THT 10 YEARS AGO: CA poll deferral demand wrecked talks: Sitaula Kathmandu, February 25, 2008 Government spokesperson and Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula said today that the government could not strike a deal with the United Madhesi Democratic Front as the latter, during talks held till wee hours of Monday,... 26 Feb, 2018
Threat of petrol shortage looms large The call for strike by BPDA ruffles City dwellers and has them queuing up outside petrol pumps yet again Kathmandu The 2015 economic blockade that forced an army of motorcyclists and motorists to stand in long queues at gas stations across the... 02 Jul, 2017
Mileage matters An increasing number of buyers are priortising fuel mileage over unneeded extra horse power Kathmandu There’s no denying that most of the car buyers are still a parsimonious bunch: ‘Kati mileage dinchha? (How much mileage does the car give?)’... Art & Culture 04 Apr, 2017
LETTERS: Doctors� handwriting Most doctors’ handwriting can only be read by an experienced pharmacist who can know what medicine the physician wanted to prescribe based on the diagnosis and the symptoms. From the patient’s perspective, illegible handwriting can delay treatment... 26 Apr, 2016
Valley faces petrol shortage again Inefficient monitoring has created fuel shortage and encouraged black-marketeers Kathmandu, April 24 The weak market monitoring mechanism has created a perennial problem in distribution of petroleum products in Kathmandu Valley. Long queues... 25 Apr, 2016
Black-marketeers fuel petrol shortage rumour Kathmandu, March 29 Just when the supply of petrol had nearly normalised in the Kathmandu Valley, a dispute between Nepal Oil Corporation and fuel station owners has created a fertile ground for black-marketeers. Capitalising on the... 30 Mar, 2016
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Blockade fuels petrol shortage Pokhara/Rautahat, March 16, 2006 The Maoist-called blockade has led to shortage of petrol in Pokhara even though the NOC fuel depot at Ganandanda in Leknath has sufficient petrol. In normal days the depot sells 24,000 litres of petrol to local pumps... 17 Mar, 2016
Oil price breaches $80 on Total strike, Iran LONDON: Oil prices topped 80 dollars a barrel on Monday as a strike at French energy giant Total and concerns over Iran's nuclear programme rattled the market, analysts said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March,... 22 Feb, 2010
Petrol shortage, pipeline uncertain KATHMANDU: It is common for Kathmanduites to spend hours in queues in front of petrol pumps since the last three years. These unfortunates will have to suffer more in coming days, because the fate of the much-vaunted Raxaul-Amlekhgunj pipeline is... 18 Dec, 2009
The moveable feast: Masala’s kababs and seekh KATHMANDU: Thank god that a few pioneers like Shyam and Rani Kakchyapati and more recently Nangia’s Bawarchi, Pradhan of Java, The Road House Group and The New Orleans People have opened up all over the valley so one doesn’t actually grow...
