. The impact of winter is much more severe in the Tarai, the country’s southern plains, where cold waves kill people every year.
Resolve constitutional ambiguities
Published On: December 20, 2022 07:45 AM NPT By: Republica
The decision of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to provide only seven days for political parties to stake claim for the new government leadership has courted a serious controversy in the wider political circle.
Control Price Rise
Published On: December 19, 2022 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica
These are perhaps the times when we feel the tightest squeeze on our wallets in years, with the price of everything rising very quickly, especially over the past few months. Perhaps, over the past few months, prices have risen at their fastest pace in years.
Setting a bad precedent
Published On: December 18, 2022 07:40 AM NPT By: Republica
The attempt to elect a ‘non-political’ person as the president will only set another bad precedent as seen already in Nepal’s chequered political history.
Paush 1 and Nepali Politics
Published On: December 17, 2022 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica
It was Paush 1 yesterday, a ‘Black Day’ in Nepal’s political history. On this day, 62 years ago, the then King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah staged a coup, overthrowing Nepal’s first democratically-elected government led by the charismatic, popular leader BP Koirala who was arrested and jailed immediately after the royal move.
Taming High Interest Rates
Published On: December 16, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica
The survey reports of the private sector unveil a bleak picture of the economy. Manufacturers of construction materials are operating at 30 percent of their capacity, consumption of essentials has gone down by 18 percent and restaurants’ business by 20 percent, among others. These provide some evidence of how the economy is affected.
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Preserving Pokhara’s Paragliding
Published On: December 15, 2022 07:45 AM NPT By: Republica
Earlier in June this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the regulatory body of Nepal’s aviation sector, had asked paragliding entrepreneurs in Pokhara to shift the aerial adventure sport to another place from January 2023, arguing that paragliding and civil flights could not be conducted simultaneously in the same sky.
Uphold Human Rights
Published On: December 14, 2022 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica
Many people who should have been in jail are in parliament and in the government instead.
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