Monday 6th February, 2012
NT plans increasing subscribers to 13m
Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-owned telecom giant has targeted to increase its subscriber base to 13 million within the next three years by adding at least 5 million new subscribers in its telecom ...
Govt. to buy 5,000 ton from domestic sugar mills
The government is soon purchasing 5,000 tons of sugar from domestic sugar mills with a view to intervene soaring sugar prices in the market. The sugar price has skyrocketed as high as Rs. 90 per ...
Chinese company to invest 51 pc in West Seti project
China National Machinery Import and Export Company, a Chinese government venture has agreed to invest 51 per cent share in West Seti Hydropower ...
Govt issues guideline to send trainee workers in Japan
Nepal Biz NewsThe government has issued a guideline to send Nepalese industrial trainee workers in Japan under the industrial training assistance of Japan International Training Co-operation Organisation ...
Maoist bandh cripples life
Nepal Biz NewsA bandh called by Unified CPN (Maoist) to protest the killings of seven squatters in Dudejhari forest of Kailali by the Nepal police and Arm Police Force (APF) has brought the nation to a complete ...
Peace promotion centre set up
The Himalayan TimesRSS NEPALGUNJ: 'Peace Promotion Centre' has been set up in some of the villages of mid-and-far-western regions with a view to contributing to the establishment of lasting peace by ...
New Zealand set Zimbabwe daunting target in ODI cricket
The Himalayan TimesNew Zealand's Rob Nicol (L) during the one-day match against Zimbabwe on Febuary 6. A powerful 146 off 134 balls by Nicol led a NZ batting onslaught which produced 372 for six in the second ...
Aussie PM says she will lead government to victory
The Himalayan TimesASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA: Embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard insists she will lead her unpopular government to victory at elections next year despite persistent media reports that Foreign ...
List of Super Bowl MVP winners
The Himalayan TimesREUTERS List of Super Bowl most valuable player (MVP) winners: February 5, 2012 - Eli Manning (New York Giants) February 6, 2011 - Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay) February 7, 2010 - Drew Brees (New ...
Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl
The Himalayan TimesNew York Giants quarterback Eli Manning throws a pass as New England Patriots defensive lineman Gerard Warren rushes during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, ...
Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
The Himalayan TimesASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 economy that could ...
Queen Elizabeth II prepares to celebrate diamond jubilee
The Himalayan TimesQueen Elizabeth II in Windsor during her 80th Birthday celebrations in 2006. The queen starts five months of diamond jubilee celebrations this weekend with the promise of pomp and splendour despite ...
PM‚ prez congratulate their New Zealand counterparts
The Himalayan TimesRSS KATHMANDU: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai have extended their sincere congratulations to New Zealand's Governer General Jeremiah Mateparae and Prime ...
Madonna headlines Super Bowl halftime show
The Himalayan TimesMadonna performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in ...
Philadelphia celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday
The Himalayan TimesAudience members listen to reading from Charles Dickens' works during a celebration of the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia public ...
Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman‚ 2 boys
The Himalayan TimesA Pierce County Sheriff's deputy and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, where, according to a sheriff's ...
China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges
The Himalayan TimesAn airliner is seen flying into Hongqiao International airport in Shanghai. China's airlines are banned from paying charges on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union, the official ...
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract
The Himalayan TimesREUTERS LOS ANGELES: Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer ...
GOP race turns to Colorado‚ Minnesota
The Himalayan TimesASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS: Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine. With back-to-back victories fueling him, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next ...
Filipino villagers may have helped kill terrorist
The Himalayan TimesASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail had deviated from the brutal image of his al-Qaida-linked militant group by playing doctor to poor Filipino villagers, whose backing he ...
PLA commanders seizing cheques‚ says Mahat
The Himalayan TimesHIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Ram Saran Mahat today revealed that the Maoist commanders have been seizing cheques issued to the retired PLA fighters, demanding a certain ...
Disqualified PLA resort to vandalism in Surkhet
The Himalayan TimesSURYAMANI GAUTAM SURKHET: While the process of distributing cheques to retired PLAs was on in Dasarathpur-based sixth division, the former PLAs barged into the camp and resorted to vandalism ...
Dead fowls test positive for bird flu
The Himalayan TimesSOMNATH BASTOLA/ ROHIT CHANDRA BHATTARAI ITAHARI/ILAM: After the samples of dead chickens sent to London-based International Laboratory tested positive, bird flu was confirmed today in the fowls ...
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