NEFFA, CCBA to sign accord Kathmandu, August 22: Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (NEFFA) is going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Calcutta Customers Brokers Association (CCBA) — chaired by I K Ghosh — to boost Nepali foreign trade. According to Namgyal... 22 Aug, 2005
LETTERS Verdict on property: I am a regular reader of The Himalayan Times. It provides good information on various subjects, including legal issues. My attention has been drawn to the Supreme Court (SC) verdict THT published about women’s right to property... 02 Aug, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Coffee farming risesGULMI: Farmers in Gulmi have taken to commercial cultivation of coffee after the demand of organic coffee in national and international markets rose high. The annual production of coffee in the district is 40 metric tones while... 25 May, 2005
Experts discuss Birgunj dry port Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 8:Export-import entrepreneurs speaking at a seminar on ‘Nepalese Trade Through ICD: Challenges and Opportunities’, organised in Kolkata yesterday, stressed on the need to make Birgunj dry port operation safe,... 08 May, 2005
Indian support crucial to ICD operation Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 5:Business sector representatives involved in export sector for the past several years have explicitly sought India’s help in smoothly operating the Inland Container Depot (ICD) located at Birgunj, established... 05 May, 2005
Partners hail Nepal’s management system Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 24:Nepal, being a least-developed country in the South Asian Region, has emerged as a model in ‘result-based management’, thanks to its greater efforts in expediting reforms on the basis of Poverty Reduction... 24 Apr, 2005
Nepal, India to discuss ICD in Kolkata Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 19:Nepali and Indian officials from both the private and public sectors are going to hold extensive talks related to the problems surrounding the Inland Container Depot (ICD) that is situated in Birgunj, Sirsiya.... 19 Apr, 2005
Export awaits Multi Modal Transportation Act Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 3:Even though the government and business sector people have been talking about the introduction of Multi Modal Transportation Act (MMTA), to boost export through Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Birgunj for long,... 03 Apr, 2005
Education programme in the offing for Dalit, Chepang kids Keshav AdhikariJogimara (Dhading), March 25:With the objective of educating the children of the Chepang, Dalit and other marginalised groups, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the district education office, and different village... Travel 26 Mar, 2005
Indo-Nepal rly cargo service delayed Rastriya Samachar Samiti Birgunj, February 6:The bilateral cargo transportation service with India from Birgunj-Sirsiya Inland Container Depot (ICD) has failed to begin at the stipulated time due to the lack of customs clearance and processing... 06 Feb, 2005
Railway movement catches up for ICD operations Indra Gurung Kolkata, January 16: With operational of Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Sirsiya, Birgunj some six months ago, railway movement for transporting the third country imports via Kolkata port is catching up thanks to cost effectiveness and... 16 Jan, 2005
Banglaband land port to boost export trade Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 24:Commenting about the full operation of Banglaband land port, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), an apex body of the business sector, today said that it has opened the doors for... 24 May, 2004
