OPINION
How sustainable is hydropower development in Nepal?
How sustainable is hydropower development in Nepal?
It is not only about a couple of dozen, it is about hundreds of hydropower projects and in most of the rivers and probably at a number of sites of the same river. Even a minor impact from a single hydropower project can be synergized by a couple of hydropower plants. The societal and environmental i...
Oct 04, 2022
WORLD
Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin's war
Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin's war
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BEIRUT, Oct 4: When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged Lebanese officials to impound the ship.
Oct 04, 2022
POLITICS
About 20,000 observers to be deployed to monitor upcoming elections
About 20,000 observers to be deployed to monitor upcoming el...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Around 20,000 local and foreign observers are going to be deployed for the upcoming House of Representatives and provincial assemblies elections to be held on November 20.
Oct 03, 2022
SOCIETY
President Bhandari to offer Dashain tika
President Bhandari to offer Dashain tika
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: President Bidya Devi Bhandari is offering tika to VIPs and individuals this year on the day of Bijaya Dashami on October 5.
Oct 03, 2022
SOCIETY
Body of missing Sherpa found in Manaslu
Body of missing Sherpa found in Manaslu
GORKHA, Oct 3: The body of a man missing in an avalanche was found in Manaslu in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1 of North Gorkha on Monday afternoon.
Oct 03, 2022
ECONOMY
New notes worth Rs 22 billion exchanged for Dashain
New notes worth Rs 22 billion exchanged for Dashain
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has sent new notes worth Rs 22 billion into the banking system for Dashain.
Oct 03, 2022
SOCIETY
Domestic tourists visit Manang during Dashain
Domestic tourists visit Manang during Dashain
MANANG, Oct 3: Exploring new places during public holidays of festivals like Dashain is becoming a trend among the Nepali people.
Oct 03, 2022
ECONOMY
Construction of 140MW Tanahun hydropower project continues during festival
Construction of 140MW Tanahun hydropower project continues d...
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DAMAULI, Oct 3: The construction of the 140 MW Tanahun hydropower project at Rishing Rural Municipality-1 of Tanahun district has continued even during the public holidays of the Dashain festival. Construction works will halt only on Dashami, the main day of the festival, said the project chief Raj...
Oct 03, 2022
WORLD
Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine
STOCKHOLM, Oct 3: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution", the award-giving body said on Monday.
Oct 03, 2022
POLITICS
US Ambassador Berry returns home; Dean Thompson sworn in as new US Ambassador to Nepal
US Ambassador Berry returns home; Dean Thompson sworn in as...
KATHMANDU, Oct 3: US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry has returned home after completing his four-year tenure. He returned to his country on Sunday after the United States appointed him as the ambassador to Namibia.
Oct 03, 2022