By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 31, 2023Nepal and China welcomed the successful opening of the Lizi-Nechung port near the Tibet border, as per the joint statement issued during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to China in late September. The port is situated across the border from Nepal’s bordering village Korala in Mustang district. However, it is not sure when the border would reopen for regular bilateral trade and exchanges, according…
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by Arafat Rahaman in The Daily Star, Aug 28, 2023Academic activities at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University in Gopalganj are being severely hampered due to a shortage of basic infrastructure and teachers. Established in 2011, the BSMRSTU currently has only 284 teachers for a total of 10,845 students enrolled across 34 departments. The university with its student-to-teacher ratio of 38:1 falls short of meeting the University Grants Commission’s recommended ratio of 16:1…
by Hariram Upreti in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 2, 2023The road upgrade work of the 13km stretch from Barpak to Gupsipakha in Laprak is left in a limbo. The work remains incomplete due to the negligence of contractors, according to the Infrastructure Development Office. In May 2020, the office struck a deal with the construction company Sharma/Bikash JV, which agreed to complete the work within two years. After the company failed to abide by the…