by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 17, 2023With everything becoming costlier by the day, Sundar Pudasaini of Balaju has had to cut down on his food expenses—no more eggs, milk and meat from now on. The cost of living is rising sharply for Nepali householders. Grocery bills, children’s school fees, housing costs and transport fares all have gone up. Daily essentials like rice, flour, soybean oil, mustard oil, lentils, potato, onion, garlic, sugar,…
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report in Times of India online, Oct 16, 2023 at 10.49 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Nepal’s very expensive Pokhara international airport is shaping up to be an economic albatross for the cash-strapped nation and has saddled it with debt to creditors in Beijing for years to come. The fate of the airport strongly parallels that of Gwadar Port in Pakistan which was built under China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI). The multi-billion dollar port has failed…
By Deo Narayan Sah in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 17, 2023Newly appointed Koshi Province Chief Minister Kedar Karki will face a floor test on Wednesday. Karki on Monday informed provincial assembly secretary Gopal Prasad Parajuli about tabling a trust motion at the meeting. Karki, who was appointed chief minister as per Article 168(5) of the constitution on Saturday, has to secure a vote of confidence within 30 days of the appointment as per the constitutional…
By Thira Lal Bhusal in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 16, 2023Ganesh Gurung has extensively studied the situation of Nepali migrant workers employed all over the world. In light of the tragic killing of 10 Nepali students in Israel, Thira Lal Bhusal of the Post sat with him to discuss pertinent issues of foreign employment including worker safety and ways to resolve them. Excerpts: The recent killings of Nepali students in Israel have again brought to…
report in Nepalnews.com, Oct 15, 2023Unorganized, and weak political parties and leaders are blamed for rising corruption in Nepal. According to a report entitled ‘Corruption Reflection Nepal, 2023’ unveiled by the Alternative Foundation here on Saturday, corruption prevails in several forms in Nepal and the main forms are bribery, embezzlement, fraud, and extortion and abuse of power, nepotism, and favoritism are deeply rooted in Nepalese culture, back-supporting corruption. According to the findings of the study,…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 14, 2023Lawmakers from coalition partners Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) have started to dispute the need for a change in the government leadership. The disagreement in the alliance began after lawmaker Sanjay Gautam of the ruling Congress party argued that a change in guard had become inevitable due to the government’s failure to deliver. Gautam said the government led by Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal had got disillusioned…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 14, 2023The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has cancelled all the bids it received for the construction of a 315-km 400kV transmission line, marking a major setback in implementing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. It was compelled to take the decision after all the bidders quoted prices higher than the estimated cost of the project. MCA-Nepal, a special purpose vehicle set up for implementing the…
by Bhushan Yadav in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 14, 2023An under-construction suspension bridge across the Oriya River at Ghordaura in Dhobini Rural Municipality of Parsa district has been left incomplete for more than five years. The locals have accused the consumer committee of financial irregularities and voicing their concerns for the past two years. Achchhelal Thakur, a local of Ghordaura, said villagers have to take a detour through Inarwa, and bordering Indian villages to reach…
By Deo Narayan Sah in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 13, 2023The government formation process in Koshi Province took an unexpected turn after a group of Nepali Congress lawmakers revolted against the party’s decision to support the chief ministerial bid of Indra Bahadur Angbo, a CPN (Maoist Centre) assembly member. Eight of the 29 Congress provincial assembly members came up with a proposal to field the party’s Kedar Karki for the position against the central leadership’s…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 13, 2023Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha will represent Nepal in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) to be held in Beijing on October 17 and 18. Although invitations to the event were sent to the government of Nepal and other line ministers like Energy Minister Shakti Basnet and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala, Prime…