Kathmandu / Feb 26: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said it would increase investment substantially in the development projects Nepal government has kept in priority. Such information was shared during a Tripartite Portfolio Review Meeting (TPRM) on the development projects run by Nepal government, ADB and their coordination for 2017. It was organized in […]
Kathmandu / Feb 24: Nepal’s visiting Industry Minister Nabindra Raj Joshi on Thursday separately called on Toshihiro Nikai, member of the Liberal Democratic Party and Tadahiko ITO, State Minister for Environment in Tokyo, Japan. During the meetings, Minister Joshi discussed about the mobilization of Japanese aid for the development of Nepal, said the Ministry on […]
Kathmandu / Feb 22: Lawmakers have demanded the government expedite the construction of the Kathmandu-Nijgadh Fast Track. Speaking at a meeting of the Public Account Committee, Legislature-Parliament today, lawmakers from various political parties voiced for accelerating the implementation of the project. In response, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak pledged to speed up the […]
Panchthar / Feb 17: Electricity produced from Hewakhola Hydropower Project ‘A’ in Panchthar has been connected to the national grid from Wednesday. The 10.6-MW electricity has been linked to the national grid. Earlier, 4.3 MW power produced from the Project was already linked to the national grid after the inauguration of sub-station of Thapatar in […]
Kathmandu / Feb 15 : Nepal Telecom (NT) has proposed the reconstruction of quake-damaged Dharahara, the iconic tallest historical monument, in Kathmandu. Joint-Secretary of NT, Roman Adhikari said the state-owned telecommunication service provider is making preparations to take its reconstruction proposal to the Department of Archeology (DoA) according to which NT will invest Rs 4 […]
Syangja / Feb 12: Good news for orange growers! Syangja will be developed as orange zone. The move is as part of the implementation of the 10 years Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Project envisioned in the fiscal budget 2016-17 to improve agricultural productivity in the country. As part of the project, there will be work […]
Kathmandu / Feb 10: Private airline company, the Himalaya Airlines, today launched direct flights between Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTA), Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, inaugurated the airline’s maiden flight to the Malaysian capital amidst a special ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this morning. Himalaya Airlines, a […]
Kathmandu, Feb. 9: The trade deficit has gone up by 71.3 per cent in the first six month of the current fiscal year, thanks to heavy increase in goods import despite normal rise in the exports in the country. According to a statistics released by the Trade and Exports Promotion Centre in the capital today, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has unveiled its ambitious plan to add at least an airbus every year. At a press conference organized here on Monday to address queries raised in connection with the procurement of Airbus Wide Body A 330-200, General Manager Sugat Ratna Kansakar said that the NAC has […]
Kathmandu / Feb 1: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has clarified that there is no liquidity crunch in the finance market. Addressing a programme organised in the Capital today by Nepal Bankers’ Association, Deputy Governor Chinta Mani Siwakoti said there is still Rs 30 billion that could be invested in the market. “It does not mean […]
