Government supports advancement of MCC projects, assures Minister Basnet Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has pledged the government’s unwavering support for Nepal’s transmission line project, backed by the grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Business 03 Oct, 2023
Govt. to provide full support to MCC projects: Minister Basnet Secretary at the Energy Ministry, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, and MCA Nepal Chief Executive Officer Khadga Bahadur Bista, among others, were also present at the meeting. Kathmandu 02 Oct, 2023
Tanahun locals protest land acquisition under MCC Local people of Byas Municipality-13 in Tanahun district have protested the land acquisition process for a transmission line extension project under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Nepal 08 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: MCC comes into force The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact, a U.S. funded project to develop a high-voltage transmission line and 300-km long road project, entered into force from August 30, with MCC Vice-president of Compact Operations Cameroon Alford and Nepal’s Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat exchanging a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday Opinion 01 Sep, 2023
MCC Nepal Compact enters implementation phase today MCC Vice President of Compact Operations Cameron Alford said EIF becomes a milestone in course of implementation of projects under MCC. Nepal 30 Aug, 2023
MCC Agreement to be implemented from August 30 The construction of power transmission line and road development projects should be completed within five years of the beginning of the EIF. Nepal 22 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Power outage It’s been an unusually dry season with little or no rain, and this has had telling impact on hydropower production in the country. Opinion 26 Apr, 2023
'Increasing skilled manpower, minimising problems in employment sector a priority' Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari has expressed his commitment to focus on producing skilled manpower and take specialised skills to the international level alongside minimising the problems, challenges and fraudulent activities seen in the employment sector. Business 25 Apr, 2023
They are back again in the House! : Oh, no, not again “Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth,” said Socrates, a citizen of Athens, who fought against Crimea and back at home, educated Athenians on issues such as wisdom, courage, piety and justice, and received the death verdict from the judicial court. Opinion 09 Dec, 2022
EDITORIAL: HoR term ends President Bidhya Devi Bhandari prorogued the current session of both the Houses of Parliament from Saturday midnight, bringing also to an end the five-year term of the first elected House of Representatives (HoR) after the promulgation of the new... Opinion 19 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL: Beyond the niceties Nepal has reiterated its One China Policy during the official visit of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Li Zhanshu. Opinion 15 Sep, 2022
US Asst Secretary of State Donald Lu to arrive in Nepal today United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Donald Lu, is arriving here in the capital, today. Nepal 28 Jul, 2022
