ECONOMY
Reforestation criteria not ready yet
Reforestation criteria not ready yet
KATHMANDU, Sept 17: A total of 194,480 trees will have to be cut down to build Second International Airport (SIA) in Nijgadh of Bara, according to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA).
Sep 17, 2018
Editorial
Nijgadh airport must be built
Nijgadh airport must be built
When the country initiates a big infrastructure project it should obviously consider economic viability, how the project will benefit the country and people and how the government will manage funds for the project.
Sep 17, 2018
OPINION
Some hard truths
Some hard truths
BIMSTEC might have a hard time taking off because of growing mutual suspicions and
New Delhi’s aspiration to ignore Pakistan and distance China from any Indian initiative
Sep 17, 2018
OPINION
Makings of 2020 recession
Makings of 2020 recession
The current global expansion will likely continue into next year but by 2020, the conditions will be ripe for a financial crisis, followed by a global recession
Sep 17, 2018
OPINION
The BRI anxiety
The BRI anxiety
From Zambia to Sri Lanka to Malaysia to Pakistan, everyone is talking about BRI debt trap. How can Nepal blindly accept BRI projects?
Sep 17, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: SDG-13 Climate action
Infographics: SDG-13 Climate action
Taken urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Sep 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Dang airport to come into operation before Dashain
Dang airport to come into operation before Dashain
DANG, Sept 16: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari has said that the Tarigaun airport in Dang district will come into operation before Dashain festival.
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Farmers' Commission submits report to Agriculture Minister
Farmers' Commission submits report to Agriculture Minister
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The National Farmers' Commission has submitted its second annual report of the fiscal year 2074/075 BS to the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development.
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
FNJ announces protest programs
FNJ announces protest programs
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has announced fresh programs aimed at exerting pressure on the government to consider amendments to the legal provisions in the new Civil Code and Criminal Code. The newly introduced codes, intended to reform the country's legal system,...
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
CAAN asks activists not to scuttle Nijgadh airport project (with video)
CAAN asks activists not to scuttle Nijgadh airport project (...
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has said that there was no alternative to building the Second International Airport (SIA) at Nijgadh, as proposed by the government, despite scorn from the environmental activists that building the airport will destroy trees.
Sep 16, 2018