Deepraj Sanyal / Kathmandu: The Gorkha Earthquake of 25 April 2015 should have taught all of us a lesson regarding how we should build our structures. As is said, it is not the earthquake that kills but the infrastructures that we have constructed that do. The magnitude 7.6 temblor flattened houses, buildings and other structures, […]
Kathmandu / July 20: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has planned to rebuild 652 schools flattened by the ‘Gorkha Earthquake’ within this year. The Department of Education has already signed agreements with various national and international agencies towards that end, the NRA said. As per the government data, the Gorkha quake inflicted damages in 8,308 […]
Pokhara / July 20: Phoksingkot based in Nirmalpokhari of Kaski is to be developed into a religious tourist destination. The Phoksingkot folks have been geared up for developing physical infrastructure in this historic site. A view tower is to be constructed here to catch to the scenic views of the Machhapuchhre , Annapurna and Dhawaligiri […]
Bhimduttangar / July 20: Works are going on to construct a temporary embankment onto the Mahakali River in Dodhara Chandani Municipality-4, following the high risk of river outburst in this monsoon. The District Administration, Kanchanpur is, with the help of the security forces and locals, making all possible efforts to prevent any untoward incident. The […]
Kathmandu, July 19: The total 2,870 structures destroyed during the Maoist decade-long insurgency have been reconstructed until 15 July 2016, said the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction. The reconstructed structures belong to prisons, courts, parks, monuments, heritages, schools, VDCs and various government offices. The reconstruction works started following the Comprehensive Peace Accord with the then […]
Kathmandu / July 19: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has taken it as an achievement that the government met the target on revenue collection despite adverse situation. He shared that the government collected seven billion rupees as revenue in against the target of Rs 475 billion for the fiscal year of 2015/016 although the country’s […]
Kathmandu / July 19: The 13th China-Nepal Non-Governmental Cooperation Forum concluded in ChongQing of People’s Republic of China Tuesday with the signing of a Tripartite Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation on commerce and industry. The agreement on strategic mutual cooperation, Nepal-China cultural exchange and construction materials support was signed after the meeting attended by the […]
Kathmandu / July 19: The Nepal Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is to provide the first installment of house rebuilding grants announced by the government for the earthquake survivors before the upcoming Dashain festival. NRA Executive Officer Sushil Gyawali has pledged to ensure the deposit of the first installment of the grant in bank accounts of all […]
Melamchi / July 19: Floodwaters from the Bhotekoshi River have so far swept away 79 houses in Tatopani, Liping and Barhabise areas of Sindhupalchowk district. The Bhotekoshi river flood caused by heavy showers since July 5 continues to terrorize the normal life with eroding land on its banks and washing way houses. So far the […]
Kathmandu / July 18: The government is set to operate the 4G service in main cities of Nepal immediately after coming October in keeping in mind the users’ convenience. At a press meet organized on Monday, Minister for Information and Communications, also the Chairperson of Radio Frequency Determination Committee, Sherdhan Rai shared that efforts are […]