Kathmandu / Sept 24: The government of Japan has provided medical equipment to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided physical and medical equipments worth one billion rupees under the third-phase assistance. At a progranme organised here today, Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Masamisi Saigo, and Chief Representative of JICA Nepal, Jun […]
Kathmandu / Aug 24: Amy Tohill-Stull has been appointed as the new Misson Director for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The U.S. Embassy, Chargé d’Affaires Michael C. Gonzales swore in Tohill-Stull at a ceremony at the United States Embassy that was hosted by outgoing USAID Mission Director Peter A. Malnak. Tohill-Stull brings more than […]
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 8: The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a fourth Financial Sector Stability Development Policy Credit (DPC4) of $100 million to Nepal to help it continue to deepen its medium-term reform program in the financial sector. Nepal’s quest to secure a stable path to federalism and an inclusive and […]
Dubai: More than 550 children are benefiting from two schools in Nepal and Senegal funded by Dubai Holding in partnership with Dubai Cares. Dubai Holding announced on Saturday that the schools have opened their gates for young seekers of knowledge. Located in the villages of Dhakka in Nepal and Kaffrine 2 Sud in Senegal, the […]
Kathmandu, August 3: New Zealand will extend technical expertise to Nepal for re-measuring the height of Mt Everest — the world’s highest peak — after many geologists argued that the two powerful quakes in 2015 may have shrunk the mountain, a media report said on Thursday. The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is […]
James Lamb, who lives in Dunkeld, was in Nepal in 2015 when the earthquake struck near the city of Kathmandu in the centre of the country, killing 9,000 people and injuring nearly 22,000 more. The former teacher runs a Mount Everest tour company, Tengboche Trekking, with all profits going to charities chosen by local people. […]
Kathmandu / July 20: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun, and Australian Ambassador to Nepal, Peter Budd, held discussion on the matters of collaboration in energy and hydropower sector. During the meeting held at Energy Ministry, Pun shared that he had issued a white paper for overall development of energy and hydropower […]
by Shristi Kafle KATHMANDU, July 17 (Xinhua) — China launched an extensive training course on “Hybrid Maize Comprehensive Technologies” in Nepal on Tuesday to help farmers of the Himalayan country cope with low maize production and ensure food security. The 46-day-long training program has been jointly implemented by China’s Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co. Ltd […]
Kathmndu, July 13: The government of Japan is to provide 282,000,000 Japanese Yan, the equivalent of about Rs 274.1 million grant assistance to Nepal for Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS) Scheme in Japan’s Fiscal year 2018. At a programme organised at the Ministry of Finance today, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Rajan Khanal, and […]
Kathmandu, July 4: Nepal’s marquee cricket event Everest Premier League (EPL) Pvt. Ltd. has join hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in a partnership for the promotion of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nepal. Both signed the agreement in a press release held at Kathmandu on Tuesday. The SDGs, also known as the […]
