Kathmandu / Sept. 18: The World Bank (WB) on Thursday approved a $200 million ‘Finance for Growth’ development policy credit for Nepal to strengthen Nepal’s financial sector stability, diversify financial solutions, and increase access to financial services in support of Nepal’s COVID-19 resilience and recovery efforts. “In this era of COVID-19, protecting people’s lives is […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 15: The Cabinet meeting held Monday decided to appoint Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali as the spokesperson of the government while Dr. Yubaraj Khatiwada erstwhile Finance Minister, has been appointed as the special economic advisor to the Prime Minister, said newly appointed government spokesperson Gyawali at a press briefing today. […]
Kathmandu / Sept 9: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has directed Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) to immediately expedite the purchase plan of aircraft for domestic flights to provide services to the people living in mountain and remote areas. Minister Bhattarai made the directives to the state-owned airlines at a joint meeting […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has tendered resignation from his ministerial position. Officials at the Ministry of Finance said Finance Minister Khatiwada, who also held the ministerial portfolio of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, tendered his resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday evening. Khatiwada had taken part […]
Kathmandu / Aug 31 : The Government of China has proceeded ahead the study of Kathmandu-Kerung railway in its territory. The project however has been affected by global COVID-19. The study will be carried out on the area from Shigatse to the border with Nepal. China conducting the study has been a positive move at […]
Modnath Dhakal, Kathmandu / Aug. 26: The coronavirus pandemic has hit hard the tourism sector and seriously affected projects under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA). Construction of three international airports in Bhairahawa, Pokhara and Nijgadh were affected and none of them could meet the target set for the Fiscal Year 2019/20. […]
Kathmandu / Aug 23: Per capita debt of Nepal has reached Rs 44,892 as direct consequences of a massive increase in government borrowing triggered by the slow growth in revenue collection, increase in development works and unproductive government spending. As of last mid-July, the total outstanding debt of the federal government stood at Rs 134.67 […]
CB Adhikari, Kathmandu, Aug. 23: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is gearing up to prepare the schedule for the regular international flight that would be resumed from September 1 after nearly five months. The flights will bring home stranded Nepalis abroad on a priority basis. The regular international flights would be conducted […]
Kathmandu / Aug 17: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barshaman Pun has said that the Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) success has also added challenges. Speaking at a program organized to mark the 35th anniversary of NEA on Monday, Minister Pun expressed a commitment to extend all the necessary support to make the organization […]
Kathmandu / July 28: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA, and rem.work, Kathmandu, Nepal, have forged a Global Campus coworking space partnership to help students start or continue a U.S. degree without leaving their home country. With this partnership, students apply to and are admitted to the University of Arizona, receive a University of […]
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