Hydropower Invest Mart from Jan 24 Kathmandu, January 8:Hydropower Invest Mart (HIM) to be organised in the capital from January 24 to 26 is set to encourage local businessmen with enough ‘inputs and methods’ to operate hydropower projects – small or big — in Nepal.Binod K... 08 Jan, 2006
Pvt water suppliers seek govt help Kathmandu, January 3:A group of private water suppliers, who collect water from the hills at Ichangu village, today demanded the government make its role clear in solving their problem after locals barred them from collecting the water. The locals have... Horoscopes 04 Jan, 2006
TOPICS: Offsetting Nepal’s tariff-cutting pledges Nepal applied for accession (as per Article XII of WTO) and became 147th member of WTO on 23 April 2004 through the process of accession negotiations.Nepal has made several commitments. Some are directed towards enhancing multilateral trade... 02 Jan, 2006
Russia turns off gas supply to Ukraine Moscow, January 2:Russia followed through on its threat to stop natural gas supplies to Ukraine, in a fierce political standoff that is threatening to affect domestic fuel bills across Europe. Delivery from Siberian gas fields to Ukraine was cut off by... 02 Jan, 2006
Special Court convicts five on graft charges Kathmandu, November 27:The Special Court today convicted three governmental officials and two businessmen in two separate corruption charges and imposed jail terms on them. The court has slapped a six-month jail term on the executive officer of... Horoscopes 27 Nov, 2005
Fall of an auto giant: Bankruptcy stalks world’s largest carmaker New York, November 21:What began as a whisper on Wall Street became a deafening roar at the end of last week. Could General Motors (GM), the largest carmaker in the world and the backbone of American industry, be preparing to file for bankruptcy?Shares... 21 Nov, 2005
Air tickets in short supply in Nepalgunj Nepalgunj, November 19:Following the suspension of flights by Cosmic Airlines, air tickets are in short supply in Nepalgunj. Locals who had benefited from cheap ticket prices of Cosmic Air are now worried after the cancellation of regular flights. The... Travel 19 Nov, 2005
LETTERS Bailing out NOC:The price of oil is cheaper in Nepal than in the international market, but NOC is still facing difficulties surviving. It has to repay billions of rupees in loans taken from Nepali financial institutions to pay the dues to the Indian... 02 Nov, 2005
Countries call for stable oil prices Xianghe, October 16: The Group of 20 most industrialised and largest developing countries called for stable oil prices and a stable supply of energy at the close of their two-day meeting here. “We are concerned that long-lasting high and volatile oil... 16 Oct, 2005
India’s gold jewellery exports to go up New Delhi, October 9:India’s exports of gold jewellery are likely to cross $5 billion this fiscal, up from $3.8 billion in 2004-05, and the government accords ‘extreme focus’ to the industry, commerce minister Kamal Nath said today.“Gold... 09 Oct, 2005
Nepal participates in travel show in India Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, February 10: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along with private sector travel trade companies participated in the second multi-destination and multi-city travel trade road show held in Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi... 02 Oct, 2005
Garment trade - Hanging by a thread After January 1 the environment for international trade in textiles and clothing has changed substantially. For the first time in over four decades of protected system, the trade in this sector has been freed and reintegrated into the WTO system. Ten... 19 Sep, 2005
