Published on March 6, 2010 by admin
News4u-News Desk-Kathmandu, PTI) United States has provided an assistance of USD 5 million to Nepal to supply 3,500 tons of staple food to country’s poorest.
The food assistance will be used to support the conflict victims and drought-affected people across eight districts of Nepal, according to a US Embassy press release.
“Recent declining agricultural production has depressed many rural economies and increased the spread of hunger throughout Nepal,” said Kevin A Rushing, director of the US Assistance for International Development (USAID), which delivered the food on behalf of the US government.
“Our contribution demonstrates the United States’ long-standing commitment to the welfare of the Nepali people,” he added.
The assistance is a part of its earlier commitment made in 2009 under the World Food Programme (WFP).
Including this assistance, USAID has contributed food worth USD 12.
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Published on February 12, 2010 by admin
News4u-News Desk-Kathmandu, (PTI) The United States has pledged to provide an assistance of USD 7.7 million to Nepalese army for humanitarian relief, reconstruction works and international peacekeeping assignments.
The US government has resumed the Foreign Military Financing Programme (FMFP), which was stopped in 2004, and increased other assistance, said Nepal Army spokesman Brigadier Gen Ramindra Chhetri.
The Nepalese Army will get USD 8,00,000 under the FMFP this year, he said.
Funding under International Military Education and Training Programme by the US to Nepal has also risen from USD 8,00,000 to 9,00,000 for 2010, Chhetri said.
The US support under Global Peace Operations Initiative for the army’s capacity-building under peace initiative has now reached USD one million, double from last year’s allocation.
Besides, the army is receiving USD one million in support for training programmes at various international institutes, including in Washington.
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Published on December 19, 2009 by admin
News4u-News Desk-Expressing its commitment to become a close partner in Nepal’s water resources development, India on Friday provided Rs 82.4 million for construction of three embankments in southern part of this country.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood on Friday handed over a cheque of Rs 82.4 million to Minister for Irrigation Bal Krishna Khand for construction of the embankments in Lal Bakaiya, Bagmati and Kamala rivers.
The assistance is being provided by government of India as per the decision of the Nepal-India Inundation and Flood Control Management Joint Team, Indian Embassy here said in a statement.
India is committed to become a close partner in Nepal’s water resources development, which will help in the economic prosperity and development of these two neighbouring countries, the statement added.
With the current assistance the total grant from India for the construction of embankments in these rivers will come around Rs 878.2 million.
Besides these, India has also expressed commitment to provide Rs 109.6 million for carrying out flood control works in Triyuga, Lakhandehi, Sunsari and Kankai rivers.
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Published on October 19, 2009 by admin
News4u-News Desk-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) today handed over a cheque of Rs five lakh as economic assistance to the family of cricketer Gagandip who was shot dead in the city after being caught in a row between a shopkeeper and a customer on October 9.
Secretary of the association P D Pathak handed over the cheque to the cricketer’s family.
Meawnhile, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal after meeting the relatives of Gagandip, who represented India in an under-19 series in Australia, announced an assistance of Rs 51,000.
Jaiswal also promised to talk to BCCI officials for providing the family some assistance.
News4u-News Desk-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) today handed over a cheque of Rs five lakh as economic assistance to the family of cricketer Gagandip who was shot dead in the city after being caught in a row between a shopkeeper and a customer on October 9.
Secretary of the association P D Pathak handed over the cheque to the cricketer’s family.
Meawnhile, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal after meeting the relatives of Gagandip, who represented India in an under-19 series in Australia, announced an assistance of Rs 51,000.
Jaiswal also promised to talk to BCCI officials for providing the family some assistance.
