LETTERS Provide better services: As a subscriber to Mero Mobile, I hope the interconnection problem with regard to both the operators — Nepal Telecom (NT) and Spice Nepal Private Limited (SNPL) — ends as soon as possible. The Nepal Telecommunications... 10 Jun, 2005
LETTERS Different perspective:I am a regular reader of THT and I am particularly fond of Rakesh Wadhwa’s column that comes every Monday. From his write-ups, I believe Wadhwa is an ardent supporter of privatisation, competition, open market and liberal... 06 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Implement traffic rules:Traffic accidents claim hundreds of lives each year in Nepal and it is the festive season that registers a large number of them. Though the World Health Day was marked highlighting the need for traffic safety this year, the rate... 01 Feb, 2005
Drunken driving It all started with helmet-must regulation for pillion riders. Then came the seat belts. And now the Valley Traffic Police Office is planning to introduce a new set of rules on drunken driving — those found driving in an inebriated condition would... 24 Jun, 2004
LETTERS Change your tacticsI am a foreign tourist who is appalled by the bullying tactics the Maoist rebels employ for their own means. They remind me of the schoolyard bully who stands over the weaker classmates using his fists to extract lunch money or... 21 May, 2004
Licence distribution to be made transparent: ZTMO Himalayan News ServiceDharan, February 11 Khem Raj Koirala, chief of Zonal Transportation Management Office (ZTMO) which has the responsibility of distributing driving licences, said that the licence distribution process would be made transparent. He... 12 Feb, 2004
virtual recall The GuardianAlan Alda had nothing against hard-boiled eggs until last spring. Then the actor, better known as Hawkeye from M*A*S*H, paid a visit to the University of California, Irvine. In his new guise as host of a science series on American TV, he... Travel Abroad 16 Jan, 2004