Hydropower next biggest priority Kathmandu, September 20: Hydropower sector has been given second top priority after agriculture this fiscal year with Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai allocating Rs 12.69 billion to this sector —13 percent more than the revised expenditure last... 20 Sep, 2008
IN BRIEF Credentials presentedKATHMANDU: Newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Nepal Verena Grifin Von Roiren presented a letter of credence to President Dr Ram Baran Yadav amidst a function organised at Rastrapati Bhawan here on Friday. Similarly, newly... Horoscopes 20 Sep, 2008
BIZ BRIEFS FNCCI team for USKATHMANDU: Representatives of the private sector led by Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) president Kush Kumar Joshi on Saturday left for New York as part of the entourage of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal... 20 Sep, 2008
PM’s remark on ‘People’s Republic’ triggers debate Kathmandu, September 18:Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s recent remark that Nepal can neither remain static by following parliamentary democracy nor it can have socialism outright, has ignited strong debate among different political parties.... Travel 19 Sep, 2008
Forget not past, Koirala tells cadres Kathmandu, September 18:Nepali Congress (NC) president Girija Prasad Koirala said today his party was born out of struggle and the party cadres should always have a revolutionary spirit .Addressing the 11th death anniversary of the late Ganesh Man... Travel 19 Sep, 2008
Roy’s Prachanda launched KATHMANDU: Prachanda: The Unknown Revolutionary, a biography written by journalist Anirban Roy on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, was launched by Subas Nembang, Chairman of Constituent Assembly, at Hotel Himalaya on September 19.The... Travel Abroad 19 Sep, 2008
A new dimension Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has described his five-day official visit to India as ‘highly successful’. The first thing the visit did was to acquaint the Indian leaders and investors with what the Maoists stood for in Nepal in... 18 Sep, 2008
By-election date on consensus: PM Pokhara, September 8: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the date for by-election would be fixed after talks with political parties.Talking to mediapersons at Pokhara airport on way back to Kathmandu after inaugurating the Dolpa... Travel 09 Sep, 2008
ADB official says grants will increase Kathmandu, September 8: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed commitment to scale up grant allocation for Nepal in the coming years to help the country meet its development needs in the transition period. Expressing the commitment, Kunio... Horoscopes 09 Sep, 2008
BIZ BRIEFS Spice Nepal donatesKATHMANDU: Spice Nepal, a private telecom operator has provided two million rupees in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. The CEO Dimtiri Jaica and coordinator Chadani Shrestha handed a cheque to the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal... 09 Sep, 2008
Trade deficit widens as export dips, import surges Kathmandu, September 8:Due to frequent strikes and bandhs plaguing the manufacturing sector, trade deficit has been widening over the recent months. Trade deficit with India, Nepal’s largest trade partner, is double that of with the rest of other... 08 Sep, 2008
PM’s sermon to govt staff: Institutionalise change Kathmandu, September 7:Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ today urged civil servants to help implement the Interim Constitution’s provision on federal republic.Dahal was addressing a a function organised at the PM’s official... Travel 07 Sep, 2008
