by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023China has proposed a visit by a Chinese team to Nepal in February to hold a third round of discussions regarding the development of the Nepal-China Cross Border Transmission Line. A Joint Technical Group comprising representatives of the Nepal Electricity Authority and the State Grid Corporation of China had previously held two rounds of talks in China and Nepal, respectively, for the transmission line before…
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by Tika R Pradhan in Kathmandu Post, Jan 17, 2023A month after CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal got appointed as prime minister, top leaders of the ruling coalition have agreed on ministerial allocations. With this development the Dahal-led Cabinet will be expanded on Tuesday. A meeting of the chiefs of four ruling parties—the CPN (Maoist Centre), the CPN-UML, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), and the Janata Samajbadi Party…
By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Jan 7, 2023Tourists were facing difficulties due to lack of coordination among institutions tasked with promoting tourism, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Priyantha Fernando said. Fernando said that Russians who arrived at Mattala airport on the Red Wings airline had waited for over four hours due to a shortage of immigration officers, among other things.Fernando said that the industry would also suffer from electricity tariff hikes.…
Report in The Nation, Dec 27, 2022ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Monday reiterated their mutual commitment to further enhance and deepen bilateral cooperation across all areas of mutual interest. In a telephone call with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thanked the leadership of the Kingdom for valuable flood relief assistance to Pakistan. The foreign minister apprised his Saudi counterpart of the upcoming International Conference on…
By Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press, Dec 13, 2022 at 0404hrsConcerned about the developments on the Afghan border, the Pakistani Army has reportedly decided to conduct a heavy military operation against the country’s growing terrorism and border infiltration. General Asim Munir, the newly appointed head of Pakistan’s armed forces, presided over a meeting of senior generals at General Headquarters (GHQs) in Rawalpindi over the weekend, CNN NEWS18 of India reported. The Pakistani military official evaluated…
Report in Dawn, Dec 6th, 2022ISLAMABAD: Experts on Monday called for a review of Afghan policy in view of the latest developments in the neighbouring war torn country and the security challenges it poses to the neighbourhood. These views were expressed by experts at a consultation on “Afghan peace and reconciliation; Pakistan’s interests and policy options” organised by Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS). Academics, retired military officials, former diplomats, journalists and other experts…
report in The Morning, Nov 30, 2022Following a recommendation by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Chairman, independent Opposition MP, and former President Maithripala Sirisena concerning the possibility of devolving governmental power below the Provincial Council (PC) level through District Development Councils using the existing District Co-ordinating Committees, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that he was prepared to introduce the same. Speaking in Parliament yesterday (29), Sirisena proposed the introduction of District Development Councils to devolve further…
By Nazir Shinwari in Tolo News, Nov 29, 2022 at 9:39 PMThe Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) said that the Indian chargés d’affaires, Bharat Kumar, expressed his country’s interest in the improvement of relations and the resumption of Delhi’s projects in Afghanistan. Kumar made the remarks in a meeting with the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Hamdullah Nomani. “Projects they were implementing during the former government but were delayed due political changes…