Bharat KC/Radheshyam Bishwokarma, Lumbini, May 17: The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) has completed its first anniversary, but the second international airport after the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, going through setbacks has added to worries of the investors. The private sector has reportedly invested over Rs 60 billion targeting this project GBIA has failed […]
Kathmandu / May 17: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to improve transport connectivity of the Kakarbhitta–Laukahi road in Nepal to international trade routes, particularly to India and Bangladesh. According to a statement released by the ADB, at least 95 kilometers (km) of road from Kakarbhitta to Laukahi will be […]
Kathmandu / May 16: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld the verdict of Dipayal High Court on a case relating to Tikapur carnage which had handed down life imprisonment to Resham Chaudhary. Resham was doing his jail time. Justices Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Nahakul Subedi gave such verdict convicting Chaudhary on the charge. […]
Kathmandu, May 16: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said that the government has accorded priority to authentication of the bill related to citizenship. Responding to the queries of the journalists during the press meet to unveil Cabinet decision today, Minister Sharma, also the government spokesperson, underlined that the authentication of the […]
Siraj Khan / Nepalgunj, May 16 : A bus service has been launched for the first time from Nepalgunj to Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa, a remote Himalayan district of Karnali Province. Locals are happy to be linked with road network where there was a bus service with comfortable seats. Earlier, buses used to reach […]
Kathmandu / May 15: Deputy Mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol today said efforts for development would not be fruitful by neglecting climate change. She put her view at a two-day awareness and orientation programme for researchers, partners and others including people’s representatives, employees ant citizens of the city organised here. “Climate change […]
Kathmandu / May 15: Fiscal deficit is going up as revenue collection is minimal in comparison to the public expenditure. According to the Office of the Comptroller General, the government’s expenditure exceeds by Rs 250 billion till May 14 of the current fiscal year 2022/23. The public expenditure during this period was recorded at Rs […]
Kathmandu / May 15: A group of 10 people, including five soldiers from the team involved in cleaning Everest and Lhotse mountains, has climbed the highest peak in the world under the direction of Nepal Army’s Safa Himal Campaign, 2023. The Nepal Army Directorate of Public Relations and Information shared that the team leader, Lieutenant […]
Kathmandu / May 14 : Two more people have reached the top of Mt Everest in this spring. Nepal’s Pasang Temba Sherpa and Naila Kaini from Pakistan successfully scaled the world’s tallest peak at 8:02 am today and their expedition was facilitated by Imagine Nepal Trek and Expedition Company. They climbed the peak just a […]
Kathmandu / May 14: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Prakash Saud, has pointed out the strategic, economic and ecological significance of the Indian Ocean and its importance as a gateway to international markets for the landlocked countries like Nepal. He called for addressing the impact of climate change on mountains, oceans and the lives and […]