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To help materialise the government’s plan to increase the use of electric vehicles (EVs) and subsequently the consumption of electricity in the country, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has called a global tender for installation of 50 EV charging stations across the country.The power utility has said the successful bidder will have to…

Reconstruction of the historic Durbar High School has been completed.The school building was built using modern construction materials, but its traditional look has been kept intact. The school building was originally built using mud, bricks, pulses and lime.With the reconstruction of the high school, the construction company officials…

After no Nepali applicant was able to pass the basic language and skill tests conducted by Japan Foundation, the Japanese government has started taking applications for nursing caregivers for the year 2021.A few months ago, a total of 497 Nepalis vying to go to Japan to work as nursing caregivers had appeared for the Japanese language test.…

Thirty-two per cent of reconstruction works of the historic tower Dharahara has been completed so far and if everything goes as planned, its construction will be completed within December next year, as per National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).Sushil Gyewali, chief executive officer of NRA, who inspected the ongoing reconstruction process…

A Nepali mountaineer and former British Marine has climbed the world's tallest 14 peaks in six months - beating an earlier record of almost eight years.Nirmal Purja reached the top of his 14th mountain, Shishapangma in China, on Tuesday morning.Purja, 36, joined the British Army in 2003 and became a Royal Marine in 2009.His climbing…

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday laid the foundation stone for the Rs22 billion Nagdhunga Tunnel Project.Japanese company Hazama-Ando Corporation will build the tunnel that will pass under the western rim of the Kathmandu Valley, allowing motorists to avoid the winding mountain highway.The inauguration of the construction comes…

The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa is likely to be ready for trial flights by the first quarter of 2020.With the completion of 83.25% of work, there is a high probability that the airport will come into operation in the first quarter of the coming year. The airport has achieved 94% work progress in civil works.…

The Austrian government has made a commitment to invest in two hydropower projects with total installed capacity of 735 megawatts — 635-megawatt Dudhkoshi reservoir and 100-megawatt Tamakoshi V projects.During the first joint-secretary level meeting held here yesterday, the governments of Nepal and Austria have reached a fresh agreement to…

Nepal on Saturday appointed Chinese actress Xu Qing as its goodwill ambassador for promoting tourism. In a programme here, Nepalese Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai officially named Xu as the ambassador and said the popular actress would help boost the country's tourism industry."I am very much happy to visit Nepal, the land where Buddha…

Chinese President Xi Jinping today wrapped up his two-day state visit to Nepal with the signing of 18 memorandums of understanding and two letters of intent.After the delegation-level talks between Xi and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at Hotel Soaltee this morning, ministers and officials of the two countries exchanged the MoUs and letters…