Monday, October 25, 2010

2010: October

Oct 1
Two dev banks eye merger, upgrade
Conspiracy afoot against NAC, says Bhandari
Rupee strengthens against dollar
NNF earns Rs 122 million
NFC to open Dashain bazzar from Friday
NEA to hike electricity tariff by 30 pc
Tourist arrivals up by 20 pc in September
Sino-Nepal trade still lopsided
60pc of Nepal’s trade in SAARC region

Oct 2
New entity to import wool on cards
Civil Mall opening doors from Sunday
Syarpu Tourism Festival concludes
Dashain boost to silverware sale
Tourist arrival up 20 percent
Buffalo sale on the rise
Fair price shops in Kathmandu, Lalitpur
Labor market recession worsens: ILO
Small investors to get eased into capital market
Bankers ready to collaborate with cooperatives to invest in deprived sectors
CEO salary limits

Oct 3
Loss from Barauni import hits Rs 218 million
Azzabko spices up ice-cream market
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Shrestha new chief of Pokhara chamber
Shrestha elected as chairperson of FNCCI Pokhara Chapter
Food adulteration wagon trundles on unchecked in Kathmandu Valley
GSM mobile user base up by 92 pc

Oct 4
Govt approves CDS Regulations
Pashmina entrepreneurs mull mountain goat farming
Price hike of food commodities ahead of festive season
MoF gives green signal to CDS regulations
Private sector to provide price list from today
BOK approves 15 percent bonus shares and cash dividend
Ranjana hall, the end of a dream
Govt delay costing country dear
Nepal’srice bowl empty

Oct 5
Govt mulls three-year action plan to boost milk production
BUSINESS BRIEFS: PAC urged to call all-party meeting on NAC
BOP deficit down to Rs 312.8 m
Mugling bridge dilapidated; traffic operated one-way
Airline companies set to increase domestic flights for Dashain festival
Finance co. in troubled waters

Oct 6
Complete recovery from financial crisis still distant, says IMF
Suspicious land deals under govt scanner
NAC adds 16 flights to mid, far western hills
Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack
Nepali economy to grow 4 pc in 2011
Inflation moderates to 9.5 pc
IMF mission wraps up its visit
Price of cardamom hits high note in Khotang
More than a dozen cement brands yet to receive NS Mark
Paudel rejected for PM post tenth time; eleventh election on Thursday
NRB directs all banks to lend ‘productively’
Goat sales may reach 40k

Oct 7
Gas cos profiting Rs 100 per cylinder
Govt hikes fertilizer price
BUSINESS BRIEFS: SpiceJet arrives in Kathmandu
Govt bans raffles during festival season
Eight support plates placed in Mugling bridge
Fraud case filed against producer of Mayos noodles
'Political stalemate taking toll on economy'
NEA Nepalgunj imports electricity worth Rs. 24 million
Poudel fails to get elected for the eleventh time; 12th episode on Oct 10
3 lakhs dairy farmers benefit from DDC
IMF proposes two-year reform programme for Nepal Bank

Oct 8
LPG firms make a killing, flout safety norms
Oz, EU diplomats observe agro project
NOC mulls bidding to reduce LPG transport cost
Veg prices soar as supply drops
Market picks up momentum
NOC mulls bidding to reduce LPG transport cost
Rupee stronger against dollar, gold dearer
Sebon approves CDS regulation
Birgunj Immigration office collects over Rs. 35 m revenue
On the home front
500 flats at Soaltee City

Oct 9
Govt to sell excess land to backward folks
Housing key to growth, development: WB
Excess rain sinks tea production
CIAA begins probe into fuel leakage
Pandey seeks more assistance
134 vie for stockbrokers
NRNA signs Open University agreement with MoE
Advisory panel recommends introduction of full budget

