ECONOMY
Nepal pitches Tamakoshi V for AIIB financing
Nepal pitches Tamakoshi V for AIIB financing
KATHMANDU, June 28: Nepal has formally sought financing for Tamakoshi V Hydropower Project from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The project is designed to be developed at the tail end of the under-construction Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project.
Jun 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt 'least interested' about Nepalis missing in India
Govt 'least interested' about Nepalis missing in India
ACHHAM, June 28: On August 2, 2011, Min Bahadur Rawal of Sanfebagar Municipality-9 in Achham called home from India to tell his family members that he was coming home. But he never returned.
Jun 28, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Index
Valley Pollution Index
Valley pollution levels.
Jun 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Drinking water projects worth Rs 190 million stalled for years
Drinking water projects worth Rs 190 million stalled for yea...
DAILEKH, June 28: Two much-hyped drinking water projects of Dailekh-Majhuwa and Badalamji have failed to make any progress for the last decade. With the objective of supplying drinking water to the dense and dry settlements, the government has planned to spend Rs 190 millions for these two projects.
Jun 28, 2018
SOCIETY
PM, US envoy jointly inaugurate restored Gaddi Baithak
PM, US envoy jointly inaugurate restored Gaddi Baithak
KATHMANDU, June 28: Prime Minister KP Oli and Chargé d’Affaires at the US embassy Peter Malnak on Wednesday jointly inaugurated the recently restored Gaddi Baithak and four other monuments in Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Jun 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Probe struggles to trace political nexus in gold smuggling
Probe struggles to trace political nexus in gold smuggling
KATHMANDU, June 28: The high-level committee formed by the home ministry to investigate the smuggling of 33 kg of gold has not been able to trace any political links to the case although some of those accused in this connection have indicated the involvement of politicians.
Jun 28, 2018
ECONOMY
Petrol theft by tanker driver on the rise in Pyuthan
Petrol theft by tanker driver on the rise in Pyuthan
PYUTHAN, June 28: Petroleum pump operators in the district have filed a complaint at the police, stating that fuel theft during transport was on the rise. They said that supplies that pumps receive are lower than what the Nepalgunj depot of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) dispatches.
Jun 28, 2018
ECONOMY
Agricultural ministry unveils 100-day work progress report
Agricultural ministry unveils 100-day work progress report
KATHMANDU, June 28: Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperative has started taking needful action against 98 traders at Kalimati Vegetable Market after finding that they were doing business flouting rules and regulations of the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Development Market Board.
Jun 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Daily landslides plague travelers on Mugling-Narayanghat road
Daily landslides plague travelers on Mugling-Narayanghat roa...
CHITWAN, June 28: It has already been three years since the work to widen the Mugling-Narayanghat road started. In the process of widening the road, the hill sides along the stretch were slashed away. But the landslides have not stopped ever since and the situation gets worse during the monsoon.
Jun 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Swiss pilot’s license revoked over safety negligence
Swiss pilot’s license revoked over safety negligence
KATHMANDU, June 28: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has revoked the license of an instructor pilot after he was found involved in serious flight safety negligence.
Jun 28, 2018