BIZ BRIEFS UTL aid for flood-hitKATHMANDU: United Telecom Ltd (UTL) has donated Rs 2,50,000 to the Prime Minister’s natural disaster relief fund. According to a press release, UTL CEO N R Mokhariwale and other UTL executives briefed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal... 01 Sep, 2008
Tourism can boost growth at quick pace Kathmandu, August 31:Tourism sector has the potential of speeding up growth within a short span of time in comparison to other sectors like hydropower that take longer periods to yield results.“Within two years, tourism sector can help increase the... 01 Sep, 2008
Dealers call PM to end shortage of cooking gas Kathmandu, August 30: Gas dealers today called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to take initiatives to ensure a smooth supply of cooking gas. Representatives of the Gas Dealers Association of Nepal (GDAN) handed over a memorandum to the PM, asking... Horoscopes 31 Aug, 2008
IN BRIEF Control graft, PM toldKATHMANDU: Representatives of the Transparency International Nepal (TIN) on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to curb corruption. TIN chairmanDamodar Prasad Gautam and other representatives,... Horoscopes 30 Aug, 2008
PM to kick off CNI Economic Summit-’08 Kathmandu, August 30:Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will inaugurate the three-day long CNI Economic Summit-2008 here on Sunday.The summit will have extensive brainstorming sessions on double-digit growth. Nepal needs Rs 400 billion annual... 30 Aug, 2008
BIZ BRIEFS FNCCI, NYEF joint bidKATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum (NYEF) have jointly launched a programme‘Employment through Youth Entrepreneurship’ targeting the young... 29 Aug, 2008
Army integration in six months: Badal Itahari, August 26:Minister for Defence Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ today said the People’s Liberation Army would be integrated into the Nepal Army within six months. Minister Badal, who arrived here to visit the flood ravaged areas in Sunsari... Travel 27 Aug, 2008
PM should have stayed, soothed flood-hit: Nidhi Kathmandu, August 23:General secretary of the Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi today criticised Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ for heading to China for Olympic Games instead of comforting the flood victims.Addressing an interaction,... Travel 24 Aug, 2008
Flood aid continues to pour in Kathmandu, August 22:Aid meant for Sunkoshi flood victims continued to pour today.General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT), Nepal Trade Union Congress-Independent and Confederation of Nepalese Professionals handed over a cheque bearing Rs... Travel 23 Aug, 2008
PM pledges press freedom Kathmandu, August 22:The Federation of Nepali Journalists today met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal‘Prachanda’ at his office in Singha Darbar and extended congratulations to him on being elected as the first Prime Minister of Federal Democratic... Horoscopes 23 Aug, 2008
Prachanda directs civil servants to serve people Kathmandu, August 19:A day after he took charge, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” today remained busy meeting bureaucrats, security officials and international delegations at his office.He called a meeting with all top-level government... Travel 20 Aug, 2008
Bursting at the seams The bursting of two spurs on Monday of the Saptakosi embankment situated in west Kusaha of Sunsari district has put six VDCs in a spate of water, and dozens of people are reported to have been washed away, with many more still out of contact. More than... 20 Aug, 2008