Wednesday, March 2, 2011

2011: February

Feb 1
Fuel shortage hit consumers
Indian currency crunch worsens
Govt okays 9 pc hike in transport fare
Broadlink CAN Info-Tech kicks off
Telecom launches campaign against Indian PCOs
Cable operators submit memo to govt
Arrivals up by 26 pc in Jan
NOC loss to touch Rs 1b in Feb
Corruption in airbus purchase: 2 NAC officials post Rs 1m bail
Whose city is this?
Rs 71 million fine slapped on Varun Beverages
VAT collection by Birgunj IRO up 54pc
Public transport fares hiked by 9 pc
NTY wagon picks up pace, arrivals up 26 pc
Govt launches new VoIP based voice service

Feb 2
IT Conference Kicks Off
Infrastructure bottlenecks hindrance to 'e-Nepal'
Call to ensure women's right to property
Experts, traders against additional lock system
NAC official freed on bail
1,120 tubewells in 3 districts this year
Encroached Guthi land comes under govt trust
Out of energy
SC orders govt to end syndicate system
Govt to set up fund to record Aid For Trade
PAC directs NT to improve service quality
Black marketeers making most of banking services

Feb 3
'Nepal not promoted in China'
'Cooperatives contribute 10pc GDP'
Rana elected NBA president
Khanal is elected new PM
Nepalis held at Casino Nepal
SC dismisses writ plea on TU fee hike
Govt has something to show, after all
Wadhwa to sell off 50 pc of Casino Anna
Fuel shortage may 'prolong'
Rana elected to top NBA post
Spectrum pricing has not been very efficient
Budhi Gandaki project makes some headway

Feb 4
Law to protect small depositors coming
Save in banks to lower lending rates: Governor
NRB no to mutual fund operations
Deforestation continues unabated in Sindhuli
Govt, IMF to discuss aid under ECF
Political meddling hinders Kapilvastu housing project
Govt implements new public transport fares
Govt implements new public transport fares
Domestic airfares to go up 13-49 pc
Janakpur airport to go international by 2012
BBC Nepali Service - Making the cut

Feb 5
14-hour power cut from Monday
High-profile robberies: Police still in dark about masterminds
Postplatform: Tourism Year shortcomings
The man who proved worth his salt
Number of blacklisted loan defaulters on rise
Telecom opterator’s CSR
Nepal telecom’s 7th anniversary: NT slashes charges

Feb 6
Rupee gain drags forex holding down
Exporters face manpower crunch
Traders urged to fix price list
Nepse up by 6.92 points
Fishermen alarmed by declining fish population
Broadlink CAN Info-Tech concludes
Next IMF mission to decide on credit facility
Misconceptions of aid
Nepal to get ECF, if all goes well
Auto traders blame tax hike for drop in sales
NOC cuts LPG import
Government formation sends stocks soaring

Feb 7
Plan afoot for World Trade Center in Ktm
Nepali drug makers eye int'l market
EPF provides 1.9b dividend to depositors
Lekhnath festival sees transactions worth 150m
PAF, Helvetas sign pact to uplift rural poor
AOL to buy Huffington Post for $315 milli
NRB to liquidate Samjhana Finance
Another FI to choke on liquidation dust
Exports hindered by lack of accredited labs
69 agencies apply for JITCO enlistment
Dealers flay govt decision to provide subsidised diesel to pvt sector
Kalika Securities, Creative Securities get LoIs

Feb 8
Political uncertainty takes toll on CGT
Transport syndicate goes unabated in eastern hills
ADB lends $26.4M in irrigation aid
Private sector hopeful from new govt: FNCCI
The 80,000 MW mirage
Second budget in the offing
NRB for amending gold guideline
Most Chitwan hotels not VAT-registered
Insurers told to offer micro insurance

Feb 9
Ministries told to propose programs for new budget
Sindhupalchowk readies tourism master plan
GEFONT calls for increasing worker's pay
Capital spending down 10pc
NRB urged to relax realty loans cap
Double health whammy for Nepal
Call to relax realty lending proviso
Medical college flouting tax rules
Soaltee, Tara Gaon report increased Q2 profits
Business Ad fined Rs 2.7m for evading VAT
Samjhana liquidation: Depositors at the receiving end

Feb 10
Big co-ops defy govt directive
Eastern techno fest 2011 begins
Hydel project -hit farmers on strike
NAC increases flights, cuts fare to Delhi
Bills to prevent fiscal void
‘Don’t open Pashupati vault’
Plug it in prime minister
Huge chunk of budget to help Future fed units
Central bank baffled by surge in silver imports
DDC to double output at Balaju plant

Feb 11
DRI set to seek scrapping casino licenses
Nepal gears up for 'pink tourism'
The unchecked industry
Govt sits pretty on fence over budget
Pay up Deadline ends; six casinos cough up dues
Govt to call bids for projects’ DPRs
Govt urged to sign long-delayed PDA
KTM-DEL ‘n’ back for Rs 3k
The gentleman farmer
Company of dreams

Feb 12
Eight casinos to lose operating license
Pokhara airport handled record flights in 2010
Load shedding shuts 60 factories
Transport entrepreneurs stage sit-in
Land seizure: Maoists grab vast chunks in Bardiya
Sand export unabated
Anti-money laundering strategy: Govt mulls introducing property disclosure provision
House endorses four budget ordinances
CIT to double paid-up capital to Rs 250m

