TU's part time teachers stage strike again Hundreds of part time teachers of Tribhuvan University who have long been asking for payments equal to that of contracted and permanent teachers have again started another round of strikes on the premises of the varsity. Nepal 30 Nov, 2021
NASA astronauts make historic return home aboard SpaceX capsule US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the capsule in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a two-month voyage that was NASA's first crewed mission from home... Mobile & Apps 03 Aug, 2020
Progress in infrastructure sector found wanting Over 72,000 road projects in limbo across the country. Their construction has not moved ahead due to lack of coordination among central, provincial and local govts Kathmandu, May 27 Though the formation of a stable government was expected to... Travel 28 May, 2019
House panel asks government to provide budget, human resources Kathmandu, March 26 The Development and Technology Committee under the Federal Parliament has directed the government to provide the necessary budget and human resources for multi-year contracted road projects, which were recently handed over by... 27 Mar, 2019
MoPIT�s budget expenditure: 38pc in 8 months of this fiscal Kathmandu, March 19 Even as eight months of the fiscal year have already passed, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) has been able to spend only 38 per cent of the budget it has been allocated. The ministry has been unable... 20 Mar, 2019
Over 72,000 road projects in limbo Kathmandu, February 27 Over 72,000 road projects are in a limbo across the country, as their construction has not moved ahead for the last four months due to lack of coordination between the central, provincial and local governments, the Development... 28 Feb, 2019
Melamchi contractor in hot water Kathmandu, December 19 The government has initiated the process of confiscating around Rs 3 billion in performance bond of the Italian contractor of Melamchi Drinking Water Project after it decided to abandon the crucial water project. The... Travel 20 Dec, 2018
Italian contractor abandons Melamchi water project Kathmandu, December 17 The fate of the much-delayed Melamchi Drinking Water Project hangs in the balance once again as the Italian company, which was building the project, has decided to abandon it due to its worrisome financial state. Officials... Travel 18 Dec, 2018
�Contract-based development unacceptable� Kavre, June 1 State Minister for Information and Communications Technology Gokul Baskota today said that development based on contract model was not acceptable. Addressing a programme organised by District Cooperative Union, Kavre, in Banepa,... Travel 02 Jun, 2018