Nepal and China have officially signed the BRI Cooperation Framework during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China. This development formally further advances Nepal’s involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a programme China proposed and Nepal initially signed in 2017. The signing was delayed on Tuesday due to disagreements over terminology to […]
Read MoreThe initial unit of electricity from this project was integrated into the national grid last evening. Located in Amachodingmo-5, Rasuwa, the project has the capacity to produce 42.5 megawatts of electricity. The first unit of the electricity generated from Sanjen has been connected to the national transmission line after all technical tests were successfully completed, […]
Read MoreMinister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, who is currently on an official visit to China, held a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Chengdu on Friday. The visit, which began on Thursday, is taking place at the invitation of Minister Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau […]
Read MoreNepal is preparing to take up some key cross-border infrastructure and connectivity projects, including joint projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official visit to China starting December 2. At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Oli is visiting the northern neigbour. The two sides have […]
Read MoreIn the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Nepal supplied electricity worth Rs 12.72 billion to India. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), one billion 667 million and 892 thousand units of electricity, the surplus during the rainy season, was exported to India. The export rate per unit was Rs 7.63. The NEA […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Finance (MoF), representing the Government of Nepal, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, on behalf of the Government of Germany, have signed a grant agreement to implement the Power Distribution Strengthening Programme (PoDiSP) in Nepal. Germany has committed €10 million (approximately NPR 1.46 billion) in grant assistance, as announced […]
Read MoreIn September, the Crime Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested Pragyan Rimal, 22, and Ayush Sharma, 20, from Kathmandu for their involvement in cryptocurrency transactions, which is illegal in Nepal. An investigation is ongoing. Another group was found investing in cryptocurrency and gold. The group engaged in Hundi—they collected remittances from Nepalis working in the UAE, Qatar, […]
Read MoreThe eighth annual Nepal-India border security coordination meeting between the Armed Police Force of Nepal and Sashastra Seema Bal of India kicked off in Kathmandu on Saturday with security officials from both sides expressing concerns over the movement of third-country nationals through the Nepal-India border. APF Inspector General Raju Aryal and Director General of the […]
Read MoreDuring monsoon last year, the Chandannath Municipality of Jumla district reported several cases of dengue. The local unit has reported cases of infection from the deadly virus this year too. Although most cases were locally transmitted, health workers in the district don’t consider the virus spread a serious public health problem. This is because Jumla […]
Read MoreNepal has witnessed a substantial increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2024, with 940,732 visitors recorded over the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2024/25, according to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). In October alone, 124,393 tourists arrived, marking a 6.4% rise compared to the same month last fiscal year, when 117,306 tourists […]
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