Roads for development It has the world’s highest mountain — Mt Everest — towering above populated valleys and forested plains and measuring 8,848 metres in height. The lowest point at 60 metres from sea level is located at KechanaKalan in Jhapa district. Nepal is a... 30 Nov, 2018
Two years on, few cheer, many groan as Nepal quake reconstruction limps on GIRANCHAUR, NEPAL: Giranchaur is the picture perfect village. Children play on slides and swings in a small park which sits adjacent to rows of neatly built concrete houses with blue corrugated-iron roofs, complete with solar panels. Elderly... Travel 25 Apr, 2017
Paraguay president says will not run in 2018 election ASUNCION: Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes said on Monday he would not be a candidate in next year's election in order to preserve stability in the South American nation, regardless of whether Congress passed an amendment to allow second... Women 18 Apr, 2017
Afghanistan dangles lithium wealth to win Trump support KABUL: The Afghan government is trying to grab the attention of President Donald Trump and gain greater US support by dangling its massive and untouched wealth of minerals, including lithium, the silvery metal used in mobile phone and computer... Women 06 Apr, 2017
ADB approves $186.80 million loan Kathmandu, December 1 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $186.80 million loan to upgrade 160 kilometres of Nepal’s strategic road network and improve the country’s domestic and regional transport connectivity. “This project... 02 Dec, 2016
Peace and development The Non–Aligned Movement (NAM) is the second largest world body after the United Nations. The 15th Session of the UN significantly contributed to the formation of the movement. During its history of more than five decades, NAM has achieved its... 28 Apr, 2016
Won't tolerate blockade anymore, says PM CHITWAN: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said the nation would not witness any kind of border blockade and obstruction in free transportation as the government would not tolerate such activities. "The government will move ahead in accordance with... Travel 30 Mar, 2016
Nepalis in US stage demonstrations against Indo-Nepal border blockade KATHMANDU: Nepalis living in the United States on Sunday staged protests in Washington DC, the US Capital, against the unofficial blockade imposed by India at the Indo-Nepal border points. Organisations representing Nepali diaspora had staged... Travel 23 Nov, 2015
Nepal statute figures in India-UK statement Kathmandu, November 14 Nepal’s constitutional and post-quake recovery issues figured in an India-UK joint statement following a bilateral meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart David Cameron in London... Travel 15 Nov, 2015
Nepalis in Britain protest Modi's London visit over blockade KATHMANDU: Dozens of Nepalis living in British Capital and other parts of the country on Thursday protested visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to London, accusing the latter of imposing an unofficial blockade on Nepal. The protesters... Travel 12 Nov, 2015
Only option The three-day 10th general convention of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), a student wing of the Nepali Congress, got underway in Pokhara yesterday. The theme of the convention displays its serious political agenda: “Decisive students’ movement to... 14 Aug, 2005
Doha visit was a success, says King Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, June 22: King Gyanendra today said his participation in the G-77 summit in Doha provided opportunity to reiterate Nepal’s views and comments in the international fora while emphasising the need to overcome the... Travel 23 Jun, 2005
