Road straddling 17 Tarai districts to be metalled soon Kathmandu, March 23:Surendra Das, 20, of Manrakatti VDC wakes up early in the morning and goes to Gaushala of Mahottari to embark on an arduous journey. He loads firewood on his bicycle and heads for Jaleswor braving the sweltering heat to sell his... Travel 24 Mar, 2008
Connecting the dots The underlying idea is great. The envisioned outer ring road, construction of which is to begin in upcoming June, is expected to improve the dismal state of traffic on the oft-chaotic roads of Kathmandu Valley and ease the burden on the existing ring... 16 Mar, 2008
India, Nepal approve report on joint check posts New Delhi, January 18: A meeting of senior government officials of Nepal and India here has today approved the detailed project report on the modern integrated check posts to be built in Birgunj, Nepal and Raxaul, India. The DPR was prepared by Indian... Travel 19 Jan, 2008
Talk on building security posts on India border New Delhi, January 17: Senior government officials of Nepal and India have reached an understanding to build modern integrated security posts in Birgunj, Nepal and Raxaul. The secretary-level meeting that began today held discussions on preparing a... Travel 18 Jan, 2008
Power project delayed for want of DPR, claims India New Delhi, January 2:India has said that Nepal is yet to provide the detailed project report (DPR) of the Naumurey irrigation project slated to come up in western Nepal.The project to be built by India at its cost at the behest of Nepalese Prime... Travel 03 Jan, 2008
Traders demand air transit facility Kathmandu, November 30:Freight forwarders and cargo traders have asked the government to provide air transit facility at the country’s sole international airport — Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), for international air cargo movement.While... 01 Dec, 2007
Inida says no highway planned near border Kathmandu, November 29: The Indian embassy here has said that reports that India is planning to construct a highway near the Nepal-India border are absolutely wrong .In a press release today, it said that the embassy has noticed a plethora of media... Travel 30 Nov, 2007
‘Study on Mahakali project complete’ New Delhi, November 27:All aspects of the joint study on the Mahakali Pancheshwor Multipurpose Project, except the dam regulation area, have been been completed, Indian Minister of State for Water Resources Jayprakash Narayan Yadav told the parliament.... Travel 28 Nov, 2007
MoU inked to set up thermal plants in Nepal, India New Delhi, November 23:LNJ Wilbara Group of India and Iceland’s Giltner Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding today for setting up thermal energy plants in Nepal and India. The Giltner Bank and LNJ will invest Rs 27 billion in the process.... Travel 24 Nov, 2007
Expert group’s meeting on Pancheswore likely in January Kathmandu, September 23:The Indo-Nepal Joint Group of Experts is most likely to hold a meeting on the 6,480-MW Pancheswore High Dam Project in the first week of January, a source close to the Ministry of Water Resources said, adding that the Indian... Horoscopes 24 Sep, 2007
Saptakoshi project in limbo Dharan, September 17:For the past four months, the proposed Saptakoshi High Dam Multipurpose Project is lying on the backburner because of a fiat issued by the pro-Maoist Kiranti Rastriya Morcha, which has said it would not let any work of the project... Travel 18 Sep, 2007
India game for sharing election experience in run-up to CA polls To provide voting machines, computers, vansNepalgunj, June 28: The Indian embassy has said India will provide electronic voting machines, computers and 130 vehicles and share its election experience for the constituent assembly polls scheduled for... Travel 29 Jun, 2007