Oct 10
NEA's power purchase rate deters developers
Pandey seeks more assistance
Dashain a boom time for ad industry
Workers of Fulbari Resort on warpath
Pokhara retailers fix price of food commodities
WB urged to intensify reach to vulnerable groups in LICs
Govt not ready for NTY 2011: NRN
Anti-graft body launches probe into NOC loss through fuel leakage
Poudel fails to get elected for the twelfth time
Apple worth Rs. 140 m sold in Mustang
Entire country to be linked by optical fibre in 3 years
NFC hikes price of goats
Project reimbursements worth Rs 419m remain unpaid

Oct 11
High-tech LPG storage plant on cards
Tinkune-Jadibuti road opened formally
Bike sale rides on festive offers, buying spree
Create investment friendly environment: NRN
Chitwan-based entrepreneur making it big
Dashain brings no cheer to gold traders
India an emerging market for Nepali RMG
PM Nepal inspects poverty alleviation projects in Karnali
'Nepal must align itself with fast growing Asian economies'
NMB approves 10 pc dividend and bonus shares
Slow-paced repair works of Mugling bridge riles Prime Minister
Chicken prices go down
Crackdown on illegal foreign channels starts
Nepal ahead of Delhi in global hunger index
Dashain sees bank deposits dwindle
NRNs seek an investment-friendly atmosphere

Oct 12
'Great Himalayan Trail to be unveiled next year'
25,000 mountain goats brought to Pokhara
Absence of full budget shrinks govt spending
New notes worth Rs 16 billion issued for Dashain
TI to develop national code to check corruption in Nepal
People opting for foreign employment being increasingly duped
Govt to monitor food items during festivals
Refund bone in NSMBL’s craw

Oct 13
'Arrange safe migration for female workers'
Housing sector back on track
Festive offers drive auto sale
NRNs demand citizenship, promise investment
Largest clinker plant in Rupandehi
Fair price shops sell stuffs worth Rs 10m
Two Malaysian airlines to fly to Nepal
BFIs now to lend even against movable assets
NRB auctions gold, silver to ease increased market demand
Over 500 passengers lose their luggage at TIA
NRNs want citizenship to pour their money in Nepal
British Gurkha veterans again lose pension battle

Oct 14
Dairies turn to India to source fresh milk
Demand for fruits soar
Govt go-ahead for NA to establish medical institute
Chilime to float shares to Rasuwa locals
Civil Bank, Century Bank to issue 40pc shares to public
Pashmina brand registered in 38 countries

Oct 15
Nepal likely to join IMF program in 2011
Meat price unlikely to rise, thanks to adequate supply
Poor families in remote Baitadi face acute food shortage as nation swoon during Dashain fest
No liquidity crunch this year, assures NRB

Oct 16
Nepal’s remote villages turning ‘e-villages’

Oct 18
Minister Rijal says caretaker govt is preparing to introduce full budget

Oct 19
Two Malaysian airlines to conduct flights to Nepal
Maoists hell-bent on putting spanner in budget works
Transport offices to be computerised this FY

Oct 20
NPIA to launch pashmina promotion campaign overseas
Agents dismiss govt plan to issue ID cards for migrant workers
Industrial corridor sees revival

Oct 21
Nepal 4th largest ginger producer in the world
Homestay getting popular in Bhadaure
Number of trekkers to Ghorepani up
25 million SMS greetings during Dashain
Toyota recalling 1.53 million cars globally
Report shows Nepal as fourth most vulnerable nation to impacts of climate change
Home Ministry to set up ID card management center

Oct 22
Malaysia to deport workers unvouched for in 72 hrs
Nepalis in US to promote NTY 2011
NOC board 'no to fuel price hike'
Foreign employment policy on anvil
7 companies in fray for Upper Tamakoshi contract
Motorbike registration falls
Shivam Cement to roll out its stuff in Dec

Oct 23
India's new coal transportation policy to hit industries
Plans to hike price of diesel and kerosene deferred
Govt adopts stringent measure on dissemination of 'indecent' materials on Internet
Donors’ pressure forces MoE to return Rs 50m

