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LNG project: China-Pakistan company out, India in

By Niranjala Ariyawansha in Sunday Times, Aug 6, 2023The Government has decided to cancel a tender awarded to a China-Pakistan consortium to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and lay a pipeline network after being selected through an international open competitive bidding process and instead consider an offer by an Indian company. The China-Pakistan Engro Consortium was selected last year as part of a step towards reducing the cost of power production. However, last Monday, Power…

Rabi Lamichhane’s awarding of ID deal under dual probe:

By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, April 20, 2023The government on Tuesday canceled a contract it had awarded to a private foreign firm for verifying personal and biological details of citizens for the National Identity Card and launched multiple investigations into the matter. The contract had been issued by the then Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane. Lamichhane authenticated the procedure to award the contract to a private company when the government…