Govt promises ´half-hearted´ reforms
Posted on 2009-07-15
KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Surendra Pandey´s budget for 2009/10 featured numerous programs to enhance public service delivery. Still, it was weak in terms of giving impetus to reforms long ...< learn more >
Hydropower gets huge budget boost
Posted on 2009-07-15
KATHMANDU: The government has decided to formulate programmes to develop 25,000 MW in the next two decades. The previous government led by UCPN (Maoist) had projected development of 10,000 M...< learn more >
Govt waives FM, TV license renewal fee
Posted on 2009-07-15
KATHMANDU: The government has decided to continue with the decision of the previous government to waive license renewal fees for television channels and FM radio stations operating across th...< learn more >
NRB warns wayward banks of action
Posted on 2009-07-15
Pokhara: Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri said the central bank will punish financial institutions flouting its directions.
The NRB has initiated action and in...< learn more >
Budget for sports up
Posted on 2009-07-15
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Finance has allocated a budget of Rs 273.2 million for the sports sector for the coming fiscal. Finance Minister Surendra Pandey made this announcement during the ...< learn more >
Hoarding fuels shortage of cigarette, beer
Posted on 2009-07-09
KATHMANDU: The local market has started experiencing shortages of some of brands of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, as the government is preparing to announce the budget for the upcoming...< learn more >
Govt mulls branding hand-knotted carpets
Posted on 2009-07-09
KATHMANDU: After successful international trade mark registration for pashmina, the governing is mulling over branding the Nepali hand-knotted woolen carpet to assure buyers of quality and s...< learn more >
NRB fails to meet IC demands
Posted on 2009-07-09
JANAKPUR: The Indian Currency (IC) here costs more than the exchange rate due to short supply of IC.
People of bordering villages and Janakpur are in want of more IC notes as they need to...< learn more >
Nepal-India power exchange meet in August
Posted on 2009-07-09
KATHMANDU: India and Nepal have agreed to hold the much-delayed Power Exchange Committee meeting in the first week of August. The meeting will decide how the two sides will utilize the 30 MW...< learn more >
Bids to be opened for 7 park resort leases
Posted on 2009-07-08
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation is preparing to award lease contracts for seven resort sites inside Chitwan National Park (CNP) through open competition.
The minis...< learn more >
