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 […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 28: The Regional Blood Transfusion Centre Bharatpur has been supplying the blood plasma collected from people who have recovered from COVID-19 infection to the other districts. Centre’s chief Ramesh Kanta Poudel said they are sending the plasma collected in the district to other districts to meet the growing demand in those districts. […]
Damauli / Oct 27 : The hoteliers in Bandipur, a hilltop settlement in Tanahu district, have announced attractive discount offers to attract domestic tourists. The discount offer (upto 10 to 15 per cent) in all the restaurants and hotels here is expected to lure as many as domestic tourists and revive the COVID-hit tourism in […]
Kathmandu / Oct 25: The Karnali provincial government has decided to set up a fund for the protection of Rautes, the nomad community living in jungles especially of mid-west and far-west of Nepal. The fund is focused on the management of clothes, housing and nutritious food for the nomadic community. Chief minister of Karnali Province […]