ONCE-OVER Crown Prince’s speech VIENNA: Crown Prince Paras said on Wednesday that King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is committed to realizing the goal of conserving biodiversity through people’s participation. In an address to the Rhino... Travel 23 Mar, 2006
Bhaktapur women gherao water supply office Bhaktapur, March 8:Marking the 96th International Women’s Day, Nepal Revolutionary Women’s Association (NRWA), Bhaktapur District Committee, today organised a protest rally with empty pitchers and jerry cans and gheraod the Drinking Water Supply... Horoscopes 08 Mar, 2006
Institutional devaluation - How long can we sustain it? Have we noticed a dangerous process of devaluation around us? Not of the rupee but of our institutions and ourselves. The government, for instance, forces public figures holding top jobs to speak out in support of its out-of-context actions. Take the... 04 Mar, 2006
Where a single meal for two costs $350 OSLO: The Gravadlax has been delicate, the reindeer steaks in cranberry sauce tender and juicy, and you are looking forward to round off the evening over a pint. But then the painful truth hits. On this single meal for two, you have spent well over... Travel Abroad 04 Feb, 2006
Women aspirants for under-secretary’s posts to get training Lalitpur, January 19:In a bid to increase women’s entry in the decision making level in public services, technical and non-technical women section officers in the government services who are appearing for exams for the post of under-secretary will be... Horoscopes 20 Jan, 2006
City office set up out in the open Nepalgunj, January 11:Following a devastating blast at the office of the Nepalgunj municipality on last Sunday, staffers of the municipality have set up the ‘office’ on the ground on the office premises and begun serving the people from there, the... Travel 12 Jan, 2006
Stigma of HIV affects control bid Kathmandu, November 27:HIV/AIDS is still regarded as a social stigma and discrimination of HIV positive and AIDS infected prevails in higher degree in our society and this has hampered efforts to control the dreaded disease, speakers said at a... Travel 28 Nov, 2005
Training on e-government kicks off Kathmandu, November 17:A training on ‘Public Information Services for the Poor’ aimed at helping Nepal enhance the role of e-government begins here today. “The six-day long training is organised by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and... 17 Nov, 2005
More teeth to zonal administrators Kathmandu, October 5:The government today empowered all 14 zonal administrators in the country to take action in corruption cases. They have authority to take action against anyone guilty of corruption.Through an amendment to the Local Administration... Travel 06 Oct, 2005
EU asks to halt regional agreements Brussels, September 28:As European Union (EU) trade chief Peter Mandelson prepares to kick off a new phase of trade negotiations in the Caribbean this week, trade groups are asking the bloc to shelve regional agreements in order to avoid a... 28 Sep, 2005
TAKING STOCK: Wanted: An entrepreneurial govt Kathmandu:Whenever I make a presentation about making Nepal a zero duty state, someone will usually ask, “Who will pay to run the government?” I limit my reply to saying that we could and shouldcut the size of government by 90 per cent, and that... 25 Sep, 2005
Graft in India costs billions: Watchdog The GuardianLondon, July 2:Indians paid more than GBP2.7bn in bribes last year to receive public services, a study said yesterday, highlighting the systematic graft afflicting the country’s fast-growing economy.A report by Centre for Media Studies... Women 02 Jul, 2005
