New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh’s dream of a two-way transit rail link to Nepal via Indian territory is set to move a step closer to reality during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India that starts Sunday.
Friday, 8 January 2010
Nepal Telecom counts cost of illegal VoIP
Nepal Telecom (NT) claims that people operating illegal voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) channels are costing it up to NPR600 million (USD8.38 million) per annum in lost revenues. NT spokesman Surendra Thike says that racketeers operating illegal VoIP channels from around 20 points in Kathmandu Valley are costing it NPR50 million every month in lost revenues. However, the state is clamping down on the process and NT hopes that ‘given closure of all the illegal VoIP channels, we can acquire the amount as a surplus.’ Only licensed companies can operate VoIP services in Nepal, subject to tax by the state. Illegal VoIP providers earn between USD8 and USD12 per minute per call.
Nepal's top leaders form mechanism to expedite peace process
The three-member political mechanism formed by the rulingCPN-UML) and Nepali Congress (NC), along with opposition Unified CPN-Maoist has been entrusted with the task of overseeing the process of drafting the new constitution by the May 28 deadline, NC leader Krishna Sitaula said.
Thursday, 7 January 2010
General in the eye of Nepal storm
One person who dominated and polarised Nepal’s politics during the past few months is General Rookmangud Katawal. The General retired on September 11 as the chief of the Nepal Army after a four-decade long service.
How Nepal sums up the India-China story
India or China? Guessing which country is most likely to become the economic powerhouse of the twenty-first century is all the rage these days. Most answers rely on hard facts like GDP, trade statistics or demographics, but we can make as good a guess as any if we ask the Nepalese.
Nepal envoy to discuss Neetu Singh case with MEA
KATHMANDU: More than a month after Film and Television Training Institute student Neetu Singh was unceremoniously deported to Nepal by Pune
Monkeys in Nepal Provide New Data on Urban Toxicity
In South and Southeast Asia, monkeys and people are synanthropic. It sounds complicated, but all this means is that they share the same ecological niche.
Ex-Child Soldiers Leave Nepal Camps After 3 Years
DUDHAULI, Nepal (AP) -- Scores of former child soldiers, many in tears, boarded buses Thursday for home, leaving a jungle detention camp where they have been held for three years and their lives as fighters behind.
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