BIZ BRIEFS Improving airport SURKHET: Surkhet, one of the busiest airports in the country, will soon be blacktopped through the internal resources of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). A tender has already been called for selecting the contractor for... 09 Sep, 2005
LETTERS Deprived of refugee status:When the people of southern and eastern Bhutan protested against the discriminatory Citizen Act imposed on them during the early 1990s, the royal government resorted to ethnic cleansing. The result was that thousands of... 22 Aug, 2005
IN BRIEF Plane awaits nod to flyKathmandu: Even though the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) had given permission to an Austrian aircraft to fly out of Nepal on Thursday, the aircraft is still at the TIA as it has not received clearance from the Indian... Horoscopes 05 Aug, 2005
Tour operators eye new opportunity Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 10: A tour operators’ meet was organised at the office of Nepali consulate general in Kolkata yesterday, to apprise operation of Cosmic Air to Kolkata and present situation of Nepali tourism. Buddhiraj... 10 Jul, 2005
Aggressive marketing for tourism urged Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 23:Travel trade entrepreneurs and experts have suggested that Nepal and its tourism potentials should be marketed vigorously both in the regional and international tourist markets by adopting various gimmicks in... 23 Jun, 2005
All about safety With the object of enhancing safety of the passengers travelling by air and to avoid fatal accidents, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has introduced, for the first time, a “breathalyser” test on the pilots at the Tribhuwan... 09 May, 2005
Two more airlines get permit to fly Dikshya ThakuriKathmandu, April 19:The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation granted flying permits to Mero Air and Impro Air today. Their operation is expected to boost the airline sector by increasing air seats and passenger volume. It may... Travel 20 Apr, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Nepal exports sugar to EUBIRGUNJ: Nepal has exported semi-processed sugar to Europe via rail from the Birgunj-Sirsiya dry port. According to Himalayan Terminal, the dry port operator, National Trading Ltd and Salt Trading Corporation Ltd exported 2,300... 02 Apr, 2005
Tourism Ministry swings into action Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 21:The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation through its hotline has received six individual complaints and has issued directives to the authorities concerned to resolve the problems at the earliest.... Travel 22 Feb, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS CAAN inspects airplanes: KATHMANDU: A team from the office of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) comprising senior technicians conducted an impromptu examination of airplanes involved in domestic flights at the Tribhuvan International Airport on... 19 Feb, 2005
Cosmic Air plans to fly to Pokhara Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 12:Cosmic Air Pvt Ltd — one of the leading private sector airlines in Nepal — carried out a successful test flight to Pokhara with Fokker-100 aircraft for the first time. The airlines’ 105-seater aircraft... 12 Feb, 2005
Bold move The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is all for allowing the private sector to handle the ground services of international airlines at Tribhuvan International Airport. Such a proposal on the domestic airport premises had earlier come under fire... 23 Jan, 2005
