IN BRIEF Japanese donation KATHMANDU: Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka on Saturday handed over Kendo equipment to Rajaram Shrestha, mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at the Multipurpose Martial Arts Centre (MMAC) on the occasion of the golden jubilee of... Horoscopes 18 Mar, 2006
Nepal Telecom looks inwards for strength Kathmandu, March 16:A talk with Sugata Ratna Kansakar, who has just received a two years’ extension as the managing director of Nepal Telecom, gives a distinct sense of how Nepal Telecom and people who are at its helm, have grown in... 16 Mar, 2006
Biratnagar to have its own Ring Road Biratnagar, February 22:The much-awaited 20-kilometre long Ring Road is all set for construction in Biratnagar. The town sub-metropolis has already invested Rs 200,000 for the construction of the road. The sub-metropolis gravelled a 13-kilometre... Travel 23 Feb, 2006
Reality check The big oil price hikes have started having multiplier effects on the prices of goods and services. First of all, transport fares have shot up. The government has decided to raise the passenger fares of commercial vehicles by 25 to 28 per cent with... 22 Feb, 2006
KVTDC drafts new building bylaws Kathmandu, August 2 : To cope with the rapid and haphazard urbanisation in the valley, the Kathmandu Valley Town Development Committee (KVTDC) has proposed new building bylaws. “The Building Bylaws for Kathmandu Valley — 2006 has been prepared on... Horoscopes 08 Feb, 2006
Poll candidates call for govt-Maoist talks Pokhara, January 27:The candidates for the post of mayor and deputy mayor in the Pokhara sub-metropolitan city and Lekhnath Municipality have called on the government to resume talks with the Maoists for peaceful resolution of the prevailing political... Travel 27 Jan, 2006
LETTERS Initiate talks to end crisis:In view of the new developments in the country, there is speculation that King Gyanendra may grant audience to the leaders of all the agitating political parties and conduct closed-door discussions with them in order to... 24 Jan, 2006
New curfew timings Kathmandu, January 22:The existing curfew in the areas within the Ring Road of Kathmandu metropolis and Lalitpur Sub-metropolis will now be effective from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am from Sunday.This is stated in separate notices issued on Sunday by the CDOs... Travel 23 Jan, 2006
Curfew leaves hundreds stranded at Thankot Kathmandu, January 20:Hundreds of people were stranded at the Thankot-Kalanki road section today because of the curfew inside the Ring Road of the Kathmandu valley. Over 100 buses, micro-buses, trucks and other vehicles bound for different parts of the... Travel 21 Jan, 2006
Daytime curfew hits normal life in Valley Kathmandu, January 20:While city streets wore a deserted look today due to a daytime curfew, valley denizens, who otherwise are a busy lot, spent their time with great difficulty either watching TV, reading newspapers and calling up friends to know the... Horoscopes 21 Jan, 2006
TIME OUT Alam honouredRAJBIRAJ: Community Police Service Forum has felicitated Nepali international cricketer Mehboob Alam on the occasion of the National Unity Day on Wednesday. Chief District Officer of Rajbiraj Tilak Ram Sharma presented Alam with the shawl... 11 Jan, 2006
Efforts on to amend building by-laws Kathmandu, January 2:The Kathmandu Valley Town Development Committee along with the five municipalities of the Valley and the three District Development Committees is working to draft an amendment to the building by-laws that were introduced 12 years... Horoscopes 03 Jan, 2006
