India's Modi drops 12 Cabinet ministers in massive reshuffle In a massive Cabinet revamp, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dropped 12 senior Cabinet ministers on Wednesday and inducted a younger team aimed at refurbishing his government’s image after widespread criticism of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. World 08 Jul, 2021
The iron fist: BJP's Shah becomes India's home affairs minister NEW DELHI: He made his name as a ruthless backroom politician and master strategist who won election victories for his boss, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also has a reputation for the incendiary, recently describing illegal Bangladeshi... Women 31 May, 2019
Motihari-Amlekhgunj fuel pipeline to start operation in 30 months Kathmandu, May 22 Back in August 2015, Sunil Bahadur Thapa, the then minister for commerce and supplies, and India's Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan signed an agreement to construct the Raxaul-Amlekhgunj... 23 May, 2018
PM Oli and his Indian counterpart Modi lay foundation of petroleum pipeline project KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday jointly laid the foundation stone for the construction of a petroleum pipeline. PM Oli is currently on a three-day state visit to India. The foundation... Horoscopes 07 Apr, 2018
Nepali LPG bullets to get �non-explosive certificate� Kathmandu, March 22 Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav has said long-pending issue regarding issuance of ‘non-explosive’ certificates to Nepali gas bullets will be resolved within a few days. Addressing the... 23 Mar, 2018
Dealers flay NOC plan to operate fuel stations jointly with IOC Kathmandu, May 14 Petroleum dealers in the country have criticised the government for its preparation to open petrol pumps in the country in joint-venture with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). They have said that this decision of the government... 15 May, 2017
NOC, IOC mull constructing fuel stations in joint venture Kathmandu, May 10 Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) are preparing to construct high-tech fuel stations in the country. The two oil companies are currently looking into the feasibility of constructing almost 100... 11 May, 2017
Indian team leaves Namche for Everest expedition KATHMANDU: An 11-member Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Everest expedition team has left Namche Bazaar on Friday to scale the Mt Everest. The ONGC, a public enterprise under the Indian government, had selected 11 members out of... Travel 07 Apr, 2017
Indian Oil to supply 1.3 MT refined fuels to Nepal for five years NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp has agreed to supply refined products to Nepal for the next five years to meet all the fuel needs of the landlocked Himalayan nation, officials said on Monday. India has supplied all Nepal's fuel needs since 1974 and... 27 Mar, 2017
Govt team off to India to renew fuel supply pact Kathmandu, March 26 A high-level government team, led by Minister for Supplies Deepak Bohara, today left for India to renew the fuel supply agreement between Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The petroleum supply... 27 Mar, 2017
India seeks better LNG deal by teaming up with South Korea and Japan MUMBAI: Energy-hungry India has restarted talks on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing alliance with Japan and South Korea and may also include China as Asian demand for the fuel grows. "For the next two to three decades, gas is going to be... 15 Jun, 2016
India, Iran agree to clear $6.4bn in oil payments New Delhi, May 6 The central banks of India and Iran have reached an arrangement to use European banks to process pending oil payments to Tehran, India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Reuters, unlocking $6.4 billion in stalled... 07 May, 2016
