Kathmandu / Feb 28: Women, the poor, and excluded groups face various structural barriers, preventing them from benefiting from Nepal’s energy sector, said a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The issue of poverty in Nepal has a strong gender, caste, regional, and geographic dimension that is also reflected in the energy access, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 12: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide US$ 100 million (Nrs. 10 billion) for Rural Connectivity Improvement Project. The project will upgrade 388 kilometers of rural roads to all-weather standards, serving the agriculture sector and bring access to 7.5 million people in 16 districts. This project is in line […]
Kathmandu / Jan 21: The government and the World Bank on Sunday signed three financing agreements worth $440 million to invest in the country’s post-earthquake housing reconstruction, livestock innovation, and technical education and vocational training. Finance Secretary Shankar Prasad Adhikari and World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, Qimiao Fan, signed the agreements […]
Niroj Koirala / Bhojpur : As many as 32 patients underwent eye surgery while over 200 others received treatment in a free eye camp organised in Bhojpur district. The Three-day eye camp — organised by Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS)-Bhojpur — was held in Purano Dabali, Taksar of Bhojpur Municipality from Thursday to Saturday. The […]
Kathmandu / Dec 19: The newly reconstructed buildings comprising three new blocks with six classrooms, laboratory, ECD, library, lavatories along with other required facilities of Path Pradarshak Secondary School situated in Badikhel, Lalitpur were handed over to the school management today. Chief Representative of JICA Nepal Jun Sakuma and Education Secretary Madhu Prasad Regmi jointly […]
Kathmandu / Dec 13: The Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Masashi Ogawa signed an accord on Wednesday to facilitate the Phul Kumari Mahato Memorial Hospital in Siraha District with a mobile clinic car. The grant accord of Rs 6.5 million funded under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of was signed between […]
Kathmandu / Dec 8: The World Bank has approved a US$80 million (approximately 8 billion rupees) loan for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project. The project will support the objectives of the Government of Nepal’s Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS, 2015) which underpins the role of livestock for sustained agriculture and economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving […]
Kathmandu / Nov 29: The US Embassy’s Book Bus project will be hosting three different year-long teacher empowerment programmes. Among the courses to be hosted are: Literacy through Literature for primary school teachers, to be mentored by Niranjan Kunwar; Everyday Science for science teachers, by Dorje Gurung; and Write to Think for secondary school teachers, […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19: Students from seven different schools in Lalitpur had organsied a ‘Run for My School’ campaign, a fund raising event on the occassion of International Children Rights Day on Saturday. A total of 443 students including children from the UK had participated in the event. The campaign was organised to support and […]
Kathmandu / Nov 5: Secretary for Labour and Employment, Mr. Laxman Prasad Mainali, met Mr. Guy Ryder, Director General of International Labour Organization at his office on November 2 and held discussion on various facets of Nepal-ILO relations. The Labour Secretary is in Geneva to attend the 331st Governing Board Meeting of ILO. The GB […]
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