Nepal starts selling electricity to India
June 5, 2022
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
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Nepal has started selling electricity to India through its power exchange market starting from Wednesday midnight.
Along with...
Nepal: Industries face power supply disruptions as India r...
April 22, 2022
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
A man stands in front of an electric pylon installed at a power house in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, July 31, 2012. Photo: Reuters/Jitend...
Nepal, USAID set to sign $659 million deal for five years
The US grant, which is coming from the USAID, will be spent on Nepal’s priority sectors like education, health, economic development and growt...
Nepal-India railway service becomes uncertain as ordinance...
March 9, 2022
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
Post File Photo
These days, the Kurtha-Jayanagar cross-border railway track between Nepal and India offers an interesting sight. Locals see...
No China involvement is India’s caveat for buying power fr...
January 21, 2022
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
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As Nepal’s private sector plans to sell electricity in India’s power exchange market, its southern neighbour has c...
NEPAL, INDIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP 400KV BUTWAL-GORAKH...
September 11, 2021
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
The Nepal Electricity Authority and Power Grid Corporation of India have signed an agreement to develop the 400KV Butwal-Gorakhpur Cross-Border Transm...
Two French companies in race to supply 12 million smart ca...
Two French companies are in the race for the contract to supply 12 million smart cards for national identity cards as the government aims to replace t...
Nepal: Budget heavily relies on foreign funds for Covid-19...
June 3, 2021
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
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The government will rely heavily on external assistance to combat the Covid-19 pandemic with over 70 percent of the funds e...
Nepal: In MCC, Oli sees a chance to play domestic and geop...
Last year, the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Nepal Compact became the top agenda item at the Central Committee meeting of the then Nepal Co...
Nepal plans to hold census in Kalapani
April 8, 2021
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
During the decennial census every household in the country is visited and a headcount of those living in the country taken.
That means in the 2021 ce...
Nepal’s debt nearly triples in the last five and half year...
March 3, 2021
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
The government has been increasingly relying on domestic and external debts to meet the resource gap amid shrinking revenue amid the coronavirus pande...
Nepal Communist Party legal dispute may invite more politi...
January 28, 2021
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
The Nepal Communist Party may have split in two, politically, but going by the Election Commission’s Sunday decision—or indecision for tha...
Nepal Communist Party has been cleaved in two, but a forma...
January 14, 2021
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
The Nepal Communist Party has been practically cleaved in two–but technically, it is still one.
It is the Election Commission that has the fina...
The good, bad and ugly of Yubaraj Khatiwada
September 6, 2020
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
Yubaraj Khatiwada (right) resigned as minister for finance and minister for communication and information technology on Friday. Photo Courtesy: Pr...
Nepal central bank announces relief measures for businesse...
March 30, 2020
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By: Prithvi Man Shrestha
Nepal Rastra Bank on Sunday announced a number of relief measures, including rescheduling of loan repayments deadline, for businesses affected by the...
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