EDITORIAL - Poor technology Nepal has witnessed a great number of air accidents in recent times thanks to the difficult terrain, high mountains, deep valleys and poor air navigation systems put in place, especially en-route to the Kathmandu Valley. Opinion 23 Sep, 2021
Respite for elderly awaiting second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines as Japan promises 1.6 m doses Japan has announced that it will provide about 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal through the vaccine sharing scheme COVAX. Nepal 13 Jul, 2021
COVAX Summit: Tackling COVID-19 together On June 2, 2021, Japan co-hosted the COVAX AMC Summit with Gavi to procure funds to provide vaccines for developing countries Opinion 16 Jun, 2021
Radar outage results in traffic chaos at TIA Kathmandu, January 1 The outage of Enroute-radar installed on Bhattedanda for nearly a week is causing problems in the smooth flow of air traffic at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). According to senior air traffic controllers at TIA, the... 02 Jan, 2019
US-Bangla crash hints at glaring safety issues Kathmandu, March 27 The recent US-Bangla crash at Tribhuvan International Airport has hinted at glaring air safety issues, including a gaping hole in assertions from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal about the recently commissioned radars under... Horoscopes 28 Mar, 2018
Govt not keen to find cause of BP Highway collapse We are focusing more on maintenance work these day — Probe panel member Kathmandu, March 5 It has been more than two weeks since a segment of road along the Khurkot-Nepalthok section of BP Highway caved in. But the government has not done... Travel 06 Mar, 2017
Huge stocks of rice pile up in NFC Nepalgunj NEPALGUNJ: The rice grains donated by the Japanese government four years ago remain unused and neglected in the warehouse of Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) Zonal Office in Nepalgunj. NFC Zonal Office Chief Moti Raj Gyawali confirmed the stockpile of... Travel 30 Dec, 2016
Japanese grant assistance for TUTH reforms, food security KATHMANDU: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to provide a grant assistance of around Rs 1.013 billion (Japanese Yen 1.104 billion) to the government. A grant aid of approximately Rs 692 million (Japanese Yen 754... 28 Dec, 2016
Scholarship applications called from gazetted officers Kathmandu, August 2 Ministry of Finance, Ministry of General Administration, the Embassy of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency in Nepal has announced opening of the applications for ‘The Project for Human Resource Development... Horoscopes 03 Aug, 2016
Japanese grant for Bagmati pollution control in Gokarna KATHMANDU: Japan has extended financial assistance to an ongoing project for improving living environment of communities in Kathmandu through prevention and pollution control of the Bagmati River. According to the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu, the... Horoscopes 18 May, 2016
CAAN trashes $4.2m air safety enhancement report Kathmandu, March 7 The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, which claims it intends to comply with the stipulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, has apparently trashed ICAO’s consultancy report produced to select suitable... 08 Mar, 2016
Japanese grant for AMDA Hospital Kathmandu, December 25 The government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US $ 88,386, equivalent to approximately Rs 9.3 million, to Damak-based AMDA Hospital. This financial assistance is extended under the grant assistance... Horoscopes 26 Dec, 2015
