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Articles tagged with #Nijgad airport
Flight of fancy
Three days after the Supreme Court released the full text of its verdict ordering the government to halt all plans to build a new international…
Building Nijgad, come what may
The Nijgad Airport construction site. Pic: Kiran NepalAs the date for a final Supreme Court ruling on the proposed new international airport in…
Importance of ecosystems for people and the planet
Nine of Nepal’s development partners have issued a statement on the occasion of World Environment Day 5 June that underlines their commitment to…
Importance of ecosystems for people and the planet
Nine of Nepal’s development partners have issued a statement on the occasion of World Environment Day 5 June that underlines their commitment to…
Nepal must save Nijgad Forest to receive climate funds
As the 4th most vulnerable country in the world to the impact of the climate crisis, Nepal has emerged as a bellwether at international climate…
For and against Nijgad airport
Nepali Times #990How ironic, when we destroy something created by man we term it as ‘vandalism’ but when we destroy something created by nature…
A millennium challenge
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAILegend has it that the real reason Nepal stayed an independent nation state while all around us were colonised was…
"Unusual appointment … extraordinary tasks"
Photo: IKRISHNA PAUDELYogesh Bhattarai is Nepal’s 37th Tourism Minister in 41 years. He has taken the place of Rabindra Adhikari, who was killed…
Between existence and extinction in Nepal
THE 6TH EXTINCTION: This orchid with medicinal properties, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, (Panchaule) is an endangered species.Nepal is situated at the…
Megalomania + Kleptomania
Diwakar ChettriNepal needs to urgently upgrade its aviation gateway. Year after year, Kathmandu's airport has had the dubious distinction of…