Feb 13
Livestock farmers to get concessional loans
Team studying NB Bank, NCC merger
Rally for tax implementation year
Bhrikuti Paper workers demand salary
Cottage and small firms curtail output by 70 percent
Eight casinos may have to shut shop
Guthi to evict deadbeat tenants
The penny drops
NT subscribers up by 0.93m
Two aspiring stockbrokers pull out

Feb 14
Name of 42 industries forwarded to govt for security incentives
Nepal gears up for APTA membership
WTO Dy DG arriving Monday
Industrialists demand investment-friendly environment
Vaidya announces FNCCI presidency bid
LDCs urged to utilize AFT facility
Police told to initiate action against Samjhana, United officials
NRB not to accept old notes after mid-March
Most companies miss Q2 report deadline
Govt mulls two options for budget

Feb 15
Eight casinos to face MoTCA wrath
Compensation row hitting major projects
Nepal produces veggies worth Rs 45 billion annually: Report
Makwanpur LRO approves sale of frozen land
FM vows to end liquidity crisis
Real sector cos urged to enter stock market
NRB directs FIs to insure deposits
Three FIs banned from collecting deposits, lending

Feb 16
Country producing veg worth Rs 45.14 billion
Dev banks, finance cos told insure small deposits
Ncell unveils plans to launch 4G
'NTIS crucial for Nepal to enjoy AFT facility'
DDA all set to be implemented
Govt gears up to phase out old public vehicles
Goma Air jets into aviation industry
Pokhara industries resume operation

Feb 17
Oil loss to rise Rs 1.13b in Feb
National agricultural technology expo begins
National industrial exhibition kicks off
Workers of Pokhara Foods continue strike
50 co-operatives face action
The penny drops
Incentives on cards for BFIs opting for merger
Govt, Chinese bank to sign loan pact on Feb. 28
Bank profits down 1.87pc in Q2
Foreign, home bidders cold to Fast-Track project

Feb 18
Name any troubled bank and NA has deposits there
Hoteliers offer discounts to boost tourism
LDCs’ meeting: India set to extend line of credit to fund LDCs
60 yrs of USAID: US assistance ‘crucial’ to Nepal’s development
Power: No light at the end of the tunnel
100 Years of Hydropower: From light to darkness

Feb 19
Panel to define micro-insurance products
Mobile lab to step up food inspection

Feb 20
Nepali exports up by 9.3 percent
Load shedding mars Birgunj plastic industries
Trade export declines
CIB forms separate unit to look into financial crimes
Hundreds stranded in Jomsom
Five decades on, road work incomplete
New casino guideline in offing
Banks’ provisioning at Rs 2.29 billion
Dhaka, carpets, blankets main attractions at industrial expo

Feb 21
Two-thirds of co-ops defy govt directive
Indian ban to affect local dairies
NRB restricts rapid upgrading
India to sell 100k tons of chemical fertilizers
National id card: Govt braces for mega dollar smart card bidding
Rs 3.99b in court fines yet to be raised
NRB moves to check development banks’ expansion of operating area
Govt treading uphill road in bid to hit customs revenue target

Feb 22
NRB moots 'forceful merger' provision
Mechanism to boost trade, export on cards
Dhaka products sale exciting
Civil servants to scale Mt Everest this spring
Experts want clear land usage law
NOC proposes govt revise fuel prices
New NRB directive hits four FIs’ expansion plans
Labour demand up in Qatar amid World Cup construction

Feb 23
Indian duty hurting pashmina export
Parsa to implement mega fishery project
DoC starts weekly market monitoring
Deforestation: Bohara ‘guilty’
Banks put payback squeeze on realtors
Power crisis crimps business
Inflation back to double digits
Banks not feeling depositors’ pulse

Feb 24
NOC pushes for price hike
India urged to pay Nepali exporters in US dollar
Joshi declared HR Manager of Year
Insurers coming up with pvt pension schemes
Revenue collection still poor
NOC demands Rs 1.3b monthly loan from govt
Cabinet approves Chinese loan for Upper Trishuli 3 ‘A’
Portable generator sets are in

Feb 25
Call to remove food trade barriers
Wadhwa to pay up if govt creates ‘conducive environment’
Power cut woes: 5-pt ‘solution’ mulled
Next two years for consolidation: Pande
World canyoning event in Marsyangdi

Feb 26
Cereal imports double despite jump in output
Recover lock up money, NAC told
KMC to halt transaction of tax defaulters
Airstrip can’t be an airport in 30 yrs
Corruption rampant in govt agencies: State-owned schools in Baitadi misusing funds
The coming crisis
BFI merger guidelines within a month
New Insurance Act will change scenario

Feb 27
Korean company delays feasibility report
Cooperative in the offing for quality wool import
Savings up in co-operatives
Trade unions warn of protest
Airbus scam: Kansakar fails Rs 60m bail, hustled to jail
PMO to decide fate of casinos
Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track : PAC levels playing field for Nepali pvt sector
Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track : PAC levels playing field for Nepali pvt sector
Trade unions seek 100 pc pay hike

Feb 28
Nepali paper product sales growing
MoTCA flouting agreement: LMW
'Rope in Nepali companies in fast track construction'
8 Parsa factories fined for food adulteration
Govt for early budget: DPM Adhikari
Convert insurance pool into a reinsurer: Panel
Money laundering case against Chinese man
Sino aid presence growing in Nepal
Govt focused on early budget: FM adhikari
Realty transactions plunge in Valley
NRB urged to relax real estate loan restrictions