KATHMANDU, Feb. 19 -- The US government has communicated its blanket decision to put on hold US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) projects for 90 days. In an email sent to Nepal's Ministry ...

The grant paralysed Nepali politics, and nearly brought down a government. After acrimonious wrangling, Parliament three years ago this week ratified the $500 million US project for roads and ...

After putting MCC projects on hold in January this year, the Trump administration recently said that its projects in Nepal would go ahead.