Nepal currently has an installed capacity of more than 3,200 megawatts from over 150 projects, with over 200 more projects under construction. “We are moving from the bilateral power trade to a trilateral framework, opening avenues for sub-regional and regional cooperation in the energy sector,” Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) chief Kul Man Ghising said at […]
Flooding brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home to 4 million people and the capital. Authorities said students and their parents faced difficulties as the rain damaged university and school buildings and needed repair. “We have urged the concerned authorities to […]
The force of Friday’s landslide in the central Chitwan district pushed the vehicles over concrete crash barriers and down a steep embankment, at least 30 meters (100 feet) from the road. Dozens of rescuers spent hours struggling to comb the raging Trishuli River, an effort hampered by muddy waters and fierce currents before sunset forced […]
Five members of a family were sleeping when their house was washed away by a landslide in Malika village in Gulmi district, about 250 km (156 miles) west of Kathmandu, according to Dizan Bhattarai, a spokesman for the National Disaster Rescue and Reduction Management Authority “Bodies of all five have been recovered,” Bhattarai told Reuters, […]
The Netherlands chased down the modest 107-run total with just eight balls to spare as Nepal bowlers forced them to make hard yards with a tight bowling display. The Dutch had a dismal start to the pursuit as they lost Michael Levitt (1) with just three runs on the board in the second over. Max […]
Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report. According to the report, […]
The General Authority of Civil Aviation and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority announced the suspension of entry for travelers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka on all flights on national and foreign carriers, as well as for transit passengers coming from these countries, starting Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 23:59, with […]
