Friday 3rd September, 2010
Nembang turns heat on political parties
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Constituent Assembly Chairman Subas Chandra Nembang took a dig at the political parties today for coming in the way of yearly budget and pushing the country on the e...
Sushil Koirala vows to end factionalism in NC
Prakash Acharya/Kiran Pokharel The parliament has failed to elect a new prime minister five times and it seems that even the sixth-round would be inconclusive. Why this stalemate? Why did the parlia...
Ranabhat lashes power play
Himalayan News Service POKHARA: A former Speaker said today that the political leaders’ preoccupation with the politics of power had delayed the formation of a new government. ‘’Th...
'Unionism is creating problems'
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Minister for Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) Mohamed Aftab Alam has said that his ministry is seriously examining migrant workers’ problems and if need...
Singapore Airlines curbs crew's Facebook musings
The Himalayan TimesAgence France Presse SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has directed its flight attendants to avoid discussing work-related matters on Facebook and other social networking websites, company official...
Ex-crown prince offers puja in Dhangadi
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service DHANGADHI: Former crown prince Paras Shah performed puja at the Laxminarayan Temple in the LN Chowk today. Later, he inaugurated the old-age home on the temple premises. Earli...
Rigorous research on red panda a must: Experts
The Himalayan TimesRamesh Prasad Bhushal KATHMANDU: The red panda, a rare mammal which is a carnivore but getting adapted to herbivore diets, needs to be the subject of a rigorous study, said wildlife experts. Wildlif...
Flight of Marwari capital: FNCCI
The Himalayan TimesRastriya Samachar Samiti JANAKPUR: The Marwari community in Janakpur has stopped investing in here owing to insecurity. Of around 400 households of Marwari community in Janakpur, some 100 are said to...
Birgunj witnesses rise in yellow metal smuggling
The Himalayan TimesRabi Dahal BIRGUNJ: In the wake of Nepal Rastra Bank’s strict regulation on the import and sale of gold, border areas are witnessing a rise in gold smuggling from India. Gold traders are resor...
11 IPOs in pipelines
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: In the current fiscal year, IPOs of 11 companies are in the pipeline including that of one life insurance company, three finance companies and five development banks...
NAC to send aircraft to Israel for C-Check
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: The woeful story of the national flag carrier is unending. Just a month before the official opening of ambitious national campaign Nepal Tourism Year 2011 in January...
UCPN-M apex body meeting put off again
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: After all the Central Committee members Unified CPN-Maoist delivered their views on the three political documents — presented by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, V...
Year's disaster toll 258, says government
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: The Home Ministry today said natural disasters had killed 258 people in the country so far this year. Presenting data on natural disasters to the Parliamentary Comm...
Kia plant to produce Hyundai SUV
The Himalayan TimesAssociated Press LOS ANGELES: Hyundai Motor America said on Tuesday it will shift manufacturing of its Santa Fe SUV from its plant in Alabama to one in Georgia run by Kia Motor Manufacturing, a move ...
India is flying: Best perfromance since 2007 wows experts
The Himalayan TimesAgence France Presse NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew 8.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2010-11, its best since 2007, data showed on Tuesday as the country returned to boom levels last seen b...
Bundesbank to ask removal of board member
The Himalayan TimesAssociated Press BERLINE: Germany’s central bank says it will request the dismissal of a board member over comments that drew outrage by stereotyping Muslims and Jews. The Bundesbank’s bo...
Swiss economy grew 0.9 per cent in Q2
The Himalayan TimesAssociated Press GENEVA: Official figures show that Switzerland’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year, largely on the back of hig...
ANNISU-R, KU sign 10-point agreement
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences and All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) today signed a 10-point agreement o...
Bids roll in for Carrefour's SE Asian stores: Reports
The Himalayan TimesAgence France Presse SINGAPORE: British and Japanese retail giants along with local operators are in an auction battle to take over the Southeast Asian business of French supermarket chain Carrefour,...
Garbage to be off the streets in 2 days
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), which will start collecting waste from tomorrow, expects to clear the streets of garbage heaps by Saturday. Garbage disposal in K...
China auto sales rebound
The Himalayan TimesAssociated Press BEIJING: Auto sales in China, the world’s biggest car market, rebounded in August as subsidies for energy-efficient vehicles and a stronger currency spurred demand. Sales rose ...
'Amend essential service laws'
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court today directed the government to amend essential service related laws to prohibit strike, bandh and stoppage in such services. A division bench o...
Tibetan Democracy Day a low key affair amid tight security
The Himalayan TimesHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Tibetan exiles living in Nepal observed September 2 as Democracy Day amid a low-key celebration in Kathmandu. They did not take to the streets as hundreds of secu...
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