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Gulf Times
April 29, 2018
In a fresh effort to utilise solar power, Nepal has decided to construct a solar plant at Devighat in Nuwakot, 75km from the capital Kathmandu. Minister for ... “The solar energy will help to balance the power distribution during peak hours,” the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said in a statement. Minister PunÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
April 28, 2018
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said once the plant starts producing power, hydro projects such as Kulekhani, Kali Gandaki A, Mid Marshyangdi, Marshyangdi and Chilime will not need to need to operate during the daytime, saving the reservoir water for later use. The power produced by the solar plant willÃâà...
Himalayan Times
April 28, 2018
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the officials of the Nepal Telecom (NT) to make the company's services systematic, effective and customer-friendly with quality. After receiving the information on the progress report of the NT at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday, the PM directedÃâà...
ARC Viewpoints (blog)
April 28, 2018
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has selected Siemens for upgrading its 15 year old Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy Management System ... The upgradation will help meet the requirements of network expansion and the smooth operation of Integrated Nepalese Power System (INPS).
Richmond News
April 27, 2018
Hundreds of adventurers have been granted permits to climb Mount Everest, officials in Nepal said Thursday, foreshadowing another bumper year despite concerns about overcrowding on the world's highest mountain. Tourism authorities have granted 346 mountaineers permission to scale Everest thisÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
April 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has decided to end special protections for an estimated 9,000 Nepalese immigrants in the United States. Immigrants will have until June 24, 2019, ... DHS makes it official: TPS is terminated for Nepal with a 12 month delay. Effective June 24, 2019. There are anÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
April 27, 2018
Foreign Ministry officials say the government is unlikely to ask the Trump administration to extend TPS to 9,000 nationals living in the US. Apr 26, 2018-The government of Nepal has hinted that it would not seek a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension to 9,000 Nepali nationals living in the UnitedÃâà...
Human Rights Watch
April 26, 2018
Three years have passed since a violent earthquake shattered Nepal, leaving an estimated 9,000 people dead and many hundreds of thousands ... The government has made commitments to devolve administrative authority to newly established provincial governments – responding to demands for aÃâà...
IRINnews.org
April 26, 2018
Renu Rajbhandari, chairperson of the Women's Rehabilitation Centre, an NGO that works on women's rights, said authorities haven't accounted for how ... said Netra Prasad Subedi, an official with Nepal's National Reconstruction Authority, the government agency responsible for overseeing the rebuild.
The Kathmandu Post
April 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018-Enhanced connectivity between Nepal and India was the theme of Prime Minister KP Oli's recent visit to India. ... Pursuant to the 'agreement', the two leaders directed their respective officials to formulate procedures and modalities to include inland waterways as an additional means ofÃâà...
Himalayan Times
April 18, 2018
Nepal has recently transitioned from unitary system of governance to federal structure. With governments at all three levels have taken shape, the expected reforms will cut across many areas of governance and administration. Provincial and local governments have a clear mandate on the functions to beÃâà...
Wave
April 18, 2018
By Lisa Shrestha. In a press meet held on April 16, “Kapsule 9 International” announced its collaboration with the reality television singing competition franchise 'The Voice of Nepal' as the official merchandising partner for the show. Deepak Chandra Mahat, the Chairman of Kapsule 9 International andÃâà...
Himalayan Times
April 18, 2018
The Russian delegation included Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Nepal Andrei S Budnik and other officials of the embassy. The Nepali delegation included officials from MoFA; Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; and Ministry of Energy,Ãâà...
The Kathmandu Post
April 18, 2018
Lately, more and more drivers of oil tankers are selling fuel meant for Nepali market in India, where per litre of diesel costs Rs26 more than in Nepal and per litre of petrol costs Rs21 ... Officials of NOC said that cases of tanker drivers illegally selling gasoline meant for Nepali market in India are on the rise.
The Kathmandu Post
April 18, 2018
In his meetings, Jenca commended the government and the Nepali people on the success of the homegrown peace process as laid out in the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and the political transformation Nepal has undergone over the last two decades, according to a statement issued by UNÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
April 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018-Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali, who is currently in Beijing on an official visit, will meet Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and his counterpart ... The two sides are expected to discuss exchange of high-level visits this year, review China-funded projects in Nepal and explore possible areas of cooperationÃâà...
Newsweek
April 9, 2018
Canadian humanitarian worker Peter Dalglish, who helped found the charity Street Kids International, was taken in by police in Nepal on Sunday (April 8), Xinhua news agency ... My Republica reported that two children, aged 12 and 14, had allegedly been abused by Dalglish and rescued by authorities.
