More women guides

POKHARA: Though working as a tourist guide is considered to be challenging and tough, the number of women tourist guides is increasing. Women say they can also work as trekking guides like men if they get the opportunities. There are 120 trained women trekking guides, eight of them licensed, who specialise in the Annapurna area. According to Lakki Chhetri, chairperson of Women Empowerment Nepal, Pokhara, 120 women from 26 districts have so far been trained as tourist guides. Nearly 60 per cent of them are employed. —RSS

Fake notes found

SURKHET: Fake Indian and Nepali currency have been found in large numbers in Surkhet. According to the manager of Nepal Bank Ltd, Surkhet, Biswa Mohan Bhakta Theke, counterfeit of Nepali notes of 100 rupee denomination have been found in Surkhet. Information has been received about a large quantity of Indian counterfeit notes of 500 and 100 rupee denominations. Some of them have now been collected for research by the local administration, Manager Thike said. Acting chief district officer, Jagat Basnet said efforts are being made to collect the fake notes being circulated in the market and to nab those involved in the racket. —RSS

FNCCI for smooth supply

KATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has appealed to all its member associations, institutions, academy and all industrialists and businessmen not to allow any short supply of daily consumables goods in course of the so-called bandhs being organised repeatedly. It further requests them to ensure an easy and efficient supply of such goods to consumers. —RSS

British Gorkhali bank

KATHMANDU: The British Gorkhali group is to run the first and biggest national level bank named the Gorkha Development Bank Ltd from the new Nepali year 2061. According to information circulated at a press conference organised here today, the total authorised capital of the bank is Rs 640 million while its paid up capital is Rs 320 million. Out of the total shares of paid up capital, 51 per cent will be owned by the founders, 30 per cent by the general public and 19 per cent by domestic and foreign organised institutions. Speaking on the occasion, manager of the bank Damber Bahadur Banjan said the bank aims to invest in productive areas to help increase productivity of the nation and support developmental projects like construction, industry, agriculture, roads, tourism and transportation.