- Saturday, 21 December 2024
Child and maternal mortality decrease
The death of children below 5 years has decreased from 61 to 33 and the maternal mortality at birth has gone down from 2281 in the previous fiscal year to 1191.
Republic Day celebration: In pictures
A special program has been organized at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel on the occasion of the 17th Republic Day on Tuesday.
Republic culture need of hour: Info Minister Sharma
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has said it is essential to strengthen republic system by developing it as a culture. Fostering republic values and characters is need of hour, she underlined.
Translate Republican Spirit Into People’s Life
As the clock was ticking at midnight on April 15, 2008, the Constituent Assembly of Nepal erupted in roars. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly abolished Nepal’s 240-year-old monarchical system. This was, therefore, a historic and momentous day in the history of modern Nepal.
A Retrospect Of 16 Years Of Republic System
On May 28, 2008, the first Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic, abolishing the 240-year-old monarchy. As agreed upon among the political parties, the first meeting of the first Constituent A
Democratic Republic Should Meet Civic Aspirations
A republic is simply defined as a form of government that gives no place to monarchy and hereditary ruling dynasty. Political scientists agree that the concept of republic owes its genesis to Rome in 509 BC. It is by th
Republican Rhetoric And Reality
Economic revolution was a buzzword around the time the country was declared a republic. The political leaders, while exhorting the people for a republican setup, pledged that an economic revolution would emerge
Federal Republican Democracy: Some Reflections
A republican democracy is considered the most advanced system of governance that exists in the world today. This is so because there are no other political systems with a broader ownership base, more representative
Is Our Republican System Functional?
Nepal is marking Republic Day today amidst heightened political tension and polarisation. The political parties, represented in the House of Representatives (HoR), are divided into ruling and opposition camps. The m
Women Empowerment Legacy Of Republic
After Bidya Devi Bhandari was appointed President of Nepal in 2015, a television journalist, Krishna Malla, asked me a question during an interview: “With a woman now leading the country, what significant change do
Local Government Under The Federal Republic
One of the significant features of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a local government with constitutionally fixed jurisdiction. Unlike the term local bodies, the new Constitution promulgated by the Constituent A
Republic Day being celebrated today
A Republic Day main celebration committee is holding a special function at Army Pavilion, Tundikhel. The Day is associated with people's movement and aspiration for change.
Leaders should be accountable to people: Bhusal
Pampha Bhusal is now the Vice Chairperson of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre). Bhusal served as a minister twice leading the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
