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Randal Schwartz of twit.tv interviews Bryan Berry, of Open Learning Exchange Nepal, the NGO implementing the OLPC project in Nepal. Bill Kerr has blogged about the interview. Below are highlights: Bryan Berry, CTO Open Learning Exchange, Nepal 6 million kids in Nepal need education – how can we do it? Education makes all the difference [...]
Kathmandu, Mar 24 (ANI): Power Trading Corporation (PTC) of India has proposed to supply additional 500 MW electricity to Nepal.Ministry of Water Resources, as saying that PTC had stated in a letter to the ministry that it could provide 500 MW in 18 months if Nepal government agreed to its proposal. PTC could maintain [...]
KATHMANDU: It seems that the growing appetite for Bollywood among Nepal’s moviebuffs is being fed through pirated films from Pakistan. From golden oldies to recent Hindi film releases, the pirated music industry in Nepal is thriving with brands from Pakistan such as ‘SADAF’ is adding to the financial woes of Bollywood, which is already facing [...]
KATHMANDU, April 25 – Kantipur Report – A two-day information communication technology (ICT) conference entitled Microsoft Swaabhiman 2009 is being organised from April 25-26 in Kathmandu with a view to facilitate the government’s mission to implement an e-governance master plan. The Asian Development Bank has provided US$ 27 million for e-governance and for the establishment [...]
CHITWAN, April 25: While the number of vets required in Nepal is 30,000, there are only 500 according to Dr Adarsha Pradhan, the president of Nepal Veterinary Association. He was speaking at the World Veterinary Day function held at Bharatpur on Saturday. Nepal has 50 million cows, buffaloes and goats. Figures show that one vet [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nepal Telecom, the state owned mobile operator, has reportedly disclosed its progress report and also said that it has been able to expand its GSM/CDMA services to 75 districts across the nation. “Moreover, we have accomplished the task of laying optical fiber network along the 115 kilometer long Araniko highway linking Kathmandu to Khasa, [...]
A seminar on ‘Safe Drinking Water, was jointly organized by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA Nepal), Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln (VSBK) and Antenna Technologies, Switzerland on April 21, 2009 at Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur. About 30 participants representing different social organizations, I/NGOs participated in the one-day seminar. Antenna Technologies has developed a WATA line of [...]
Some notes from Mahabir Pun on his facebook page: e-business of local products via internet and intra network has greatly encouraged rural villagers to do organic cheese, honey and ghee production, open Nepali paper and handicrafts based small enterprises and online marketing the local products. VOIP phone and opening cyber cafes along the tourist trail [...]
KATHMANDU, April 20: Mobile phone services will soon be available on top of Mt Everest, the world’s tallest peak. The service, which will operate on both GSM and CDMA handsets, will be introduced by Nepal Telecom (NT), Nepal’s largest telecom company. “We are planning to commence the service by mid-June this year,” Anoop Ranjan Bhattarai, [...]
Nepal has no alternative to developing an investment friendly environment and tapping the advantage of globalization that has eased the transfer of capital, technology, and know-how. By Lila Dhar Adhikari Many developing countries have dramatically improved their economic status through exports: Nepal has the same dream to do so. Nepal has the lowest per capita [...]
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