by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, : December 11, 2023 06:58Nepal and China are set to discuss the implementation modality of the proposed 220kV Jilong/Kerung-Rasuwagadhi-Chilime Cross-Border Power Transmission line as the two sides engage to fix a joint mechanism meeting. When Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited China in September, the two sides had signed an agreement that China would provide grants to construct the cross-border power line. “The two sides will launch…
Posts tagged as “mechanism”
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 28, 2023Bangladesh has proposed a mechanism between Nepal, India and Bangladesh at the highest bureaucratic level to enhance trilateral cooperation in the energy sector. Currently, Nepal has bilateral mechanisms for energy cooperation with both India and Bangladesh; while India and Bangladesh also have similar mechanisms that work to smoothen out wrinkles in cooperation in the energy sector at bilateral level. Nepal’s two mechanisms with India are…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Nov 3, 2023The Ministry of Interior of Pakistan has announced that it will soon unveil a mechanism regarding the assets of Afghan immigrants. On Thursday, the Afghan interim government’s embassy in Islamabad stated that the interim Interior Minister of Pakistan has promised to announce a mechanism soon regarding the cash and non-cash assets of Afghan immigrants. The embassy conveyed a message on the social media platform X that…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, June 07, 2023After Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he will form a special high-level mechanism to investigate the assets of those in power since 1990, legal experts say a similar mechanism is necessary to bring reforms in the judiciary. Some of them say the effort should be made by the chief justice himself as the government cannot do so, as that could be a breach of…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post,Apr 1, 2023Nepal and China are set to hold the 15th round of Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism talks in Beijing next week. For this, foreign secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal will travel to Beijing. At the talks scheduled for April 7, officials will discuss further promotion of bilateral relations and cooperation including high-level visits. Sun Weidong who has served as vice-minister of Foreign Affairs since 15 November 2022 will be leading…
by Mirudhula Thambiah in The Daily MorningTMTK’s Wiggy and TNA’s Sumanthiran say HRCSL has portrayed Northern demands inaccuratelyResponding to the recent recommendations made by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) that the Northern people are agreeable to an internal mechanism provided that the Truth Commission comprises members of competency and integrity, Tamil political parties in the Northern Province stated yesterday (6) that this does not fairly correspond to what the people in the…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, February 9, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli have agreed to hold a meeting of the High-Level Political Mechanism, a body comprising the chiefs of the seven parties in the ruling coalition, soon. The two top leaders, who held a one-on-one at Oli’s residence in Balkot on Wednesday morning, also agreed to discuss the presidential election at the upcoming meeting of the mechanism,…
Four in every 10 households in Sri Lanka experienced a reduction in their incomes from June to December 2022, and one in every two households are currently relying on negative coping mechanisms to cope with the lack of food or money to buy it, a Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) report said. In its response overview for the period of June to December 2022, the United Nations agency said the window of opportunity to support…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 30, 2022Three days after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal assumed office, a mechanism to support the government has been formed under the leadership of CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli. The mechanism is expected to support the Dahal-led government. As its first task, the panel will prepare the government’s common minimum programme within the next five days. A meeting of the coalition partners on Thursday agreed to…