Will fuel price hike promote electricity use? Himalayan News Service Kathamndu, January 13: At a time when the nation is vehemently protesting the price hike in petroleum products, environmentalists are hopeful that this will encourage people to use more electricity. Clean Energy Nepal, a... Horoscopes 14 Jan, 2005
Hike in VAT rate angers private sector Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 14:Reacting to the hike in VAT to 13 per cent, effective from today from an earlier 10 per cent, the private sector has termed it ‘unjustifiable’ as it came through an ordinance budget in the middle of the... 14 Jan, 2005
ONCE-OVER King’s trip date not fixedKathmandu: Even though newspapers reported today that King Gyanendra’s proposed visit to India was postponed for the second time, the ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to confirm it. “No dates have been fixed yet for... Travel 13 Jan, 2005
Too feeble Students have started protests in a number of towns against the hikes in petroleum products. Transport entrepreneurs are demanding a hike in transport fares. Opposition politicians have criticised the Deuba government for putting a heavy burden on the... 12 Jan, 2005
No more subsidy on petro-products: Prime Minister Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 12:Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has clarified today that the government increased the price of petroleum products as it could not run Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) by giving subsidy only. Deuba was addressing... 12 Jan, 2005
Yet another hike By hiking the prices of petroleum products for the third time in six months, the seven-month-old Deuba government has brought their selling prices “close to their procurement costs.” The price of kerosene within these six months has been raised by... 11 Jan, 2005
Petro price hike irks public Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 10:The public has reacted angrily to the government’s decision to hike the price of petroleum products today. “This is too much. The price hike will have a direct bearing on taxi fare,” said Dinesh... Horoscopes 10 Jan, 2005
GLOBETROTTER — greece Greece lies at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Hundreds of islands of the country constitute about one-fifth of the total land area. The world’s first travel writer was Pausanias who wrote ‘The Guide to Greece’ in the second century BC. Greece... Travel Abroad 07 Jan, 2005
Tipping the balance Customers in the rural confines of far-western region have been at the receiving end of the weighing machines because most of them in the villages are either faulty or weigh less than they ought to. This, however, does not mean their counterparts in... 24 May, 2004
BIZ BRIEFS JCF cement output rises BUTWAL: Jagadamba Cement Factory Pvt Ltd has increased its production and produced 83,692 metric tonnes of cement in the last 10 months. The industry has increased the production of cement at a time when most industries have... 18 May, 2004
LETTERS Change the guard In less than two years, two prime ministers, both handpicked by the King, concluded their tenure without solving the Maoist problem. Instead, the crisis is aggravated further. By now, the King must have learnt that promises of... 16 May, 2004
NPC Dy chief for petro price hike Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 13:Shankar Prasad Sharma, vice-chairman of National Planning Commission, today said the prices of petroleum products should be hiked to lessen the loss Nepal Oil Corporation is bearing.He said that the corporation,... Horoscopes 14 May, 2004