Oct 24
Private hospitals gear up for NTY 2011 campaign
Five major roads to be upgraded to six-lane
BUSINESS BRIEFS: NTY 2011 promoted in Singapore
Mustang exports apples worth Rs 180 m
Govt again provides VAT discount to domestic ghee and oil
Survey work for expansion of Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway obstructed
Labour agencies put off by lengthy paperwork
TIA congestion hits domestic airlines

Oct 25
Nepali honey wins int'l award
NTA may allow telecom infrastructure sharing
NOC pushes to finalize pipeline project by 2010
54 extra flights operated during Dashain
Petrol tanker operators on warpath
NAC Boeing grounded
CIAA sees red at NT move
Govt on a hot tin roof
NOC decides to stay away from increasing LPG price
Govt to import large quantity of fertilisers
Rukum's apple faces market problems
Works to devise master plan for capital market begins today
Govt decides to bring royal property under Trust

Oct 26
'Stop departure of workers on visit visas'
New budget to declare secondary education free
NRB auctions of 100 kg gold
No budget puts Ring Road expansion on hold
FAO seed plan a mistake: Experts
West Nepal a boon to airlines
Realty biz down by 48pc in Q1
Flaw in merger riles Nepal Rastra Bank
One-fifth of nation’s co-ops based in valley
CIAA directs NT to scrap NGN contract
NPTEF warns it will stop supply of petroleum products
Students to get allowance for going to school
NAC's Boeing grounded
CG introduces low-price handsets
Nepal Express announces 0.53 percent cash dividend
PM election: Poudel fails to get elected for 13th time
Govt fixes processing charges for overseas job
Supply minister rules out immediate petroleum price hike
Nepal one of the most corrupt countries in the world: TI Report

Oct 27
RBS stops 'incentives' distribution
Independent body mooted to buy plane
MoAC awards 103 farmers, institutions
No festive season cheer for domestic child workers
Forest product smuggling rife
PM in dock for ‘misusing’ clout
Yo-yo effect on outbound labour
Outer Ring Road Project stalled due to opposition by locals and Maoists
Goenka Cement to hit mkt soon
ADB provides US$ 80 million for two development projects
NGO, companies barred from registering cooperatives
Guthis under former monarchs should be annulled: Land Reform Minister

Oct 28
Partial stake-sale in ADBL on cards
Afghan security firms employing Nepalis spared
Liquidity crunch hits banks again
No buyer for Rukum apples
High speed internet on top of the world
ADB pledges $49m in aid
Ncell eyes No 1 spot in Nepal
Doti farmers demand compensation
Concerns over Nepal’s slackness
Guna Colony promo schemes
Nepal to raise voice for housemaids' migrant rights

Oct 29
Govt to find partner to turn NAC into company
'Technical budget of Rs 335 billion on cards'
Budget impasse to hit foreign aid
Revenue drop leaves govt high and dry
ADB warns of slowdown in aid if budget not ASAP
ADB aid to upgrade trade routes
NT bid to darn hole in NGN plan
Tourist arrivals in Pokhara swell 20pc
NAC move sees a revival
Govt positive about increasing investment in education sector: Finance Minister
Ncell to invest US $100 m in 2011
Export-oriented industries face risk of closure
PM election: Poudel's losing streak continues
ADB's loan and grant assistance of US$ 49 m for improvement of rural roads
Fuel shortage looms again

Oct 30
Efforts to import fuel from Siliguri hit snag
SOS Manpower tops labor exporters list
Revenue at Tatopani on upward trend
Govt overreaches sans budget
Stern rules in offing to regulate employment in Gulf
Ford debuts in Nepali market
Wheat seed distribution halts
Fuel shortage looms again

Oct 31
Govt seeks to assure donors on trade issues
Beijing to give Rs 840 million direct aid
2,600 apply for passport in a day
NRB to crack down on BFIs' service charges
Fuel supply to be halted for 2 days
Export trade goes down via Birgunj
Illam exports tea to India after 3 yrs ban