MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual, POLITICAL AFFAIRS, BUSINESS & ECONOMY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, LIFESTYLE, SPORTS, OPINION, INTERVIEW, INTERNATIONAL, THE WEEK news in English in Nepal

HOME POLITICAL AFFAIRS BUSINESS & ECONOMY SOCIAL AFFAIRS LIFESTYLE SPORTS OPINION INTERVIEW INTERNATIONAL THE WEEK

•	No headway in minimum pay hike talks
•	With record May rain, monsoon expected on time
•	Poll only option to bail country out of crisis: Khanal
•	One killed, 13 injured in Okhaldhunga road mishap
•	People bearing brunt of instability: Koirala
•	16 children die in Pakistan school bus fire: police
•	Woman hacked to death in Bara

	Forex
	Stocks

Phalano by Rajesh KC

Cartoon Archive »

	Daily News
	Photo Gallery

Saturday WEATHER

KATHMANDU

Scattered Thunderstorms

Low	19^oC
High	27^oC
Sunrise	5:10 am
Sunset	6:49 pm

Buddha Purnima

Nepali monks offer prayers at Swayambhunath during Buddha Purnima, which marks the Buddha's birthday, in Kathmandu. AFP

With record May rain, monsoon expected on time

OM ASTHA RAI
KATHMANDU, May 25: With Kathmandu Valley receiving record rainfall Thursday, meteorologists are expecting a timely and normal monsoon this year.

Although the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a slight delay in the onset of the monsoon in the south Indian state of Kerala, the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) in Nepal says moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean, which result in heavy rainfall particularly south of the Tibetan plateau, will enter the Himalayan nation most probably on time (around June 10) this season. [More]

	MONEY MATTERS Safeguard your money online
	BY THE WEEK BUREAU
	Convenience and efficiency are the hallmarks of online banking. You can pay bills in seconds, automatically bal- ance your account, and save time and some money too as some companies even offer discounts for electronic payments. In recent times, more and more people are using the Internet to con- duct financial transactions and make purchases. Unfortunately, cyber criminals also find online banking convenient for rip- ping off unwary consumers, using a variety of scams to get access to passwords and account numbers. The Week tells you how you can safeguard your money online

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

No headway in minimum pay hike talks
REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, May 25: The tripartite negotiation among government, employers and employees on minimum salary of workers is not making any headway as both employees and employers continue to stick to their stance.

"Employees are not ready to compromise on their demand for minimum monthly wage of Rs 12,400, while employers are for increasing pay based on inflation and consumer market price,” a government official involved in the negotiation told Republica. [More]

Political appointments made by Bhattarai govt scrapped
REPUBLICA

HIDCL may invest in Upper Dordi 'A' hydro project
BHOJ RAJ POUDEL

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

No headway in minimum pay hike talks
REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, May 24: The tripartite negotiation among government, employers and employees on minimum salary of workers is not making any headway as both employees and employers continue to stick to their stance.

´Employees are not ready to compromise on their demand for minimum monthly wage of Rs 12,400, while employers are for increasing pay based on inflation and consumer market price,” a government official involved in the negotiation told Republica. [More]

Insurance Board chief faces fraud charge
RUPAK D SHARMA

DHL named best employer in Asia-Pacific
REPUBLICA

SOCIAL AFFAIRS

UK climber heads home as Nepal probes 'illegal' video call
KOSH RAJ KOIRALA

KATHMANDU, May 25: Even as the government starts investigating the ´illegal´ video call that British climber Daniel Thomas Hughes made from the top of Mount Everest, it has come to light that he already left Nepal on Wednesday.

Officials at Summit Nepal Trekking Pvt Ltd, a local partner of the UK-based Jagged Globe Everest Expedition 2013, said Hughes, along with two colleagues, left for home after arriving in Kathmandu from Base Camp via helicopter, Wednesday. Shortly after landing at the Domestic Terminal at about 4 p.m., they went directly to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to catch their flight home. [More]

Wanna avoid jams? Call 103, traffic's toll-free number
PRATIBHA RAWAL

Bir suspends OPD service for elderly after roof collapse
ARJUN POUDEL

LIFESTYLE

Down the career roads
YUKTA BAJRACHARYA

KATHMANDU, May 22: Career decisions aren’t easy to make. And even when we’ve decided what we want to do in life, we’re presented with many hurdles that we have to overcome. Four students from Herald International College in Maharajgunj share their career plans and anticipations on this week’s edition of Campus Talk.

The participants, Anjana Adhikari, Anita Bastola, Ranjita Bhattarai and Anupa Ramudamu are all first year students of Bachelors in Business Studies (BBS) at Herald International. [More]

Engineering the way you eat
REPUBLICA

Keeping the fire alive
REPUBLICA

SPORTS

Three sports briefs: TT team leaves for Bangkok today
REPUBLICA

[More]

Bhairahawa tops group
REPUBLICA

Police starts Gurkha Cup on winning note
REPUBLICA

INTERNATIONAL

16 children die in Pakistan school bus fire: police
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

LAHORE, Pakistan, May 25: Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said.

Seven other children were injured in the blaze which destroyed the vehicle. [More]

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

RECOMMENDED
POPULAR

•		Live video call from Everest summit causes controversy
•		Govt to probe 'illegal' video call from Everest summit
•		Actress Nisha Adhikari climbs Mt. Everest
•		Kathmandu men going metrosexual
•		1,239 trees to be felled for 9 km Ring Road expansion
Most viewed stories over the past seven days.

•		No headway in minimum pay hike talks
•		Govt, HLPC to review progress in talks with dissident parties
•		Insurance Board chief faces fraud charge
•		UK climber heads home as Nepal probes 'illegal' video call
•		Wanna avoid jams? Call 103, traffic's toll-free number


		Swept away Rainfall on Thursday The heavy rains of Thursday came as a surpris ...

		After the closure CNP LODGES SHUTDOWN I recently drove from west to east and past th ...

		Lost in oblivion BUDDHA´S WIFE YASHODHARA On the day of Baisakh Purnima 2555 ...

		Ageless poet SIDDHICHARAN SHRESTHA Yugkavi Siddicharan Shrestha, one of the fo ...

		Justice delayed Cases of disappearances As the two Maoist parties marked the 14th ...

More Opinions


The situation is not favorable for polls
		After quitting CPN-UML last November over differences with party leadership on identity issue of indigenous communities,...

Madheshi forces deliberating unity
		Considered as an intellectual among Madheshi leaders, Jitendra Narayan Dev is General S...

More Interviews