Xinhua
March 29, 2018
BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes Nepal's independent foreign policy and supports its efforts to develop friendly cooperation relationships with ... According to reports, Nepali Prime Minister Oli recently held a meeting with ambassadors and officials of international diplomatic missions based inÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
March 29, 2018
Nepal faces a number of non-tariff barriers to its exports despite being a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the South Asian Free Trade Area ... “Moreover, Indian authorities only recognize sample tests made at laboratories based in Kolkata, and they allow Nepali ginger to be shipped onlyÃâà...
Times of India
March 29, 2018
CHENNAI: The Nepal police on Thursday arrested a security guard in connection with a robbery in the Indian Overseas Bank's Virugambakkam branch in ... Some Chennai police personnel camping on the India-Nepal border were trying to negotiate with the Nepal police through CBI officials to get theÃâà...
Himalayan Times
March 29, 2018
In November last year, Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) — the telecom sector regulator of the country — had opened licences for interested firms to provide telecommunications infrastructure service in Nepal. Following such call from NTA, five foreign telecommunication firms had expressed theirÃâà...
HuffPost
March 29, 2018
Animal lovers celebrated late last year when the last two known dancing bears in Nepal were rescued from being forced to perform for spectators. ... have sent “multiple requests” to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, and are working with local officials to make sure all paperwork isÃâà...
CBS News
March 14, 2018
Nepalese investigators have begun an investigation into the crash, with Kathmandu officials and the airline blaming each other for the accident. The airport's general manager said Monday that the pilot did not follow the control tower's instructions and approached the runway from the wrong direction.
CTV News
March 12, 2018
MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. is sending two officials to Nepal Tuesday to assist with the investigation of one of two deadly aircraft crashes over the past couple ... Nepalese rescuers stand near a passenger plane from Bangladesh that crashed at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 12, 2018.
FOX 61
March 12, 2018
Officials said there were 71 people on board the US-Bangla Airlines plane from Dhaka when it crashed into a football field near the airport. ... The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said 10 people remained unaccounted for in Monday's crash.
Xinhua
March 3, 2018
Nepali Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun (7th L) and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong (8th L) pose for photos during a special event to celebrate ... former ministers, chief of army staff, political and business leaders, government officials and Chinese community living in Nepal attended the function.
Xinhua
March 3, 2018
KATHMANDU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people gathered in Nepal's capital Kathmandu Saturday afternoon to recite the messages of Lord Gautam Buddha, known as Dhhamapad, ... Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with former ministers and high ranking officials also attended the event.
The Kathmandu Post
March 3, 2018
The news of visit by the Pakistani PM came as a surprise to many in Kathmandu, including some senior government officials. Prime Minister Oli currently heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well. Many also believe that information about the visit was kept under wraps as PM Oli's party CPN-UML tends toÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
March 2, 2018
The Pakistani PM is making the visit to congratulate PM Oli for being elected to the post of Prime Minister. During his visit, the Pakistani PM will hold meetings with the President, Prime Minister and other high level officials. The incumbent Prime Minister of Pakistan is making an official visit to Nepal after overÃâà...
Channel NewsAsia
March 2, 2018
KATHMANDU: Nepal's largest newspaper is due in court on Friday (Mar 2) summoned by the country's chief justice for articles critical of him, in a case widely ... on contempt of court charges for a series of articles that said the country's top judge had given different dates of birth on various official documents.
Xinhua
February 10, 2018
KATHMANDU, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior government official died after a jeep he was traveling in plunged down into the Trishuli River in Dhading District of Central Nepal on Saturday, authorities said. Local Police Officer Purna Lama confirmed that the dead body of Ramananda Yadav, secretary of theÃâà...
High Times
February 7, 2018
There are few places on Earth with as ancient a tradition of cannabis use as Kathmandu, the home of temple hashish. From time immemorial, hashish has been used ceremonially in the Hindu temples of the Nepalese capital. Even after cannabis was outlawed in the Himalayan kingdom in 1973, authoritiesÃâà...
Himalayan Times
December 31, 1999
Elimination of load-shedding in the industrial sector is expected to boost industrial output. Capacity utilisation of Nepali industries picked up in the last fiscal as electricity supply to industrial units improved. According to a study carried out by Nepal Rastra Bank in major industrial blocks, namely, Kathmandu,Ãâà...
