WTO factor to dominate 13th SAARC summit: Mahat Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 31:Apart from various issues for economic integration in the region, the coming 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will discuss how to create a common position of South... Travel 01 Feb, 2005
Rupandehi gets 23 dev projects Himalayan News ServiceBhairahawa, January 27: Twenty-three development projects have been sanctioned for the district of Rupandehi in the current fiscal year. The projects are supported by Decentralised Finance and Development Programme (DFDP), which... 27 Jan, 2005
SAARC ministers agree to reduce telecom tariff Himalayan News ServiceIslamabad, July 2:South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) communications ministers agreed to reduce telecom tariff within the grouping to the lowest extent feasible, Online news agency reports. The reduction... 02 Jul, 2004
‘OFC project to bring commercial benefits’ Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 4:Indian ambassador to Nepal, Shyam Saran said that the East West Optical Fibre (EWOF) highway project is going to generate economic benefits for Nepali people. Saran was speaking at a seminar on EWOF highway... 04 Jun, 2004
Privatisation of Chamelia Hydel Project opposed by locals Ravi DhamiMahendranagar, May 19:Many renowned people in Darchula and Baitadi oppose the government plan to handover the Chamelia Hydel Project, the biggest hydel project under-construction in the far western development project, to the private sector... 19 May, 2004
TOPICS : Development needs a boost from agriculture Bishnu K DhitalDemocracy with social justice and equality, and a truly decentralised local governance are the main prerequisites for equitable development. But, in Nepal, the fruits of democracy remained a dream even after 1990. The Nepali society is... 11 May, 2004
New team in NTB Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 7:The outgoing government headed by Surya Bahadur Thapa today appointed a new team in Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) for three years term in an attempt to boost tourism effectively, giving special focus on hotel... 07 May, 2004
Farmers demand wholesale market for vegetables Rastriya Samachar Samiti Nepalgunj, April 5: Nepalgunj remains as the main business hub in the mid-western region, but it lacks an organised vegetable and fruit wholesale market. Vegetable farmers in Hirminiya, Bhawaniyapur, Pipraha and Saigaon... 04 May, 2004
WB may heed India’s plea to raise its ODA Himalayan News serviceWashington, April 26:The World Bank appears sympathetic to India’s plea to raise further its Official Development Assistance (ODA) of about $4 billion a year to sustain the country’s newly-acquired high growth path. An... 26 Apr, 2004
Bishwambher Pyakuryal The World Bank’s study on Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why states that aid can be effective but only in a good policy environment. It is true foreign aid has mixed results — effective in some countries and totally ineffective in... 28 Mar, 2004
Biz briefs Nepal-Pak meet delayedKATHMANDU: The joint economic commission meeting between Nepal and Pakistan has been postponed. The meeting, which is scheduled to be held here in Kathmandu from today, has been postponed due to various reasons. Finance minister... 27 Feb, 2004
Battar-Pipaltar Irrigation Project in offing Babu Ram LamichhaneNuwakot, February 8 Estimation and designing of Battar-Pipaltar Irrigation Project in Nuwakot district, to facilitate irrigational facilities in 17,000 ropanis of land, has been completed. The project manager of the Hariyali... 09 Feb, 2004
