KATHMANDU, June 7: The US Embassy in Kathmandu, in coordination with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, launched training for local government officials in Kathmandu on Thursday, focusing on imparting knowledge on budget planning, conflict resolution, and community engagements, conducting effective meetings and building an effective judicial system.

KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Experts have said that the lack of financial resources combined with the lack of capacity for service delivery at the local level units could become one of the biggest challenges for Nepal's federalism.

KATHMANDU, June 5: Capacity utilization of industries increased by 3.8 percentage points to 58 percent over the first six months of Fiscal Year 2017/18, reflecting a slight improvement in the usage of resources and plants by industries.

KATHMANDU, April 22: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nepal needs to strengthen its key institutions and administrative capacity of the government to restore robust growth in the country.

NAWALPARASI, April 1: The Parasi-based district prison of western Nawalparasi has seen trouble with the adjustment of higher number of jailbirds beyond its capacity.

KATHMANDU, Mar 13: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has urged Nepali private sector to focus on increasing production capacity rather than holding a discussion on increasing exports.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: A significant cut in power outage in the country had led to the increase in industrial capacity by 9.1 percent.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: In what can be termed a landmark achievement in the country's hydroposer sector, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are now at the same level with the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in terms of installed capacity of hydrpower projects.

POKHARA, Nov 9:The British Council is operating the project funded by the European Union for the improvement of technical education and vocational training sector in the country.

KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) is going to present a paper on ‘Space Science Outreach and Capacity Building in Nepal’ on September on coming Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 17: A new rule introduced by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) that no longer allows bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to count interbank deposits for their credit to core capital-cum-deposit (CCD) ratio has made the situation worse for some commercial banks that are already facing shortage of lendable funds.

KATHMANDU, April 24: Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki has instructed the subordinate bodies under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) to pitch for capacity-building by increasing coordination among the concerned bodies.

KATHMANDU, April 14: The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has said the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) lacks capacity to implement its projects to expedite post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation works.

Bhawana Ghimire is a well known name in sports management. She was appointed the first female CEO of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in October 2014. She worked for CAN as CEO for 21 months and is currently the executive director of Bat and Ball Foundation (B2F), a non-profit organization which aims to work in the field of cricket development. In conversation with Republica’s Prasansha Rimal she talks about her experience as CEO of CAN and challenges and opportunities in the field of sports development in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The 23rd Asian Regional conference of Interpol began in Kathmandu on Wednesday, bringing together senior law enforcement officials from various 26 countries in the Asia-Pacific.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: A five-day workshop, aiming to enhance capacity of the cultural experts for preservation and transmission of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), has started in the capital from today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: China has pledged to support the Nepal Army in enhancing its capacity in disaster management efforts.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Former King Gyanendra Shah on Sunday offered a sword at Pachali Bhairav Temple in capacity of a King.

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The government is moving ahead with an amendment in the law to provide that the route permit of vehicles carrying passenger more than its capacity or plying without receiving a permit will be suspended and annulled.

KATHMANDU, July 19: The central bank's announcement to set countercyclical buffer requirement for commercial banks, as part of implementing the Basel III standard, at a maximum of 2.5 percent has left the bankers worried.

KATHMANDU, July 8: The Bhotekoshi River flowed over Upper Bhotekoshi Hydropower dam following the Tuesday' flash flood in the river.

KATHMANDU, July 4: The Nepalese Army has demanded seven billion rupees for enhancing the disaster management capacity.