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Nepal PM unveils ambitious dev't plan
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Thursday unveiled an ambitious “vision paper” where he laid emphasis on infrastructure development and on creating massive employment opportunities. The notable ones in the long list of infrastructure projects are the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track, Mid-Hill Highway, a second international airport outside Kathmandu, two regional airports of international stature and the Melamchi Drinking Water Project. Power generation is also high on the PM’s agenda. The paper talks of completing the detailed project report of the 600-MW Budhi Gandaki hydropower project and starting construction of the 750-MW West Seti project. The government has already approached the Chinese government, seeking a credit line for the development of these two projects in its efforts to address the severe power crisis facing the country.
Binaytara Foundation to Develop First Blood and Marrow Transplant Center in Nepal
Binaytara Foundation (BTF) and the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System have partnered with B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal, in a project to develop the country's first Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) Center. Stem cell transplant is a standard procedure for the treatment of many blood cancers. The planned BMT center in Bharatpur will aim to serve not only the 30 million people of Nepal but also millions of people from neighbouring India. BTF and University of Illinois joint efforts will facilitate the training of physicians, and support in the development of a modern blood bank. A block of 5 patient rooms at B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital has been allocated for the care of patients who will receive BMT. University of Illinois Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and Center for Global Health will assist BTF's efforts to work closely with staff in Nepal via telemedicine training programs as well as hosting physicians from Nepal in Chicago, Illinois.
TheRisingNepal: School closed due to shortage of students
Sarswati Primary School of Dekhatbhuli Village Development Committee-6, Chitrapur has remained closed after it suffered from the shortage of students. The school was opened to provide education mainly to the children of freed bonded labourers. But it was forced to remain shut in want of sufficient number o students.
Birth anniversary of martyr Mathema marked
The 99th birth anniversary of Martyr Dharma Bhakta Mathema was observed on the fourth day of the Martyrs' Week in the capital today.
House panel meeting postponed due to PM's absence
A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament's Committee on Natural Resources called for today was postponed due to Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's absence.
Party split for power, prosperity: Mahato
Sadhbhavana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato has claimed that the split of the Tarai based political parties was for the power and prosperity.
Nepal: Foreign Policy Challenges - Telegraphnepal.com
Telegraphnepal.comNepal: Foreign Policy ChallengesTelegraphnepal.com... capitalist economy under a free and open market; Nepali Communist Party (particularly CPN-UCPN-Maoists and scores of other left parties) whose socio-economic development model (under experimentation) is doubted by many in Nepal and abroad.Family Life in KathmanduSalon (blog)all 13 news articles »
Business persons, technology and gadgets - Republica
RepublicaBusiness persons, technology and gadgetsRepublicaKATHMANDU, Jan 26: Bhawani Rana, vice president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), spends around two hours every day browsing the net. The research she does on it plays an integral role in her decision-making process.
'Local contents will emerge in days ahead' - Republica
Republica'Local contents will emerge in days ahead'RepublicaSanjay Golchha is the managing director of IT Nepal and Neoteric Nepal. One of the leading IT entrepreneurs of the country, Golchha opines that ICT is being taken too seriously rather than exploring its benefits. Republica caught up with Golchha and ...
Fake agencies recruiting Indian girls for overseas jobs - Hindustan Times
Fake agencies recruiting Indian girls for overseas jobsHindustan TimesAsha's grim tale exposes the stark reality that young girls from Darjeeling and neighboring areas are being recruited by spurious employment agencies and are being sent abroad using fake Nepalese passports. Owing to the fake passports; ...
NC, UML to stand firm against govt move to legalise war-era dealings
Main opposition parties--Nepali Congress and CPN-UML-on Friday decided to stand firm against the government's decision to legalise land and property transaction
Nepal seeks review of 1950 treaty with India
Kathmandu: Seeking strengthening of Indo-Nepal ties, top political leaders in Kathmandu on Wednesday underlined the need for reviewing the 1950 peace and friendship treaty with India in order to make it relevant in the present global scenario. Participating in an interaction in the Nepalese capital on the eve of India's Republic Day, Nepali Congress leader Narayan Khadka said that Nepal should adopt appropriate policies to get benefit from the two rising economies of Asia in its neighbourhood, India and China. India is among the top economic powers in the world with its current GDP crossing 7.5 per cent, he noted and highlighted the need to get rid of the "inferior mentality" in Kathmandu while dealing with the southern neighbour.
Family Life in Kathmandu - Salon (blog)
Family Life in KathmanduSalon (blog)Many Nepalis have gone abroad to study in India, the UK or the US or work in Malaysia and the Middle East. Every Nepali I meet has a relative somewhere in the diaspora. Right now, in January of 2012, there is a scarcity of petrol in Nepal.and more »
8 vehicles vandalised‚ 7 arrested
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: Police on Wednesday evening said that altogether eight vehicles have been vandalised and seven vandals arrested across the country during today’s general strike called ...
Showdown looms as students set deadline for price retreat
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The government and agitating students look set for a confrontation, with the students giving a deadline of 11 a.m. Thursday to withdraw the decision to raise fuel prices and the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies refusing to relent. The ministry is set to propose to Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Thursday morning subsidies of Rs 10 on every liter of kerosene for the poor of rural areas and Rs 200 on every cylinder of cooking gas for students at community and government schools and colleges living in rented quarters.
3-party meet inconclusive as parties adamant on land deals
The meeting of the top leaders of the three major parties—UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN UML—has ended inconclusively on Thursday morning as differences continued to prevail over the legalization of land deals carried out by the then ´people´s government´ during the armed conflict. At the meeting held at Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal´s residence in Lazimpat, Maoist leaders maintained as per decision taken by their office bearers´ meeting a short while ago that the government would not backtrack on its decision to legalize conflict-era land transactions, whereas opposition leaders continued demanding
Goat meat dearer by 5-10pc
The price of goat meat has risen 5-10 percent due to an increase in the price of imported live animals.
ADBN may face NRB music for not getting deposits insured
The central bank may take action ADBN for its failure to get its individual deposits up to Rs 200,000 insured by Deposit and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DCGC)
SLMM urges PM to reconsider petro price hike
Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha (SLMM) on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to reconsider the recent hike in petroleum prices.
