POLITICS
Oli, Modi vow to expedite air, water, rail connectivity
Oli, Modi vow to expedite air, water, rail connectivity
KATHMANDU, May 11 : Prime Minister KP Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed to strengthen air, waterways and rail connectivity of Nepal so as to transform Nepal from a landlocked to a land-linked and water-linked country.
May 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Renovation of Bhotekoshi Hydro to take another year and a half
Renovation of Bhotekoshi Hydro to take another year and a ha...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, May 11: The 45 megawatt Bhotekoshi Hydropower Project, whose construction was hindered time and again because of natural disasters that hit the project one after another, will possibly take one and half more years to come into operation.
May 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Fuel import bill climbs 34%
Fuel import bill climbs 34%
KATHMANDU, May 11: The import of petroleum products has gone up significantly in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, making it a prime contributor in further exacerbating the yawning trade deficit of the country with India.
May 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Indian PM Modi reaches Muktinath Temple
Indian PM Modi reaches Muktinath Temple
KATHMANDU, May 11: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has landed in Jomsom.
May 12, 2018
POLITICS
Indian PM Modi leaves for Muktinath
Indian PM Modi leaves for Muktinath
KATHMANDU, May 11: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two day visit to Nepal at the invitation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has left for Jomsom to pay homage to Muktinath Temple on Saturday morning.
May 12, 2018
SOCIETY
UK MPs at The British College
UK MPs at The British College
KATHMANDU, May 11: Members of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) toured The British College at Trade Tower, Thapathali, Kathmandu on Wednesday.
May 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Construction of Kanya Mandir School starts with US aid
Construction of Kanya Mandir School starts with US aid
KATHMANDU, May 11: US ambassador Alaina B Teplitz, National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Chief Executive Officer, Yuba Raj Bhusal and other government officials held a joint groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of Kanya Mandir Secondary School - the first all-girls' school in Kathmandu o...
May 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Shortage of some school textbooks even in Valley: Guardians
Shortage of some school textbooks even in Valley: Guardians
KATHMANDU, April 13: At a time when government ministers including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Education Minister Giriraj Mani Pokhrel are campaigning for school enrollment accepting guardianship of a few students, complete sets of school textbooks are yet to be provided to the students even in...
May 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Community school attracts too many students, fails to admit all
Community school attracts too many students, fails to admit...
UDAYAPUR, May 11: For years, private schools have been preferred to public or community schools for enrollment of children. But a community school in Udayapur has set a different example.
May 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Road connectivity still a far-fetched dream for Tila locals
Road connectivity still a far-fetched dream for Tila locals
DB BUDHAJUMLA, May 11Clutching his eight months old daughter, Bhupendra Rawat of Tila Rural Municipality-9 was headed for the Karnali Highway a few days ago. It was no less than a challenge for him to protect his daughter from falling in the sloppy and congested path which had became slippery due to...
May 12, 2018