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...
पञ्चवर्षीय सहायताका परियोजनाबारे भने नयाँ नीति लागू हुनेअमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पको कार्यकारी आदेशअनुसार नेपालमा अमेरिकी सहायताका परियोजना र कार्यक्रम ९० दिनका लागि रोकिए पनि मिलिनियम च्यालेन्ज कर्पोरेसन (एमसिसी) परियोजनाको अनुदानले भने निरन्तरता पाउने भएको छ । नेपालका लागि अमेरिकी राजदूत डिन आर थम्पसनले गत सोमबार परराष्ट्रसचिव अमृतबहादुर राईलाई भेटेर एमसिसी अनुदान नरोकिएको जानकारी दिएका छन् । परराष्ट्र...
Experts have stressed for the government’s diplomatic initiative to take the maximum benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. They made such remarks during a provincial seminar on the topic, “China’s Role in Nepal’s Infrastructural Development” organised in Biratnagar, Morang, on Friday by the Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF), a not-for-profit research...
Nepal and India have reached a new deal on construction, upgrade and investment modalities for five transmission lines at a time when 11,000 megawatts of energy from various hydro projects is in pipeline. The 12th meeting of Joint Working Group on Power Sector Cooperation concluded in New Delhi on Wednesday finalised the investment modalities of...
A Chinese company will build the physical infrastructure for Nepal Telecom’s data centers in Bhairahawa, Rupandehi district, and Kathmandu. The tender and contract have been finalized, and the official paperwork will be completed in a week, after which construction will begin. These centers will enhance Nepal’s telecommunications services, including phone calls and internet, strengthen measures...
Nepal and India have agreed to extend the capacity of the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur Transmission Line which is being used as the main infrastructure for the cross-border bilateral energy trade. The southern neighbor has consented to extend the capacity of the only 400 kV cross-border transmission line enabling it to carry an additional 100 MW of electricity....
India has called a tender for the construction of a dry port at Dodhara Chandani Municipality-1 in Kanchanpur district. The Indian side announced a tender after the agreement between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB) to cut down trees at the dry port construction site. India...
A third country in South Asia has a Chinese-built airport. As Pakistan rejoices in its largest international airport, built by its all-weather ally China, the question remains if it can evade the fate that Chinese-funded and built airports in Nepal and Sri Lanka met. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in Sri Lanka was opened in...
नेपाली कांग्रेसका सभापति शेरबहादुर देउवाले अमेरिकी सहायता नियोग(एमसिसी)को पहिले विरोध भए पनि अहिले राम्रो रहेको सबैले थाहा पाएको दाबी गरेका छन्। कांग्रेसको आर्थिक नीति तथा योजना विभागले आयोजना गरेको ‘नेपालको सन्दर्भमा वैदेशिक सहायताको उपयोग’ विषयक कार्यक्रमलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै सभापति देउवाले यस्तो बताएका हुन् । ‘एमसिसी पास गर्ने बेलामा, सही छाप गर्ने बेलामा अमेरिकी राजदूत आएर...
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) enabled a new export route connecting Odisha to Nepal, marking a significant milestone in cross-border trade relations. The first shipment of soft billets, a semi-finished steel product, departed from Nayagarh in Keonjhar district on Friday.This initiative, part of ECoR’s business development unit (BDU) programme, is expected to handle three rakes...