Billions to rebuild quake-hit Nepal misdirected

Survivors of the 7.8-magnitude quake are being pushed to construct new buildings they do not need DHUNGKHARKA, Nepal: Billions of dollars poured into Nepal after a powerful earthquake devastated the country three years ago is being misdirected towards …

Billions to rebuild post-quake Nepal being misdirected

The sluggi­sh recons­tructi­on effort has been hit by politi­cal infigh­ting, bureau­cracy and confus­ion among the victim­s Building quake-proof homes was a condition of the $4.1 billion pledged to Nepal by international donors PHOTO: REUTERS DHUNGKHARKA …

Next door Nepal: Populism first

Government seems unwilling to take unpopular measures in public interest (Photo: Reuters) Prime Minister K P Oli, his ministers and senior leaders of the ruling Left coalition are busy traveling to schools across the country to enroll students. Each of …

Nepal in talks with India, Pakistan to revitalise Saarc

Kathmandu, April 22 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday said Nepal has been holding negotiations with India and Pakistan to revitalise the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). The Prime Minister said Nepal, as the …

SSB completes deployment along Nepal, Bhutan with over 54,000 troops

NEW DELHI: In order to strengthen security along India's eastern frontier, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has finally completed the deployment of over 54,000 personnel along the open and crime-prone borders with Nepal and Bhutan. The border guarding …

US-Bangla questions Nepal’s probe into March 12 crash

US-Bangla Airlines today raised question over the primary investigation report of the Nepalese authorities on the March 12 crash of its plane at Kathmandu airport that killed 51, twenty-seven of them Bangladeshis. Disclosed on April 12, the report found …

Bangladesh beat Nepal in opening encounter

DHAKA: Bangladesh national volleyball team registered a 3-1 win over Nepal in the first match of Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship. The two teams locked horns under Group A, at Shaheed Suhrawardy National …

Plane Skidding off Runway in Nepal due to Pilot Aborting Takeoff

Plane Skidding off Runway in Nepal due to Pilot Aborting Takeoff KATHMANDU – An airplane skidding off a runway in Nepal was due to a decision taken by its pilot to abort takeoff after the aircraft’s control panel showed errors, an airport source said …

Nepal mission begins awareness drive for expats

Abu Dhabi: More than 180 Nepalese nationals are languishing in UAE jails, mostly for committing crimes like alcohol consumption and drunk driving, a diplomat said on Saturday. Most of them are behind bars in petty crimes of liquor use as they are not …

Nepal’s only international airport closed after plane skids off runway