BRIEFS Grandparents DayOn Friday, 10 June 2005, Rupy’s International School held its rather unusual but eventful Grandparents Day. Regardless of their age, the hazurmuas and hazurbuas of the students filled in to watch the fun-filled programme performed by... Travel Abroad 15 Jun, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Intel’s products KATHMANDU: S B Distributors Pvt Ltd, an authorised distributor of Intel in Nepal, has started marketing Intel’s motherboard and CPU. Intel Channel Conference was also held during the launch of new Intel products in Kathmandu.... 23 May, 2005
Changes in entry fee payment for trekking Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 16: King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC) has made some changes regarding entry fee being paid by foreign nationals to enter Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) and Manaslu Conservation Area... 16 May, 2005
Korean expedition team scales Dhaulagiri Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 10:One member and three high altitude climbers of 2005 Korea Dhaulagiri Peak Expedition Team scaled Mt Dhaulagiri on last Thursday. Im Bok Choi, 20, from Korea and high altitude climbers Dowa Sherpa, 45, from... Travel 10 May, 2005
Nepal Telecom to expand services in Pokhara, other districts Himalayan News ServicePokhara, May 8:The Nepal Telecom, Pokhara, has been making preparations to expand its capacity to meet customers’ growing demand for telephone lines, including 18,000 applicants on the waiting list. The Telecom lately installed... Travel 08 May, 2005
BRIEFS Hall inaugurated Rotary district governor Mr Prabir Chakravarthy inaugurated ‘Multipurpose Hall’ in Sanchetana Primary School on April 21. During the programme he handed over the keys of the building to the headmaster of the school, Binod Hamal.... Travel Abroad 04 May, 2005
Korean mountaineer’s bid to clean Mt Dhaulagiri Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 29:A South Korean mountaineer Han Wang-Yong is in the country to conduct a cleaning campaignon Mount Dhaulagiri as part of the drive to clean base camps of all the 14 Himalayan peaks above 8,000 metres in Nepal,... Horoscopes 29 Apr, 2005
Sharma elected MMMS president Himalayan News ServicePokhara, April 17:The first convention of the Mechi-Mahakali Media Society (MMMS) has elected a 13-member new body headed by Madhav Sharma as its president. The convention has elected Arjunmani Poudel as general secretary of the... Travel 17 Apr, 2005
Dhaulagiri, Gandaki deprived of textbooks Himalayan News ServicePokhara, April 11:Janak Shiksha Samagri Kendra (JSSK), the government body responsible for publishing and distributing school textbooks, has not yet introduced textbooks for optional and some other subjects in the markets of... Travel 12 Apr, 2005
Motorboat benefits thousands Himalayan News Service Mirmi (Syangja), March 19: The operation of motorboat service in the artificial lake of Kaligandaki ‘A Hydel Project has facilitated over 50,000 people of Syangja, Palpa, Parbat and Gulmi to travel and transport goods. The... Travel 19 Mar, 2005
Climbing spirit Spring heralds good weather and mountaineering season in Nepal. It has become routine for most climbers to assault the Himalayan peaks in that brief period — March to June — when the thawing snow, rising temperatures and clear skies are considered... 24 Feb, 2005
Enchanting Pokhara Madhukar SJB RanaKathmandu:Being invited to play in the 3rd Parsyang Veterans’ Open Tennis Championship (35 and 45 years’ categories) was a veritable honour, and pleasure, for me as I got a marvelous opportunity to revisit Pokhara - well, more than... Travel Abroad 05 Feb, 2005
