Environmental conservation: Intention to protect and act is key to safeguarding natural assets "In any feudal family, it was fashionable to hunt animals and decorate homes with their skins and horns. But my daughter burned everything and has barred us from doing so," said Sharat Singh Bhanadari, Minister for Labour, Employment, and Security, at the Jyanu-Basant Raj Mishra Foundation Award 2024 ceremony. Environment 06 Oct, 2024
Economy is returning to normalcy, says Minister Mahat Minister for Finance, Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, has stated that the national economy is gradually returning to normalcy. Business 22 Jan, 2024
Govt initiates debate on operating int'l airports on PPP model The Minister expressed concern about the underutilization of newly built international airports and mentioned that 22 domestic airports have already been transformed into pasture lands. Business 29 Dec, 2023
NATTA urges government not to impose taxes on outbound tours and airfares The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has expressed concerns over the government’s decision to change tax rates and impose value added tax (VAT) on airfares as well as to impose a five per cent foreign tourism charge on sale of foreign tour package, as announced through the budget speech for the upcoming fiscal year 2023-24. Business 02 Jun, 2023
Judges need to trace evolving complexities Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla said coordination and information exchange along with training of experts as well as of judges on environment issues was needed to advance environmental jurisprudence. Kathmandu 28 Apr, 2023
'Coalition govt's relevance has ended' CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma on Monday said that the relevance of the current coalition government had ended and the government should not continue. Nepal 12 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Energy export The state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) was able to trade surplus electricity worth Rs 1.72 billion in the Indian energy market under the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) in the month of June. Opinion 04 Jul, 2022
Top leaders pledge to construct Nijgadh airport Top guns of the five-party alliance including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today pledged to construct Nijgadh International Airport at any rate. Nepal 03 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Start afresh The Supreme Court has issued a mandamus order to the government to build an international airport by causing minimum damage to the environment. Opinion 01 Jul, 2022
Full text of verdict barring airport at Nijgadh out The five-member grand full bench of the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the case filed against the government’s decision to build an international airport at Nijgadh, Bara, opining that the airport cannot be built at the proposed site, as 90 per cent of the site is covered with forest. Nepal 30 Jun, 2022
EDITORIAL - Nijgadh controversy The Supreme Court’s order on Thursday to halt the construction of Nijgadh International Airport in Bara and find a site elsewhere is a death knell to the government’s plan to build an alternative airport to the airport in Kathmandu. Opinion 30 May, 2022
