The project was conceived under the Mahakali Treaty in 1996 Kathmandu, December 2 High-level officials from Nepal and India have agreed to extend the tenure of the team of experts of the…
Stakeholders urge government to regulate poultry sector
Kathmandu, December 2 While Nepal is becoming self-sufficient in chicken products, stakeholders have called on the government to regulate poultry farming in the country. Organising a press meet here today, Nepal Poultry…
Procurement policies, land acquisition, environmental issues affect budget execution
Stakeholders are sceptical about the achievability of the economic growth target of 8.5 per cent set by the government for this fiscal, especially due to lack of ample investment and proper policies…
Masatsugu Asakawa elected ADB president
Kathmandu, December 2 Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its board of governors. Asakawa, 61, currently special adviser to Japan’s prime minister and minister…
TAAN to introduce new trekking routes in January
Kathmandu, December 2 The Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is preparing to introduce new trekking routes in January next year. The umbrella organisation of trekking agencies in the country is in…
21 local bodies yet to present budget for fiscal year 2019-20
Kathmandu, December 2 Against the federal government’s direction to all local level governments to present their budget on time, a total of 21 local bodies are yet to present their budget for…
Industrialists oppose paying pending bills
KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Industrialists have been lobbying with the government to revisit its decision to recover pending bills of electricity supplied to industrial units through dedicated feeders and trunk lines. In June…