Sunday, August 9, 2009

2007: July

July 1
India building 126MW hydro near border, Border residents fear submersion (ekantipur.com)
400 Nepali workers starnded in Oman (ekantipur.com)
Nearly 18,000 children doing mechanical work (ekantipur.com)
Fuel to petrol pumps stalled (ekantipur.com)
Three finance companies to merge (ekantipur.com)
Lawmakers want revolutionary policy in agriculture (Nepalbiznews.com)
NAC celebrates its 49th anniversary (nepalnews.com)

July 2
Dagmara hydel only being studied: India (ekantipur.com)
Transport strike over (ekantipur.com)
Petrol supply dwindles further, Private pumps receive no fuel (ekantipur.com)
Microsoft, Unlimited ink partnership pact (ekantipur.com)
Domestic airlines packed, passengers stranded (ekantipur.com)
Reform local tax system:Businessmen (ekantipur.com)
Manandhar appointed acting NRB governor (Nepalbiznews.com)
Govt extends Rs 1.70b loan to NOC (Nepalbiznews.com)

July 3
Nepal signs labor pact with UAE (ekantipur.com)
NEPSE crosses 600-mark (ekantipur.com)
‘Operate Dhaka-Ktm bus service’-Hasan Mansur (ekantipur.com)
144 KL of petrol pumped out in Valley (ekantipur.com)
Consumer inflation eases (ekantipur.com)
Governor Bhattarai summoned, Pradhan freed on bail (Nepalbiznews.com)
No ‘on-arrival’ visas for seven countries (nepalnews.com)

July 4
Nepal-UAE labor pact to cut recruitment cost (ekantipur.com)
Petroleum supply improves (ekantipur.com)
NAC suggested to add six aircraft (ekantipur.com)
IMF concerned over corruption charge (ekantipur.com)
Signs of revival in handicraft export (ekantipur.com)
Government provides loan guarantee to NOC (nepalnews.com)
Nepse crosses 600 mark (nepalnews.com)
UAE to launch direct flights to Nepal (nepalnews.com)

July 5
Norway, HPL, UNDP provide US$ 3.85 m for mini-hydro (ekantipur.com)
Nepal, Malaysia finalize labor MoU (ekantipur.com)
S Korea extends US$ 3.5m support (ekantipur.com)
Tourist arrivals up by 9.6 pc (ekantipur.com)

July 6
‘Privatize NAC’ (ekantipur.com)
S Korea invites Nepal for labor pact (ekantipur.com)
Garment export reduced to half (ekantipur.com)
Orient begins selling Indian Railways tickets (ekantipur.com)

July 7
14 cinemas close down (ekantipur.com)
Vegetable farmers fail to get good returns (ekantipur.com)
Debate on monetary policy begins (nepalnews.com)
Gautam asks Diaspora to help Nepal for development (nepalnews.com)

July 8
‘Nepal's anti-piracy law enforcement weak’ (ekantipur.com)
Shikhar Shoes’ second showroom (ekantipur.com)
Sanima signs agreement with SCB Mumbai, EBL opens new branch (ekantipur.com)
Construction of 750-MW West Seti hydel to start by year-end (nepalnews.com)

July 9
Economy signals gloomy outlook (ekantipur.com)
Nepal Telecom undertakes biggest mobile expansion (ekantipur.com)
Preferential trading facility sought from China (ekantipur.com)
MoF briefs PM on budget (nepalbiznews.com)
Banknotes likely to be in short supply after Dashain (nepalnews.com)

July 10
Hotels set to raise room rates (ekantipur.com)
New standards law on anvil (ekantipur.com)
‘Inflated budget could strain economy’ (ekantipur.com)

July 11
Economic Survey: Economic, social progress dismal (ekantipur.com)
Forged certificates add to Nepali workers' plight (ekantipur.com)
ADB delegation in Kathmandu to discuss Melamchi project (nepalnews.com)

July 12
Rs 169b budget hikes civil service pay 17 pc (ekantipur.com)
Budget relieves salarymen, consumers, exporters (ekantipur.com)
Experts doubt implementation (ekantipur.com)
Bouquets and brickbats for the finance minister (nepalnews.com)

July 13
Industrial security force imminent (ekantipur.com)
Budget draws mixed reactions (ekantipur.com)
‘Terai problems not addressed in budget’ (ekantipur.com)
Education expo in Pokhara from July 19 (ekantipur.com)
Govt. allocates Rs. 125m for the royal palace (nepalbiznews.com)
Nepse sets all-time high record (nepalbiznews.com)
Yami encouraged by talks on Melamchi (nepalnews.com)

July 14
KTV marks fourth anniversary (ekantipur.com)
Transport strike grips capital again (ekantipur.com)
Renewed effort to promote jute farming (ekantipur.com)
Revenue policy leak hurts customs (ekantipur.com)
Only board can change conditions: ADB delegation (nepalnews.com)
Parliament starts debate on budget (nepalnews.com)
Construction of Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi highway to start within 3 months (nepalnews.com)

