Kathmandu / Mar 11: The government of Japan has handed over 12 recycled fire engines amid a ceremony held at the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu today. According to a press release released by the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu, Kikuta Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed two grants under the Grant Assistance for […]
Kathmandu / Mar. 3: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced up to $85 million over five years, subject to the availability of funds, to expand access to quality education for children in Nepal, particularly focusing on marginalised youth and early-grade students. This expansion strengthens the existing partnership between the United States and […]
Jhapa / Jan 6: A 14-km blacktopped road will be constructed at Shahidmarga and Suryodayamarga in Mechinagar under the World Bank-supported ‘Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project’. Member of the House of Representatives, Bishwo Prakash Sharma said that the World Bank will invest Rs 1.03 billion for the road construction which will help in the development […]
Kathmandu / Nov 25: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with support from Norway, have joined hands for a three-year project to strengthen Nepal’s school education system’s response to climate change. The collaboration signifies a pivotal step towards addressing the impacts of climate change locally. […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 16: The European Union has provided Nepal Rs289 million in humanitarian aid for the quake-affected people. The union approved the aid package to provide shelter, access to clean water and sanitation, and healthcare, among other services to the survivors of the recent Jajarkot earthquake, said the EU in a press release issued […]
Kathmandu / Nov 2: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed its commitment to invest in the 635-megawatt Dudh Koshi reservoir type hydropower project. A team comprising Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kul Man Ghising, ADB Director General Ramesh Subramaniam and ADB-Nepal Resident Mission Director Arnaud Cauchois carried out onsite monitoring of […]
Kathmandu / Oct 14: The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kathmandu celebrated the German Unity Day and 65th years of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Germany on Friday. The event was attended by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Thomas Prinz, his spouse Anuza Prinz, and 400 distinguished guests. According […]
Bhairahawa / Aug. 9: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to make further investment in Siddharthanagar Municipality (Bhairahawa) of Rupandehi district. Earlier, it had invested in infrastructure development projects including roads and sewerage here. ADB is about to make reinvestment shortly after the conclusion of the previous plan. With the investment from the ADB, […]
Washington DC / Aug 2 : Ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America, Shreedhar Khatry said the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a crucial partner for the socio-economic development of Nepal. He said this while inaugurating the screening of audio-visual material related to the promotion of tourism of Nepal […]
Kathmandu / July 21: A grant agreement of more than Rs 10.5 billion has been signed between Nepal and the European Union (EU) for two different programmes. At a programme organised at the Finance Ministry, Singha Durbar, today, two separate Financing Agreements – a grant agreement of 50 million pound sterling (equivalent to Rs. 7.38 […]
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