TAKING STOCK : Grand complication Rakesh WadhwaKathmandu:One can get a digital quartz watch for under $100. As against these watches, mechanical ones, made entirely by hand and termed by the watch industry as, ‘grand complications’ (GCs), may sell for over $1,00,000. A rare Patek... 14 Mar, 2004
Strategy paper handed over Himalayan News Service Rautahat, July 2: The Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (TRPAP) handed over the tourism marketing strategy for Nepal (2005-2020) to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation. Rabi Jung Pandey, national... Travel 07 Mar, 2004
SAARC members discuss poverty Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 1:Finance minister Dr Prakash Chandra Lohani today suggested Indian government to expand the Indian road network to South Asian capital cities which would, according to him, help expand trade between the States of... Travel 02 Mar, 2004
Leadership programme to help fight poverty Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 2,Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) has selected six districts to launch its leadership programme for poverty reduction with active participation of the poor, marginalised and excluded groups. According to a press... 02 Mar, 2004
National horticulture workshop to focus on technology enhancement Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 1, The fourth national horticulture workshop, scheduled to be held from March 2-4 in Lalitpur, will delve into issues related to horticultural technology and how best to use it for enhancing the livelihood of... 01 Mar, 2004
IN BRIEF TU results publishedKATHMANDU: The Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering has published the results of the bachelor level electronics and computer engineering second year second part regular and makeup examinations conducted in Kartik. —... Horoscopes 13 Feb, 2004
BIZ BRIEFS Industrial fair concludesDHANKUTA: A three-day long industrial fair, organised by Cottage and Small-scale Industries Development Committee of Dhankuta, concluded on January 11. Entrepreneurs from Terathum, Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha set up 39 stalls in... 15 Jan, 2004
Not utopian, can be a reality n Though glimmer of hope is visible with the much delayed SAFTA ratification and thaw in Indo-Pak relations-major hurdle of stagnation of SAARC development; boosted economic cooperation, in letters as well as in spirits, is a prerequisite for building... Travel Abroad 11 Jan, 2004
Musharraf-Vajpayee chat warms up mood at summit Muddassir Rizvi Pakistan President Musharraf’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vayjpayee on the sidelines of the South Asian summit Monday - their first chat in nearly three years -- has overshadowed the otherwise high-profile meeting... 07 Jan, 2004
12th SAARC summit Vijaya ChaliseThe delayed 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit has just begun. It had been delayed by a year because of growing tension between India and Pakistan. The failure to hold the yearly summit regularly has been... 05 Jan, 2004
Education for poverty alleviation project in Bungamati from today Renu KshetryKathmandu, January 3The Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Development (CERID) is launching a basic Education for Poverty Alleviation project in the Bungamati VDC, Lalitpur.Starting tomorrow, the project aims to transform solid... Horoscopes 03 Jan, 2004
Loan assistance provided Rastriya Samachar Samiti Dang, December 31Tulsipur municipality village town partnership development programme, Dang provided loan assistance worth Rs 390,000 to 19 different entrepreneur groups in the town. The loan assistance programme is being... 31 Dec, 2003
