When a dam bursts: How to mitigate risks Access to early warning systems and timely information is key to minimising the adverse impacts of floods. Early warning together with information identifying at-risk areas will also improve the efficiency of the response When the Sepien-Senamnoi... 04 Oct, 2018
Ministries seek additional budget of Rs 200bn Kathmandu, October 16 At a time when the government is struggling to spend the allocated capital budget, ministries are seeking additional Rs 200 billion from the Ministry of Finance (MoF). “We have been receiving files from the ministries... 17 Oct, 2017
PM likely to expand Cabinet today Kathmandu, July 18 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is most likely to expand his Cabinet tomorrow. A meeting of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-Maoist Centre held this evening at the PM’s official residence finalised ministerial berths to... Travel 19 Jul, 2017
Committee formed to monitor floods, rescue victims KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Irrigation on Wednesday formed a seven-member committee for inspection of floods after a nationwide torrential rainfall over the past few days. According to Umesh Kumar Yadav, Minister for Irrigation, the committee... Horoscopes 22 Jun, 2016
Govt approves Vice-President's China visit KATHMANDU: The government on Wednesday approved Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun's China visit. Pun is scheduled to visit the northern neighbour on June 10-16. A Cabinet meeting held this morning made the decision to that effect. The... Horoscopes 08 Jun, 2016
Majority of P1 projects likely to miss targets Kathmandu, May 7 Only 30.37 per cent of the Priority One (P1) projects of the government were able to meet 80 per cent or more of the performance target in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, signalling slow implementation of most... 08 May, 2016
Key development projects off target Kathmandu, January 1 Only 23 per cent of the national pride projects and 25 per cent of Priority One projects met over 80 per cent of the target set for the first four months of the current fiscal, indicating rampant slowdown in development... Travel 02 Jan, 2016
Civil servants found defying dress code Kathmandu, December 11 The National Vilgilance Centre carried out a surprise inspection of 20 ministries in Singha Durbar and found as many as 66 civil servants not wearing the prescribed office uniform yesterday. The NVC had deployed 10... Horoscopes 12 Dec, 2015
Lawmakers seek effective policy to address water-induced disasters KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have insisted on the formulation of a policy that can be brought into practice easily to address increasing natural and water-induced disaster in the country. At a meeting of the Agriculture and Water Resources Committee of the... Horoscopes 26 Jul, 2015
Indian govt’s aid to tackle flood fury KATHMANDU: Indian government today provided a cheque for Rs 131.6 million to the Ministry of Irrigation for the construction of embankments along the Lalbakiya and Bagmati rivers. Alok K Sinha, deputy chief of mission at the Indian Embassy in... Horoscopes 15 Jul, 2009
Water ministry splits into two KATHMANDU: A cabinet decision on Wednesday bifurcated the Ministry of Water Resources into two separate ministries – the Ministry of Irrigation and the Ministry of Energy. Newly-appointed Minister for Energy Prakash Sharan Mahat conceded that...
