Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has called on Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Devendra Dahal at the ministry on Thursday. During the meeting, the Indian Ambassador expressed his concerns to the Nepal-India railway, while sharing the Indian government’s readiness to provide training to human resources for the operation and management of the rail...
Nearly 10 years after it was severely damaged in a massive earthquake, Nepal’s iconic Basantapur Tower is once again welcoming visitors from all over the world as it stands tall in all its majesty, thanks to joint efforts by Chinese and Nepalese conservationists in restoring the World Heritage Site to its former glory. Sun Rongfen,...
A major project gets finally gets the go-ahead to expand and modernise Mongla seaport with enhanced container-handling capacity under a plan to upgrade it to a regional shipping hub. The Mongla Port Authority, under the Ministry of Shipping, will implement the project by December 2028 at a total cost of over 4.07 billion that includes...
भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायातमन्त्री देवेन्द्र दाहाल र नेपालका लागि भारतीय राजदूत नवीन श्रीवास्तवबीच भेटवार्ता भएको छ । मन्त्रालयमा बिहीबार भएको भेटवार्तामा द्विपक्षीय हितबारे कुराकानी भएको मन्त्रालयले जनाएको छ । भेटमा राजदूत श्रीवास्तवले नेपाल–भारत रेल मागबारे कुरा गरेको मन्त्रालयले जनाएको छ । रेल सेवा सञ्चालन तथा व्यवस्थापनका लागि आवश्यक जनशक्तिलाई तालिम तथा प्रशिक्षण उपलब्ध गराउन भारत...
A new chapter in India-Nepal trade relations is on the horizon as the proposed Dodhara Chandani dry port in Nepal’s far-western region promises to revolutionise cross-border connectivity. With the Indian public sector undertaking RITES issuing a tender earlier this month for the Rs 2.54-billion project, work on it is expected to start as early as...
India and Nepal on Sunday held the 5th meeting of the Joint Project Monitoring Committee on post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Kathmandu. The meeting comprehensively reviewed the progress of India-assisted post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Nepal’s housing, education, health and cultural heritage sectors. It acknowledged the successful completion of the projects agreed under the housing sector in...
The Karnali Chisapani Hydropower Project is South Asia’s largest hydropower initiative. It has been in development in Nepal for nearly six decades. The 10,800-megawatt project could revolutionize Nepal’s energy exports. It also promises to boost foreign investment and transform irrigation sectors. Despite its transformative potential, the project remains unrealized. It remains unclear whether Nepal will...
In recent years, green hydrogen has gained significant attention in Nepali energy discourse, emerging as a symbol of new ambition and opportunity. For Nepal, sitting on abundant water resources and with its often cited but largely untapped hydropower potential of 80 GW, the idea of channeling anticipated surplus electricity into generating green hydrogen fuel in...
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation (MoEWRI), Government of Nepal, and GIZ Nepal, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU), have signed the second amendment to the implementation agreement for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme – Green Recovery and Empowerment...
तीन महिनाका लागि वैदेशिक सहयोग रोक्ने अमेरिकी सरकारको निर्णयले मिलेनियम च्यालेञ्ज कर्पोरेसन (एमसीसी)को कार्यक्रम प्रभावित नहुने देखिएको छ । राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पको कार्यकारी आदेशअनुसार अमेरिकी विदेशमन्त्री मार्को रुबियोले विदेश मन्त्रालय र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विकासका लागि अमेरिकी नियोग (युएसएड)ले वा उनीहरूको माध्यमबाट लगानी भएको अमेरिकी सहयोग तीन महिनाका लागि रोक्ने निर्णय गरेका थिए । अमेरिकाको वैदेशिक सहायताको...