The world is watching our gathering here today with keen interest. Because, as a region with 1.6 billion people, representing 22 percent of world population and combined GDP of US dollar 2.8 trillion, our vision, commitment and action will have an impact on global political and economic order. Against...
As the number of vehicles plying on the roads of Kathmandu city has reached 800,000, and it is indispensable to take technical support to manage the traffic in Kathmandu. Traffic management has been turning into a major challenge for big cities across the world. The problem of traffic is...
Sharachchandra Bhandary - Kathmandu-- The fourth summit meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is taking place here next week.
It will bring together the heads of state or governments of seven countries who will put their heads together for building a...
Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari used to go for a morning walk every day prior to his appointment as the minister. Every morning he was sighted walking briskly on the pedestrian’s path at Hattigaunda Chok, Kathmandu. Sometimes he used the right walkway and sometimes...
Nepal and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) paving the way for cooperation in energy and power development sector. The issue was being discussed for long.
The talks regarding the possibility of cooperation between the two countries made progress after the formation of new government, and finally culminated...
Whenever a debate starts on the negative effect of any proposed development project on the environment, it is branded as anti-development activity.
Is it against the development to raise the issue of environment? Obviously not. Rather it is a move to draw the attention of the concerned stakeholders to a...
Kathmandu - The problem of waste management is not new to Kathmandu valley. The valley denizens have been facing this problem for decades.
Regarding the apparently never-ending problem, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been consistently saying “the landfill site has filled to its capacity or the locals obstructed the dumping of...
Our policies have failed to appreciate the fact that forests are renewable resources and they can be restored after mature trees are harvested
There is a resurgence of prosperity slogan in Nepal. This time around, the political platform from which this slogan has come is shaped by nationalistic ethos, which...
The government should give first priority is to immediately solve the issues directly related to the public health. However, the government authorities do not seem to have taken it seriously. Recent market monitoring has revealed that adulteration and contamination in milk and foodstuff is rampant.
The food products and milk...
KATHMANDU : The overall political atmosphere is upbeat as there is a stable government in place after successful holding of three level elections and promulgation of the new constitution. Now extensive discussions are being held regarding development activities with the tabling of various development projects for consideration.
The discussions on...
