Birendra Tal returns to normal state after avalanche impact The Birendra Tal, a glacial lake at Samagaun, Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in northern Gorkha has gradually started to return to its normal state. Nepal 22 Apr, 2024
Massive avalanche in Manaslu, warnings issued for settlements near Budhigandaki River A massive avalanche occurred in the iconic Manaslu mountain in Samagaun of Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1 in north Gorkha this morning, triggering urgent warnings for nearby residents. Nepal 21 Apr, 2024
NEA team inspects project site to accelerate Budhigandaki hydel ​​​​​​​The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has commenced the construction of Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, a national pride project aiming for a capacity of 1,200 megawatts. Business 10 Jul, 2023
Mid-hill Highway makes 64 percent headway in one and half decade The 1,879 kilometres long roadway stretches from Chiyo Bhanjyang of Panchthar district in east Nepal to Jhulaghat of Baitadi district in Farwest. Kathmandu 05 Dec, 2022
Understanding climate change impacts: High altitude research stations hold the key Nepal is rich in water resources, and the hydrologic system of Nepal is influenced or supported by mainly three systems: the monsoon in the summer, the westerly in winter, and the snow and glacier ice melt systems in the preand-post monsoon seasons. Opinion 19 Aug, 2022
Man walking from Chitwan to Dhading dies on the way Dhading, April 16 A youth who worked in Chitwan and was returning home on foot amid the lockdown is learnt to have died after falling off a suspension bridge linking Dhading and Gorkha districts last night. The deceased has been identified as... Travel 17 Apr, 2020
Budhigandaki hydel-affected locals halt agitation to continue talks Dhading, December 9 Families affected by the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project in Dhading and Gorkha, who had been agitating for the past one week over the issue of government-fixed compensation, have halted their agitation for now following an... Travel 10 Dec, 2019
Chinese company gets Budhigandaki hydel project Kathmandu, September 23 Nearly a year after the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government scrapped the contract with China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd for the construction of the 1,200-megawatt Budhigandaki hydropower project, a national pride project, a... Travel 24 Sep, 2018
Clear case of lack of public accountability Kathmandu, May 4 The government has collected billions of rupees from the general public over the last few years in the name of development and reconstruction of heritage sites, but in a clear sign of lack of accountability, majority of such... 05 May, 2018
Two teenagers drown in Budhigandaki River MALEKHU, DHADING: Two teenage boys have drowned while swimming in the Budhigandaki River in Dhading district on Tuesday evening. Kushal Hamal (15) and Kasmik Hamal (13) of Salyantar in Tripurasundari Rural Municipality-2 in the district have been... Travel 04 Apr, 2018
Panel identifies potential sources to fund construction of Budhigandaki Kathmandu, December 18 A committee led by Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission Swarnim Wagle has submitted a report to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy Kamal Thapa with potential sources for the required resource to develop... 19 Dec, 2017
CGGC claims govt cannot scrap Budhigandaki deal unilaterally Kathmandu, November 28 The China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) has claimed that the government’s decision to scrap the Budhigandaki Hydropower project deal in a unilateral manner is against the set conditions in the memorandum of... 29 Nov, 2017
