Dr.Shibesh Chandra Regmi Ipas Nepal is elected as a chairperson of Steering Committee of Association of International NGOs in Nepal (AIN). Douwe Dijkstra Tearfund and Lora Wuennenberg CARE Nepal are elected as vice chair and treasurer respectively.
By A Correspondent Jul 05, 2017
Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Masashi Ogawa, visited the Nepal Red Cross Society and attended a ceremony for the handover of ambulances. Ambassador Ogawa, together with the Nepal Red Cross Chairperson Sanjeev Thapa, cut the ribbon.
By A Correspondent Jul 05, 2017
As Nepal is transforming from a unitary to the federal structure, previous district and regional level government institutions need restructuring, TEJ RAJ BHATTA, Director General of Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, spoke to NEW SPOTLIGHT on what the future of district level offices of DWSS will be. Excerpts:
By A Correspondent Jul 04, 2017
Many Chinese have called for a stern response. "Tolerance and weakness will only foment the Indian army's threatening manner. If Indian troops cross the border, Chinese soldiers should forcibly drive them away and fire if the efforts to dissuade them fail," said a Weibo user named Tangshan Jianke.
By A Correspondent Jul 04, 2017
Acting chairman of China Study Center and former ambassador Sundar Nath Bhattarai left Kathmandu to attend 3rd Trans-Himalayan Development Forum being held in Mangshi, Dehong prefecture of Yunnan Provence of the People's Republic of China.
By A Correspondent Jul 04, 2017
The Electricity Development Decade 2016/2026 was recently launched by Nepal’s Energy Ministry to eradicate the decade-long national electricity crisis. One of the major thrusts of this crusade that envisages commissioning 9,935 MW of hydropower plants within the 2016/2026 decade is on the 11 storage projects with an installed capacity of 5,373 MW
By Santa Bahadur Pun Jul 04, 2017
Not an original citation: I was always told it was an ancient Chinese farewell wish. Not a bad wish as wishes go; after all if one can’t be rich or famous, surely the next best thing to be is continually interested in what is going on around you?
By Greta Rana Jul 04, 2017
If the Asian Development Bank-supported Kathmandu Valley Wastewater Management Project (KVWMP) gets implemented in time, over five million people of Kathmandu will heave a sigh relief to see the upgrading of sewer network and maintenance of existing wastewater treatment plants
By Keshab Poudel Jul 03, 2017
The year 2016 has been a very important milestone in Nepal's diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. It marked two hundred years since the establishment of the bilateral ties. The British ambassador to Nepal RICHARD MORRIS played a major role to make the bi-centenarian year a great success. Excerpt of his written interview to NEW SPOTLIGHT:
By A Correspondent Jul 03, 2017
The Embassy of Nepal in Beijing actively participated in "2017China international Food Safety and Technology and innovation Expo and "and "National Tourism cuisine and Cultural Promotion day of Belt and Road Countries"` which concluded.
By A Correspondent Jul 03, 2017
French ambassador to Nepal Yves Carmona (Ambassador of France), Ambassador of Qatar to Nepal Yosuf Bin Mohammed Al-Hall and JP Nair, Country Manager of Qatar Airways jointly launched a direct flight from Kathmandu-Doha and Nice, France at French ambassador’s residence aimed a function.
By A Correspondent Jul 03, 2017