he first meeting of the Aid Projects of China’s Autonomous Region Tibet to Nepal (2024-2028) took place in Tibet’s capital Lhasa on April 23-24. In the meeting concluded on Wednesday, discussions were held focusing on the aid projects to be implemented in Nepal, the Lhasa-based Consulate General of Nepal. On the occasion, the discussions were...
Category: Infrastructure / Energy
Four projects to be funded by China are in final stage of negotiation
Four projects to be funded by the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) are in the final stage of negotiation, officials say. Chairman of the Chinese external aid agency, Luo Zhaohui, is in Kathmandu as the head of the country’s delegation to the third Nepal Investment Summit. According to officials, there is a high possibility...
Nepal’s China-India love-triangle impacts investment
Just as Nepal prepares to showcase business opportunities at the Nepal Investment Summit 2024 this week, the government seems to be doing its utmost to dissuade international stakeholders. A combination of red tape, corruption and geopolitics is sending the wrong message at the wrong time to potential investors, industry sources say. Several Chinese companies that...
India lays foundation stone to build High Impact Community Development Projects in Baitadi, Nepal
Gauri Singh Rawal, Mayor, Patan Municipality and Shri Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu laid the foundation stone for the construction of Shree Bhumeshwor Secondary School Building at Patan Municipality-4, Baitadi District, Nepal. It is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of Rs 31.05 million under...
Leveraging Foreign Policy for Economic Prosperity
The foreign policy of any country is meant to serve its national interests through engagements and interactions with the larger world. The Constitution of Nepal stipulates that safeguarding the freedom, sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality, independence and dignity of Nepal, along with the rights of the Nepali people, border security, economic wellbeing and prosperity shall be...
China Aid extends helping hand to Nepal’s Madhesh Province
hina Aid has joined hands with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support schools and communities in Madhesh Province of Nepal. As part of the assistance, a special project to “Support for schools and communities in remote areas for Pandemic Prevention and Green Recovery” was unveiled in Barahathawa Municipality in Sarlahi district on Thursday....
भारत नेपालको पानी चाहन्छ, बिजुली होइन
भारतीय जल–औपनिवेशिकता, हाइड्रोजन र नेपाल ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ मन्त्रालयले भारतीय प्राथमिकताको सप्तकोशी बहुउद्देश्यीय परियोजनालाई आफ्नो वेबसाइटमा राखेको छ। उक्त आयोजनाको विस्तृत परियोजना प्रतिवेदन (डीपीआर) समेत भारतीय कम्पनीले तयार गरिरहेको छ। योजना अनुसार २६९ मिटर अग्लो सप्तकोशी उच्च बाँधले पूर्वी नेपालका ९ जिल्लाको हजारौं हेक्टर भूभाग डुबानमा पार्नेछ। उच्चबाँध बनेमा ती जिल्लाहरूका साबिक ७९ गाविसका...
पञ्चेश्वरबारे नेपाल-भारत बैठक पोखरामा सुरु
पोखरा — पञ्चेश्वर विकास प्राधिकरणको आठौं बैठक बिहीबारदेखि पोखरामा सुरु भएको छ । नेपालका ऊर्जासचिव दिनेशकुमार घिमिरे र भारतको जलशक्ति मन्त्रालयका सचिव पंकज कुमारले प्राधिकरणको ‘गभर्निङ बडी’ को दुईदिने बैठकमा संयुक्त अध्यक्षता गरेका छन् । पञ्चेश्वरबारे नेपाल-भारत बैठक पोखरामा सुरु बैठकमा भारतको तर्फबाट जलशक्ति मन्त्रालयअन्तर्गतको जलस्रोत, नदी विकास एवं गंगा संरक्षण विभागका सचिव पंकज कुमारको...
Construction of major road projects undertaken by Chinese companies faces inordinate delays
KATHMANDU, April 6: Chinese construction companies have been delaying the construction of significant and strategically important road projects in Nepal, with several issues arising in road projects contracted to Chinese firms. A prime example is the delayed progress in the second phase of the ring road expansion project in Kathmandu. Despite promises, the Chinese company...
भारत निर्यात हुने बिजुलीले बढी मूल्य पाउन थाल्यो
काठमाडौँ — नेपालबाट निर्यात भएको बिजुलीले भारतमा उच्च मूल्य पाउन थालेको छ । भारतको खुला बजारमा नेपाली बिजुली प्रतियुनिट भारु १० (१६ रुपैयाँ) सम्ममा बिक्री भएको छ । नेपालले भारतीय बजारमा अहिले ४५२ मेगावाट बिक्रीको स्वीकृति पाएको छ । भारतमा गर्मी बढेका कारण विद्युत् माग उच्च हुँदा औसत प्रतियुनिट भारु १० सम्म बिक्री गरेको प्राधिकरणले जनाएको छ । भारत...