Nepal
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Nepal reported outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Nepal has reported firmed an outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in the Koshi region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the... -
Key first section of Nepal’s Melamchi Water Tunnel completed
Dec 28, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Nepal today celebrated the breakthrough of the first key section of the Melamchi Tunnel. When completed, the Melamchi Tunnel will carry to Nepal’s thirsty Kathmandu... -
$20 million grant to spur private sector solar power investment in Nepal
Dec 9, 2016News Hour Nepal is to receive a $20 million grant to spur private sector investment in utility-scale solar power. The funding should ensure installation of at least 25 megawatts (MW) of solar power by 2018 but,... -
ADB approves loan to improve transport connectivity in Nepal
Dec 4, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $186.80 million loan to upgrade 160 kilometers (km) of Nepal’s strategic road network and improve the country’s domestic and regional transport connectivity. “This project supports the... -
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal vows to amend charter within a month
Nov 11, 2016News Hour: Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged on Friday that amendments to the country’s divisive constitution would be presented to parliament within a month as he attempted to stave off fresh political turmoil in... -
ADB loan to help government improve Nepal’s education standards
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $120 million loan and a $500,000 grant to help improve access and quality of secondary education in Nepal. The loan is part of a multi-donor program... -
Findings on Nepal-India migration corridor study
Oct 1, 2016News Hour: At a National Conference on Migration in Nepal this week, IOM presented findings from its recently concluded study on the socio-economic and financial profile of migrants to India. “Unfortunately, the Nepal – India migration... -
Kung Fu’ nuns bike Himalayas to oppose human trafficking
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: The similarity, however, ends there. This journey is longer and tougher, the prize has no financial value or global recognition and the participants are not professional cyclists but Buddhist nuns from India, Nepal, Bhutan... -
Bangladesh to face Nepal for World Cup volleyball zonal qualification
Sep 15, 2016News Hour: Team Bangladesh will face neighbour country Nepal for the zonal qualification round of the World Cup Volleyball Tournament going to be held on 2018, The match will to be held today in Kyrgyzstan. Earlier,... -
Police rescued 22 Nepali women from a hotel in New Delhi in India
Sep 3, 2016News Hour: Police rescued 22 Nepali women from a hotel in New Delhi who were allegedly being trafficked from the impoverished Himalayan nation to the Middle East, and are searching for two suspects, officers said on...
