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India and Bangladesh have expressed their commitments to work together on importing Nepal's energy, with India willing to allow transmission of electricity to Bangladesh via its territory. Bangladesh has already made an announcement that it would import electricity from Nepal to meet its energy deficit, in the country's drive to spur high and…

Nepal and Japan have agreed to sign the much-awaited labour agreement between the two countries on Monday. Japanese authorities are expected to arrive in Kathmandu on Sunday for the purpose.As per the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS), Mahesh Prasad Dahal, secretary at the ministry and Japanese Ambassador to Nepal…

The government is planning to install Global Position System (GPS) in public vehicles across the country.The Department of Transportation Management Division has agreed to partner with the World Bank for the project which is expected to start by the end of this fiscal year.However, the World Bank is yet to state the total support it…

Two reports prepared after on-site visit and study have been presented in the meeting of the House of Representatives, Development and Technology Committee.These reports are related to the Kathmandu–Tarai Madhes Fast Track project and the Hulaki Marga (Postal Road) project in State-2.Committee president Kalyani Kumari Khadka presented…

Pakistan is the happiest country in South Asia, according to the global happiness survey from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.Pakistan, which ranks 67 in the world, is followed by Bhutan (95) and Nepal (100). Nepal climbed one step from last year. Afghanistan and India were at the bottom two in the happiness…

The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has announced that it will expand online services to all the Land Revenue Offices across the country within a year.Speaking at a programme to mark the occasion of the Land Revenue Office in Kalanki going fully online today, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and…

The first assembled model of the Boeing 777X rests in the factory Everett, in Washington, waiting to begin it's test flights around the globe. Boeing expects this aircraft to be the world's largest double-engine aircraft and the most efficient with 12% less fuel consumption and 10% less operating costs than the competition.The aircraft had…

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority and Frech-Italian satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed an agreement on March 11 yielding a letter of intent expressing Nepal’s desire to operate a national communications satellite.Although no contract on manufacturing has been signed by the Nepali and French officials yet, the parties are…

The government is introducing e-commerce regulations to supervise the online marketplace which is growing steadily despite a late start.Industry insiders and government officials said that the e-commerce market would grow manifold due to a swelling middle class and a surge in the number of internet users. The Nepal Telecommunications…

City planners and the public have appreciated Lalitpur Metropolitan City’s most recent move of installing a ‘Water ATM’ or ‘Pani Padhero’ to provide the public easy access to safe drinking water. They, however, said such a service should be free of cost, as water is a basic need and a free resource.The metropolis, in coordination with the…