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EU envoy inaugurates sanitation and hygiene facilities in Far Western Province

E The facilities have been built under the auspices of the “Effective case management by strengthening isolation centers and ground crossing points (GCPs) management for rapid response and preparedness against COVID-19” project implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the leadership of Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population, with financial support from the […]


WB providing concessional loan of USD 80 million to promote integrated water resources management

Kathmandu / July 13: The World Bank (WB) is providing US $ 80 million (around Rs 10 billion) in concessional loan to Nepal for a project to improve the delivery of water and sanitation services and promote integrated water resources management. On Wednesday, Finance Secretary Madhu Kumar Marasini and the WB Country Director for the […]


Japan Hands Over a Vocational Training Center Building In Darchula

Kathmandu / July 7: A Vocational Training Center constructed with Japanese assistance at Latinath Secondary School in Darchula has been handed over. The new building was built with grant assistance of USD 82,953 under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese Government. On occasion, Tamura Takahiro Charge d’Affaires ad interim […]


JICA commences five-year project on climate change adaptation through sustainable forest management

Kathmandu / June 15: JICA Nepal and the Ministry of Forest and Environment (MOFE) signed an agreement on the Technical Cooperation Project on Climate Change Adaptation through Sustainable Forest Management in Nepal on Tuesday. The project consists of two major outputs; i) policy implementations on climate change adaptation through sustainable forest management and ii) demonstration […]


UK ambassador Pollitt calls on Minister Bhusal

Kathmandu / May 9: UK’s ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Pollitt, today called on Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal. During the meeting that took place at the latter’s office, the two discussed vivid aspects relating to the Nepal-UK relations and mutual cooperation. On the occasion, Minister Bhusal said Nepal-UK ties were not […]


US provides Rs 79.71 billion grant to Nepal for its graduation to middle-income country

Kathmandu / May 5: The United States of America is to provide $ 659 million (equivalent to Rs 79.71 billion) to Nepal for supporting its goal of graduating to a middle-income country. Ishwori Prasad Aryal, Joint Secretary and Head of International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division (IECCD), Ministry of Finance and Sepideh Keyvanshad, USAID/Nepal Mission Director, […]


Nepal-Bangladesh business relations stressed

Kathmandu / May 1: Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal, Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, paid a courtesy call on Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Dilendra Prasad Badu Friday. During the meeting, various issues of relations and cooperation between the two countries were discussed. Ambassador Chowdhury expressed the view that the relations between the two countries could […]


Japan to extend technical cooperation programme for 2022

Kathmandu / April 20: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal issued a Note Verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal to extend the Technical Cooperation Programmes for Fiscal Year 2022. The technical corporation programs, which have been extended to Nepal annually since 2003, have been supporting Nepali governmental officials to obtain Japan’s knowledge, […]


Japan to provide Rs 10.4 billion to Nepal

Kathmandu / Feb 2: The Government of Japan has stated that the Cold Chain Equipment Assistance Program required to manage COVID-19 vaccines in Nepal has been completed. The Japanese Embassy in Nepal also stated that it has decided to provide additional Rs 10.4 billion to Nepal for social and economic development. “It has been decided […]


Nepal’s significant progress in nutrition at risk due to COVID-19 pandemic: UNICEF

Kathmandu / Jan 20: Nepal achieved globally renowned progress in reducing child stunting and scaling up nutrition services during the Millennium Development Goals era (2002 -2016), despite periods of political and economic instability, according to a special supplement of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Journal published on Thursday. However, the country still faces considerable nutrition-related […]




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