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Saudi Fund extends Rs 3.4b soft loan for quake recovery
Published On: October 12, 2019 07:52 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: The Saudi Development Fund (SDF) has extended Rs 3.4 billion in soft loan to Nepal to carry out the remaining reconstruction work of private houses, academic institutions and health centers that were destroyed in the 2015 earthquakes.
Opposition parties warn govt against debt trap
Published On: October 12, 2019 07:48 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Opposition parties have urged the government not to accept offers of loan for the construction of the proposed Kathmandu-Kerung railway. Nepal and China are expected to sign various accords on trade, energy and trans-Himalayan connectivity including one on railways following a meeting between Prime Minister KP Oli and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the second day of his two-day visit on Sunday.
Bus carrying over 100 falls killing 11, injuring 99
Published On: October 12, 2019 07:24 AM NPT By: Republica
SINDHUPALCHOWK/KATHMANDU, Oct 12: When he could finally squeeze himself among the other passengers on the roof of the bus Friday, Chhabilal Bhattarai of Sipatar, Sindhupalchowk heaved a sigh of relief. It was the only bus to Kathmandu he could catch from his village. After a few hours he would be at his destination and would forget about the exhaustion of the journey, he thought. But the overloaded bus (Ba 2 Kha 2715) that left Siputar at 8.30 am fell some 200 meters from the road at Bhotshipa around 11 am.
Nepal set to welcome Chinese prez after 23 years
Published On: October 12, 2019 07:08 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in Kathmandu on Saturday on a two-day state visit to Nepal. The visit of Chinese President after a hiatus of 23 years is being widely seen as a milestone visit from the northern neighbor to further deepen economic cooperation between the two countries.
Recalling Dashain memories
Published On: October 12, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Babu Ram Neupane
I used to travel five hours through a secluded forest rumored to be infested with tigers and beers to go to my maternal uncle’s house on the day of tika. Primary motivation was dakshina
Xi Jinping in Nepal
Published On: October 12, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Devendra Gautam
What message will the two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal send across the border down south, from where he is coming to Nepal?
Bonds of history
Published On: October 12, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Prem Singh Basnyat
In absence of high-level visits from China, goodwill and cordiality had been shadowed. President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Kathmandu will renew cordial ties between China and Nepal
Moment to cherish
Published On: October 12, 2019 12:00 AM NPT By: Rishi Dhamala
President Xi’s visit will be marked as the most important moment for Nepal in recent history. Xi is not only charismatic he is also a global leader
Kathmandu gets facelift overnight ahead of Xi's visit (with video)
Published On: October 11, 2019 09:40 PM NPT By: Dipendra Rokka
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Major streets in Kathmandu have been repaved overnight. Dusty and dirty roads now are now clean and shining. Road sidewalks are painted and well-decorated.
From the archive: Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Nepal (with video)
Published On: October 11, 2019 07:02 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Nepal on October 12 and 13.
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