Kathmandu / Nov 15 : The Bal Gopaleshwor Temple at the centre of historic Rani Pokhari in Kathmandu would remain open for the public from 5 am to 5 pm on the day of Bhaitika during the Tihar this year. The Temple draws a large number of people without brothers and sisters to receive tika […]
Kathmandu / Nov 13: The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided 100 state-of-the-art ventilators to Nepal to assist its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At an event held on Friday, US Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry handed over the ventilators to Minister for Health and Population, Bhanu Bhakta […]
Kathmandu / Nov 12: The Central Zoo in Lalitpur which has been closed since March 20 is preparing to reopen by adopting health protocols. Management chief of the Central Zoo, Dr Chiranjibi Prasad Pokhrel said that they were planning to reopen the zoo as its closure for long was affecting the food supplies for animals […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 10: Lonely Planet, the US-based world’s top travel guide publisher, has included Annapurna Circuit among the top 10 most incredible travel experiences in the world. It said in its latest ‘Ultimate Travel List’ that the Covid-19 has resulted in travel restrictions around the world and have clipped traveller’s wings through 2020. “But […]
Adarsha Subedi / Kathmandu: Oil is one of the most important commodities in the world. With all the countries focusing on growth and development, oil can be regarded as the key resource. Oil can be transformed into various sources of energy to benefit the modeling of infrastructures and tools for develop-ment. Oil extraction and production […]
Myagdi / Nov. 8: Free agriculture insurance programme has been launched in 11 districts including Myagdi of Gandaki Province. The federal government has been providing 75 percent grant in the premium money of agriculture insurance while the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Province would bear remaining 25 percent. “The provincial government […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 5: The Government of India has provided medical equipment including ambulances to help Nepali Army (NA) run field hospitals. Visiting Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army General Manoj Mukund Naravane handed over the health equipment to Chief of Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa amidst a function in the Army Headquarters […]
Kamal Sharma / Dailekh, Nov. 3: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, petroleum exploration in Shrishtan, Navisthan and other areas in Dailekh has been delayed. After the completion of the first phase including a seismic survey of 10 lines dug for the exploration of petroleum products, the second phase of the main drilling which was supposed […]
Kathmandu / Oct 31 : The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) have initiated construction of a mini-grid connecting the micro and small hydroelectricity projects unreached by the national transmission grid. NEA Engineering Company and the AEPC have recently signed an agreement with the objective of carrying out detailed feasibility study […]
Kathmandu / Oct 29: The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) venture capital arm ADB Ventures has provided the Good Bricks System, a non-fired brick making solution in Nepal, a $125,000 grant to reduce the industry’s harmful impact on the environment and health. The grant gives ADB Ventures the option to make a future equity investment in […]