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Monthly Archives: February, 2012

Gurung at NY Fashion Week: From edgy to elegant

Prabal Gurung offered a dramatic runway show Saturday at New York Fashion Week starting with sharp, edgy black outfits with strong silhouettes, slashed sleeves...

Government introduces digital signature

The government today started using digital signature in financial transactions, with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai handing over the key to the controller of certification...

Nepali Times Eco-Fair from Feb 11

Nepali Times Eco-Fair 2012, the first-ever trade fair showcasing Nepal’s progress in environmentally friendly technologies and lifestyles, is to be held February 11-12 at...

Dragonair to upgrade its reservations system over the weekend

As Dragonair upgrades its reservations system over the weekend, many online systems will be temporarily unavailable. This upgrade will not impact Dragonair’s flight schedule. The...

Himalayan meltdown not so fast after all: study

Himalayan glaciers and ice caps that supply water to more than a billion people in Asia are losing mass up to 10 times less...

Govt starts work to revise radio frequency policy

The government has initiated work to revise the Radio Frequency Distribution Policy and working procedure of the Radio Frequency Policy Determination Committee. A taskforce formed...

Nepal’s handicraft exports soar up by 39 percent

Nepal’s handicraft exports soared 39.66 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year. The Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN) has...

Govt sitting on suggestion to shorten Mid-Hill Highway

The government has not shown any interest in the possibility of shortening the Mid-Hill Highway by around 200 km, said a high level official...

Nepal to grow at 5pc this fiscal

Nepal’s economy will grow at 5 percent in the current fiscal year, while inflation will remain at 8 percent, according the Nepal Rastra Bank...

Govt hikes import duty on gold, silver

The government on Tuesday hiked the import duty on gold and silver in line with the rise in the duty in India. A Cabinet meeting...

National grid company to be formed

The unbundling of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has moved a step ahead with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) agreeing in principle to form a...

Farm sector to get $91.5m donor money next fiscal

The agriculture sector is receiving donor money once again. The next fiscal year will see three donor-funded projects worth a total of US$ 91.5...

The World Bank shows interest in hydro

The World Bank has shown interest to invest in hydropower and transmission line development. During a meeting with the finance minister Barsha Man Pun here...

‘National pride’ projects crawling ahead

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has listed more than a dozen infrastructure projects as “national pride” in the Immediate Action Plan (IAP) unveiled last Thursday...

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