The Kathmandu-Tarai expressway project has achieved 37.6 percent physical progress and 39.56 percent financial progress, with a total expenditure of Rs72.41 billion, as reported by the Nepal Army during an on-site inspection by President Ramachandra Paudel on Friday. President Paudel visited the completed tunnels at Lendanda, Dhedre, and Mahadevtar in wards 11 and 12 of […]
Read MorePrime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed the belief that information technology (IT) would be developed as the industry to earn foreign currency. Taking to social networking site-Facebook- today, PM Oli said there were some legal hurdles for those working in IT sector in Nepal, so the Cabinet meeting held on Friday addressed it through […]
Read MoreThe consumer price inflation has stood at 6.05 percent in mid-December 2024 compared to 4.95 percent a year ago, according to the central bank. Issuing a report on Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal (Based on Five Months Data Ending Mid-December, 2024/25) on Friday, the Nepal Rastra Bank stated that the food and beverage […]
Read MoreThe farmers of Khatekhola Rural Municipality-6 in Baglung district have produced orange worth Rs 54 million this year. The production of orange this year grew by Rs 20 million compared to the last year, Agricultural Technician at Khatekhola Rural Municipality Agni Kandel said. The farmers in the rural municipality produced orange worth Rs 35 million […]
Read MoreA strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some using ladders in […]
Read MoreThe German government is to provide 100,000 Euros (EUR) to the drinking water project constructed at Dhulikhel municipality in Kavrepalanchowk. The drinking water project was damaged by flood and landslide occurred on last week of September. The Municipality had on mid-October proposed German Ambassador to Nepal, Dr Thomas Prinz for the reconstruction of damaged project. […]
Read MoreThe Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors has approved $50 million in additional funding for the Nepal Compact. This Board action underscores the shared commitment between MCC and the government of Nepal to advancing Nepal’s development priorities through transformative, high-quality infrastructure projects, the MCC said in a statement. “The additional funding reaffirms our mutual […]
Read MoreGanga Tamang, from Chobhar, runs a small grocery and tea shop. She never imagined needing a bank account since her husband manages all their finances. At 43, she became a proud bank account owner, thanks to the digital payment system. “As customers kept on querying about quick response (QR) code payment, two years ago, my […]
Read MoreThe rhythmic thumping sound of about 60 young men doing jumping jacks to warm up fills the chilly late November air at a picturesque playground in Pokhara, a city in western Nepal. The teenagers’ instructor is training them for the next round of the Gurkha recruitment programme which will admit them into the British Army […]
Read MoreLumbini Buddhist University and Beijing Language and Culture University have signed a collaboration agreement in the presence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. At an event held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, officials from Lumbini Buddhist University and Beijing Language and Culture University exchanged the agreement documents. As per the agreement, both […]
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