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All units of Upper Tamakoshi connected to national grid
Published On: August 20, 2021 10:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 20: The Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project has connected 456 MW of electricity generated from all its six units to the national transmission line from August 17. Chief Executive Officer of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Company Limited, Bigyan Raj Shrestha, said that the electricity generated from all the six units of the project has been connected to the national grid. "So far, commercial production has been started from four of the six units," he said. "The remaining two units will start commercial production within the next 15 days."
EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?
Published On: August 20, 2021 09:33 AM NPT By: Associated Press
U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is declining. A look at what we know about boosters and how they could help fight the coronavirus pandemic:
Commercial banks’ profits increased by around 20 pc in FY 2020/21
Published On: August 20, 2021 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 20: The profits earned by the 27 commercial banks in the last fiscal year soared by 19.31 percent, backed by the flexible monetary policy and the banks’ earnings from the transaction of shares amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stocks end slightly lower to cap high volume week
Published On: August 19, 2021 07:16 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 19: The equity market opened above 3,200 mark but succumbed to selling pressure in the latter trading hours. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index hovered around 3,200 mark for most of the afternoon. A final hour dip saw the index close more than 18 points lower at 3,180.86.
ERC warns developers against giving wrong information to influence stock prices of hydropower companies
Published On: August 19, 2021 07:15 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 19: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has warned the producers and developers of hydroelectricity projects not to disseminate manipulated information targeted at influencing the share prices of their companies.
Jagdamba Motors TVS unveils Apache RTR 160 2V in Nepal
Published On: August 19, 2021 03:44 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 19: TVS Motor Company, a manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers, has launched the New Apache RTR 160 2V in Nepal.
CDO ‘obstructs’ foreign contractor who built Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower from returning home
Published On: August 19, 2021 03:15 PM NPT By: Ramesh Khatiwada
DOLKHA, August 19: The administration and the chief district officer (CDO) along with various groups have obstructed the foreign contractor company, which spent 11 years in Nepal to build the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (UTHP), from returning home.
Construction of 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project starts
Published On: August 19, 2021 02:32 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 19: The construction of the 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project has started. The project is being constructed in Rasuwa with foreign direct investment. The construction of the project started as soon as the work of the ‘ventilation tunnel’ used to go to the underground power house started on Tuesday. The first blast was made on Tuesday for the construction of a 246-meter ventilation tunnel.
NTB launches ‘Sustainable Tourism for Livelihood Recovery Project’
Published On: August 19, 2021 12:05 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 19: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched the Sustainable Tourism for Livelihood Recovery Project (STLRP).
Bagmati Province cabinet decides to adjust transport fare in Bagmati Province
Published On: August 19, 2021 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, August 19: A special meeting of the Bagmati Province cabinet on Wednesday formed a seven-member recommendation committee headed by the Chief Coordinator of the Provincial Transport Infrastructure Directorate to determine the fare of public transport operating in different districts in the province.
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