Ex-minister Pandey posts Rs 40m bail Kathmandu, January 16 Former minister and Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Bikram Pandey, who faces corruption charges, posted Rs 40 million bail at the Special Court today. Global IME Bank guaranteed the bail amount, according to the court’s... Horoscopes 17 Jan, 2019
Australian experts test Sikta soil NEPALGUNJ: A team of experts from Australia examined the soil of the western canal of the Sikta Irrigation Project currently under construction in Banke. The expert team arrived here on Tuesday to test the ‘dispersive’ soil that was found at... Travel 15 Dec, 2018
Ex-minister, others booked for embezzling billions Kathmandu, December 7 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority today filed corruption case against 21 persons, including former minister Bikram Pandey, accusing them of embezzling Rs 8.32 billion in the course of the construction... Travel 08 Dec, 2018
CIAA files graft case against former Min Pandey over Sikta canal KATHMANDU: The anti-graft body on Friday lodged a corruption case against Former Minister Bikram Pandey and 28 officials at Special Court citing misappropriation of funds in Sikta Irrigation Project. Moreover, the Commission for Investigation of... Travel 07 Dec, 2018
Coastal-Pappu JV likely to be blacklisted Kathmandu, November 20 Due to the inferior construction works and failure to complete development projects on schedule, the Public Procurement Monitoring Office under the Prime Minister’s Office has started the process to ban Coastal-Pappu JV from... 21 Nov, 2018
Dispersive soil affects Sikta irrigation project Kathmandu, October 14 The main reason for the frequent collapse of the Sikta Irrigation Project — a national pride project — is the dispersive soil structure in the area. A government study committee that was formed to study the cause behind... 15 Oct, 2018
Probe panel to look into �foul play� in Sikta project KATHMANDU: The government has formed a high-level investigation committee to probe the alleged ‘foul play’ in Sikta Irrigation Project, a national pride project. The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has formed an investigation... Travel 10 Aug, 2018
172 wild animals killed Banke, August 4 Protection and conservation of wildlife is becoming a challenging task in Banke National Park mainly due to the East-West Highway and the Sikta Irrigation Project canal that pass through the park. Many protected wildlife are hit... Travel 05 Aug, 2018
Saving biodiversity: Timely actions required Rapid infrastructure development while will help boost the country’s economy, there is a need to pay timely attention to the fact that such projects can also have an adverse impact on the country’s biodiversity We are living in the most... 17 Apr, 2018
Progress of national pride projects remains sluggish The progress of national pride projects was tepid in the first half (mid-July to mid-January) of this fiscal as 18 projects listed under this category spent Rs 12.05 billion, which is only 18.92 per cent of the total allocated budget. The fiscal... 09 Mar, 2018
Few pride projects make desired progress Kathmandu, January 5 Despite prioritising 21 mega projects as National Pride Projects to expedite their construction process, the progress of most NPPs in the first quadrimester of the current fiscal has been less than satisfactory. According to... 06 Jan, 2018
4,000 houses inundated Nepalgunj/Dang, August 12 Over 4,000 houses have been inundated by the flooded Rapti River in Banke, leaving hundreds of houses damaged and over a hundred cattle dead in the natural disaster. According to acting Chief District Officer of Banke... Travel 13 Aug, 2017