July 15
‘Tourists should feel they are welcome in Nepal’ - Prakash Shrestha (ekantipur.com)
UTL starts services in Butwal (ekantipur.com)
Govt to come up with concrete plans to rescue tourism industry (nepalnews.com)
Yami says ADB has given 'green signal' to proceed with Melamchi (nepalnews.com)
NTB vice-chairman resigns (nepalnews.com)

July 16
Parliament to shrink budget session (ekantipur.com)
ADB board to take up Melamchi (ekantipur.com)
NT slashes distance charges (ekantipur.com)
Cabinet okays labor MoU with S Korea (ekantipur.com)
Eight trade unions to unify (ekantipur.com)
Budget draws more mixed reactions (ekantipur.com)
CPN-M affiliated workers shuts down Pokhara businesses (nepalbiznews.com)

July 17
45 pc civil service reservations coming (ekantipur.com)
Spice NepaSpice Nepal slashes post-paid ratel slashes post-paid rate (ekantipur.com)
Maoists to abstain from budget vote (ekantipur.com)
Makwanpur exports rise 52 pc (ekantipur.com)
Birgunj customs shoots past revenue target (ekantipur.com)
Far west to see DDC milk processing center (ekantipur.com)
NRNs discuss establishing new airline (nepalnews.com)

July 18
Bandas in eastern terai have patchy effect (ekantipur.com)
Garbage collection under way in capital (ekantipur.com)
Duty revision to hike car prices (ekantipur.com)
SC quashes Khetan's plea (ekantipur.com)
Guidelines unveiled for ethical drugs promotion (ekantipur.com)

July 19
GMR to lose either Arun III or Upper Karnali (ekantipur.com)
Tax row brings TIA cargo handling to complete halt (ekantipur.com)
NRB extends NBL's mgmt contract (ekantipur.com)
Parliament approves govt decision on West Seti (nepalnews.com)
Private sector advise NRB to bring out flexible monetary policy (nepalnews.com)

July 20
Royals’ electricity dues rise to Rs 36 million (ekantipur.com)
Understaffing hampers services at Nepali missions (ekantipur.com)
NAC plans to lease Bhutanese aircraft (ekantipur.com)
Nepal-Sri Lanka aviation talks fail (ekantipur.com)

July 21
ICCMT terminates Nepal Bank contract (ekantipur.com)
Nepal enjoys trade surplus with B’desh (ekantipur.com)
Agriculture minister dissatisfied with budget (ekantipur.com)

July 22
SC orders Surya Tobacco verdict review (ekantipur.com)
Interview - Surya Bahadur KC (Noodle Industry) (ekantipur.com)
HCMI now in Nepal (ekantipur.com)

July 23
New monetary policy focuses on deprived class (ekantipur.com)
‘Buy aircraft but maintain transparency’ (ekantipur.com)
Ace Finance receives prestigious ICAN awards (nepalnews.com)
Nepal, South Korea sign labour pact (nepalnews.com)

July 24
China asked for more assistance (ekantipur.com)
Farmers demand govt fix jute price (ekantipur.com)
Export sector problems not addressed: CNI (ekantipur.com)
Don't drag Maoist name into labourer-employer dispute, says Mahara (nepalnews.com)
China offers Rs 8 billion line of credit to Nepal (nepalnews.com)

July 25
ADBL aims to lend Rs 17.4b (ekantipur.com)
MoAC unveils commercial agriculture policy (ekantipur.com)
Inflation target unrealistic: NCC (ekantipur.com)
China willing to support Nepal for infrastructure development: Chao (nepalnews.com)

July 26
‘KMC falls short of tax target’ (ekantipur.com)
Monetary policy not ‘export friendly’: FNCCI (ekantipur.com)
Handicraft exports dip (ekantipur.com)
SilkAir set to restart service (ekantipur.com)

July 27
WB warns govt over NBL reform (ekantipur.com)
Strike grounds NAC's domestic fleet (ekantipur.com)
TIA customs releases some halted air cargo (ekantipur.com)
Research hampered at six government livestock farms (ekantipur.com)

July 28
Chilime to cap price for next 4.5 yrs (ekantipur.com)
Phemekhola hydro into operation (ekantipur.com)

July 29
Interview - Mahesh Uttamchandani (Access to credit) (ekantipur.com)

July 30
NAC cancels all int’l flights for a week (ekantipur.com)
Govt revokes passports of defaulters-Freezes fixed assets (ekantipur.com)
Management shuts down Alico offices (ekantipur.com)
Nepal to send labor to S Korea only after signing IA (ekantipur.com)
Names of bank defaulters (ekantipur.com)
Bir Hospital enters its 118th year (nepalnews.com)
Korean language and vocational training a must for Korea jobseekers (nepalnews.com)

July 31
World Bank gets govt’s rebuttal (ekantipur.com)
Excise sticker on beer bottles, cigarette packs (ekantipur.com)
Squeezing pasture access affects sheep, goat rearing (ekantipur.com)
More Nepalis holidaying in Malaysia (ekantipur.com)
New TV channel on the block (nepalnews.com)
Tourism entrepreneurs concerned over cancellation of NAC's flights (nepalnews.com)