KATHMANDU, June 18 - Turkish businessmen and industrialists have expressed interest to invest in Nepal's hydropower and civil aviation. They have, however, set a number of preconditions including peace, security and a conducive investment climate. "They are ready to invest up to US$ 500 million in the initial phase," [...]

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How important is water and sanitation services in reducing poverty and enhancing peoples lives? Imagine Nepal in lasting peace, and free of poverty. Nepal - where quality of life guarantees human dignity [...]

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नेपाली भूमिभित्रै बिजुली निकाल्ने पश्चिम सेती आयोजनाबाट सुदूरपश्चिमका जनताले भने यथासक्य बढी लाभ उठाउनु जरुरी छ तर, हाम्रो मात्र लाभ हेर्दा आयोजना नै बन्न नसक्ने अवस्था चाहिँ आउनु हुँदैन। सुदूरपश्चिम विकास क्षेत्र विकासको मूलप्रवाहबाट सधैं पछाडि परिरह्यो, पारिइरह्यो। [...]

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HETAUDA: The two production units of Kulekhani hydro project will be shut down for two weeks starting today for repair works. The turbines of production houses one and two will be shut for the repair works. Kulekhani I produces 60 MW of power while the second produces 32 MW. However, Nepal Electricity Authority informed [...]

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BIRATNAGAR: Construction of five satellite towers of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), at Sunsari's Paschimkusaha has been completed. Engineer Birendra Jha at the Duhabi Grid said within a week the electricity supply through the towers would resume. The NEA has been using the temporary towers for [...]

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विकासको पछिल्लो मोडेलले जनताको सहभागितालाई अनिवार्य सर्त मानेको छ । सहभागिता स्वामित्वसहितको साझेदारी हुनुपर्छ । विकासविद्हरूले विकसित गरेको यो यो मोडेल राजनीतिक दलका नेताहरूलाई थाहा नहुन सक्छ तर विकास कार्यमा लागेका सबैले बुझेको हुनुपर्छ । चिलिमे कम्पनीका पदाधिकारीहरू जलविद्युत विकासमा लागेका हुनाले झन् बुझेको हुनुपर्छ । देशकै नमुना जलविद्युत कम्पनी भनेर चिनिएको चिलिमेको सेयरमाथि स्थानीय [...]

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मध्यमर्स्याङ्दी परियोजनाको छानबिनका लागि सोमबार परियोजना स्थलमा संसदीय र्सार्वजनिक लेखा समितिको एक टोली आउने कार्यक्रम निर्धारण गरिए पनि उपत्यका बन्दका कारण उनीहरू आउन सकेनन्। समितिका संयोजक डा. प्रकाशचन्द्र लोहनीसहित समितिको ९ सदस्यीय टोली परियोजनाको स्थलगत छानबिनका लागि सोमबार आउने कार्यक्रम एक साताअगावै निर्धारण गरिएको थियो। टोलीमा संयोजक लोहनीसहित सभासद्हरू टेकबहादुर बस्नेत, रवीन्द्र अधिकारी, अजयकुमार चौरसिया, शिवनारायण [...]

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KATHMANDU, June 16: A power exchange meeting between India and Nepal, which was expected to be held by June-end to work out a power exchange mechanism, now lies in limbo with delay from the Indian side. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said that it put in a request for the meeting some three weeks back and has [...]

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खिम्ती जलविद्युत् आयोजनाको व्यवस्थापक हिमाल पावर कम्पनी लिमिटेडले बिना कुनै सूचना आकस्मिक रूपमा पावरहाउस र हेडबक्सको मूल गेटमा आइतबार मध्य रातिबाट तालाबन्दी गरेको छ। आयोजनाअर्न्तर्गत खिम्ती र्सर्भिसेज प्रालिका कर्मचारीहरूको स्वतन्त्र केमिकल तथा आइरन मजदुर युनियनका कर्मचारीहरू विभिन्न १३ सूत्रीय माग राखी हडतालमा उत्रिएका बेला व्यवस्थापनले तालाबन्दी गरेको हो। युनियनले विभिन्न १३ सूत्रीय माग राखी गएको माघ [...]

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RASUWA, June 15 - People of four Village Development Committee (VDCs) in Rasuwa district on Monday padlocked the Syaffru-based administrative office of the Chilime Hydro Electricity Project (CHEP) demanding primary shares as compensation for their land on which the project has installed transmission towers.  According to Sangtempa Tamang, chairperson of the Chilime Hydro Electricity Share Struggle [...]

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