floods Kosi breach yet to be plugged The breach in the Kosi embankment that caused the devastating flood in Bihar may not be plugged before March 2009. The deadline for completion of the work was in November, but the state government extended it by four months. Though the government did not cite any specific reason for this, media reports link the delay to non-availability of

NEW DELH: India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to give a major thrust to partnership and cooperation in the power sector by taking up execution of major hydro power projects, transmission lines and export of power to Nepal to tide over shortage.

A national consultative meeting on management of preventing natural disasters that take place in the South Asian countries kicked off in the capital on Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bamdev Gautam attended the inaugural function of the meeting organised by the European Commission (EC).

Claiming that some 13 hectares of farmland was registered in an illegal way, cadres of CPN-Maoist have prevented landowners from harvesting their ripe paddy here at Kurainiya of Bhaktipur VDC.
The Maoists returned the land, that they captured five years ago, to the rightful owners last year as per the agreement of an all party meeting.

Gasoline lines are a familiar sight in Kathmandu. But this time, the queues of motorcycles are there not for fuel but because of fuel.

Koshi displaced people obstruct East-West Highway at Bhardaha
Kantipur Report
SAPTARI, Nov 6 - Koshi displaced people obstructed the East-West Highway at Bhardaha in Saptari district on Thursday.
Hundreds of people traveling along the highway have been stranded after the Koshi displaced people staying at the temporary camps in Bhardaha took to the streets at around 8 this morning.

Nepal will be emphasising the need to inject additional investment into agriculture to enable the SAARC region to tackle impending food deficit at the upcoming meeting of SAARC agriculture ministers.