POLITICS
Indian PM to visit Nepal soon: Foreign Minister Rana
Indian PM to visit Nepal soon: Foreign Minister Rana
NEW YORK (USA), Sept 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who is currently in New York to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leading the Nepali delegation, held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of neighboring India, Narendra Modi, here on Sunday.
Sep 23, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli holds meeting with Kuwait's Crown Prince Sabah
PM Oli holds meeting with Kuwait's Crown Prince Sabah
NEW YORK (USA), Sept 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who is currently in New York to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leading the Nepali delegation, held a meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah...
Sep 23, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli, Indian PM Modi meet in New York
PM Oli, Indian PM Modi meet in New York
NEW YORK (USA), Sept 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who is currently in New York to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), leading the Nepali delegation, held a meeting with Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, here on Sunday.
Sep 23, 2024
SOCIETY
IUCN urges removal of provisions added to National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act
IUCN urges removal of provisions added to National Parks and...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The World Commission on Environmental Law of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has called for the removal of certain provisions from the Act to amend several Nepali laws related to investment facilitation.
Sep 23, 2024
OPINION
Bridging Data Gaps for Effective Development Policy in Nepal
Bridging Data Gaps for Effective Development Policy in Nepal
Mobile phone and Satellite data can significantly contribute to filling data gaps in monitoring SDG target 1.1.1, which focuses on the proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by various demographic factors and geographic locations. It can provide insights into human...
Sep 23, 2024
SOCIETY
Police to pursue organized crime case against Lamichhane
Police to pursue organized crime case against Lamichhane
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The Nepal Police has started the procedure to implicate the Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) under an organized crime case after receiving directions from the Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak on Sunday to take action based on the recently published report from th...
Sep 23, 2024
Editorial
Staunch the breach: On India, Pakistan and the Indus Waters Treaty
Staunch the breach: On India, Pakistan and the Indus Waters...
In its fourth notice to Pakistan since January 2023, India has escalated its demand for the renegotiation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), now calling off all meetings of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) until Pakistan agrees to sit at the table for talks. India’s demand last year followed...
Sep 23, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal proposes signing agreement to export 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh on October 3
Nepal proposes signing agreement to export 40 MW of electric...
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation (MoEWRI) has sent a proposal to the governments of Bangladesh and India to sign an agreement to export 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh via the Indian transmission line on October 3.
Sep 22, 2024
SOCIETY
Energy Minister Khadka directs stakeholders to address problems in Sunsari-Morang Irrigati...
Energy Minister Khadka directs stakeholders to address probl...
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, has directed the bodies concerned to resolve the problems seen in the Sunsari-Morang Irrigation Project on time.
Sep 22, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli's US visit: Key agendas and high-level meetings with global leaders
PM Oli's US visit: Key agendas and high-level meetings with...
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is visiting the US to participate in the 79th session of the General Assembly at the headquarters of the United Nations, has started a high-level meeting from Saturday. He left for the visit leading the Nepali delegation on September 20.
Sep 22, 2024