Panel to submit report on petro pipeline next week

KATHMANDU, FEB 03 -A technical team entrusted with the task of holding study on the appropriate modality for the Nepal-India cross-border petroleum pipeline is scheduled to submit its report to the National Planning Commission (NPC) next week.The team led by the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies (MoCS) Secretary Lalmani Joshi comprises experts from the Finance and Home Ministries and Public Procurement...

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Three Star champions

POKHARA, FEB 03 -Three Star broke the hearts of 15 thousand home crowd to lift the title of Rara Aaha Golf Cup on Saturday.League leaders Three Star, who had also won the trophy of the mofussil’s most popular football tournament back in 2008 and 2011, edged hosts Sahara 1-0 in the final to emerge champions for the third time.The confident Sahara side who were playing the title decider for the first...

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Subisu has led Nepal into the Internet Age

Sudhir Parajuli, CEO of Subisu Cablenet, was born into a family of bureaucrats. So when he aborted a nascent but promising career in the civil service to become a businessman, he ran into immediate resistance from his relatives.Today, Subisu is one of Nepal's leading information and communications technology firms. Parajuli has no doubts about his career trajectory. "It gives me immense pleasure...

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NT ADSL Service, a review

Introduction Baisak 17, 2065, Nepal Telecom launched its broadband services by use of ADSL 2+ technology to its valued customers. The service is initially available for Kathmandu valley but now it is available in All 75 districts accross the Country. The services will be provided by use of existing copper cable network infrastructure. Initially only high speed Internet Service shall be available...

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ICAN seeks new model

KATHMANDU: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) has said that ‘one person, one profession’ is the best model for the auditing profession.Speaking at the third Kathmandu district convention of Auditors’ Association of Nepal (AUDAN), president of ICAN Madhu Bir Pande opined that the government should form a separate mechanism if it wants to amend the provision of ‘one person, one...

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Himalayan Bank‚ OMA join hands

KATHMANDU: UAE's financial service provider company OMA and Himalayan Bank are to launch financial transactions jointly.At a press meet organised on Sunday in the Capital to inform about the co-work, UAE Non-Resident Ambassador Mohamed Sultan Abdalla Al Wais expressed the confidence to give relevance to the entry of OMA in Nepal, and he was committed to helping Nepal in her economic development.He...

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Rampant drug abuse amongst school children

PABITRA SUNARKATHMANDU, Feb 3: When Ram Shrestha (name changed) from Bhaktapur was studying in class eight, he started doing drugs under the influence of his friends. Yet, he continued his studies and while pursuing his Bachelor’s degree, he was caught using drugs which got him expelled from the college. For the past three months he has been receiving treatment from Mukti Kendra Rehabilitation Centre...

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Man dies in bus accident

(SINDHUPALCHOWK) : A man died and 24 were injured in a bus accident on Sunday. The bus bound for Narayantar of Jorpati from Melamchi of Sindhupalchowk district met with an accident at Lapsephedi along the Melamchi-Shanku road section. The deceased has been identified as Dal Bahadur Mijar, 60, of Melamchi VDC-5, reported police.He died on the spot when the bus turned upside down. The injured passengers...

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Night ride (Govt can’t afford to let the night bus service go the way of the Trolley bus)

(Ekantipur Editorial) When the night bus service was first unveiled in Kathmandu last August, long-suffering Valley denizens welcomed the government’s offering with open arms. The 14 night buses, plying on a regular schedule along six routes, brought relief to many weary citizens whose work mandates long hours. With the presence of a policeman and CCTV cameras in each of the buses, as of yet,...

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Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb : Twitter said Friday that hackers, in the latest online attack, may have gained access to information on a quarter of a million of its more than 200 million active users.The social media giant said in a blog posting that earlier this week it detected attempts to gain access to its user data. It shut down one attack moments after it was detected.But it discovered that the attackers...

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FNCCI condemns murder of businessman Rathi

KATHMANDU: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has condemned the murder of Biratnagar-based businessmen Ganga Bishan Rathi in India.Issuing a press statement on Sunday, FNCCI has expressed solidarity with the Biratnagar shutdown enforced by local business community to protest kidnapping and murder of Rathi. FNCCI expresses deep sympathy to the bereaved family, reads...

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Coco Brown aims to be first porn star in space

LONDON: Adult actress Coco Brown is training to be the first porn star in space, reported British daily The Sun on Saturday.The 32-year-old star of Black Panty Chronicles 2 and Big Booty Bomb 2, has paid £64,000 to be part of a private Dutch mission due to blast off in spring 2014.American Coco has already undergone anti-gravity training and can't wait to journey 62 miles above the surface of the...

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Dubai gains from Mid East decline in tourists after Arab Spring

DUBAI: The revolts that began in Tunisia at the end of 2010 and spread across the Middle East and North Africa had a devastating impact on tourism, but not everyone in the region lost out.While recovery from the turmoil has been at best tentative, at worst non existent, places where the Arab Spring has not reached have been unexpected beneficiaries.The smattering of tourists at the pyramids outside...

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Indian President approves death penalty in some rape cases

NEW DELHI, FEB 03 - India's president on Sunday approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty , after a brutal gang- rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws.President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the new rape law two days after cabinet ministers recommended changes to improve safety for women."The Indian president has given...

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