VOL. 13 No. 13 ,Feb.21-Mar.12,2020(Falgun.09, 2076) Publisher: Keshab Prasad Poudel Online Register Number: DOI 584/074-75

Published on: Feb 23, 2020

Articles

Mukhtor Khamudkhanov, ADB's Country Director for Nepal, giving his opening remarks at ADB's Country Portfolio Review Meeting held at Gokarna Forest Resort, Kathmandu on 17 Feb 2020.jpg

ADB PORTFOLIO REVIEW Slow Progress

Despite registering a record disbursement in Asian Development Bank's projects, the contract award for development projects has remained poor

By A Correspondent | Feb 24, 2020

ADB’s Portfolio In Nepal Is Growing

The last year’s performance shows a mixed picture. On the positive side, for the first time, Nepal’s disbursement exceeded a critical threshold of $300 million, reaching $323.7million in 2019

By Mukhtor Khamudkhanov | Feb 24, 2020

WVIN Working For Change

World Vision International Nepal (WVIN) shares best practices and annual progress of its work for the wellbeing of vulnerable children and communities

By A Correspondent | Feb 24, 2020

IGP GYAWALY Simple Mantra

Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Thakur Prasad Gyawaly issues two lines of mantra to serve the country by maintaining law and order

By A Correspondent | Feb 24, 2020

NEPAL-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS At 60

Nepal and Australia celebrate 60 years of establishment of diplomatic relations

By A Correspondent | Feb 24, 2020

NAC UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP Change In Line

Following lack luster performance, Nepal Airlines finds Secretary Kedar Bahadur Adhikari as its new chair to guide airlines to fly high

By A Correspondent | Feb 24, 2020

CORONAVIRUS Airlifting Nepalis

Following a long debate and pressure, 175 Nepalese stranded in Wuhan were airlifted. The challenge now is to keep them in quarantine safely

By A Correspondent | Feb 24, 2020

NARAYAN PRASAD ARJAL Order Of Rising Sun

Although senior bureaucrat and former ambassador of Nepal to Japan Narayan Prasad Arjal has immensely contributed to Nepal’s development and progress, only a few from younger generation of civil servants know about this. In his entire career span in civil service over 22 years, 87-year-old Arjal, a living genius of Nepal, worked in various ministries and departments. Retired about 40 years ago following the completion of his tenure as secretary and ambassador to Japan twenty years ago, Arjal has been living in his own healthy lifestyle with the family. With the announcement of Government of Japan to confer him with Order of the Rising Sun for his contribution to strengthening Nepal-Japan relations, Arjal's isolation has got a break

By Keshab Poudel | Feb 25, 2020

Sagarmatha Sambaad Towards Climate-friendly Development

On climate change, GoN in 2009 also showed strong political commitment by organising cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar, regional conference on Kathmandu to Copenhagen in Kathmandu and Summiteers Summit to save the Himalayas in Copenhagen, including preparations for negotiations and handing over of 'black stone' to US President in New York.

By Batu Uprety | Feb 25, 2020

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