Sunday, October 16, 2011
Fuel prices go up for fifth time this year
Petrol now costs Rs. 88 per litre, diesel Rs 68.50 per litre, kerosene Rs 68.50 per litre and LPG Rs 1,325 per cylinder.
NOC said that a rise in international prices and increased road maintenance and upgrading charges levied on petrol and diesel by the government had forced it to raise the rates. The government recently doubled the road maintenance and upgrading charge on petrol to Rs 4 per litre and on diesel to Rs 2 per litre. NOC managing director Digambar Jha said that the international price of crude oil was US$ 74 per barrel in July when NOC last revised fuel prices. “The price has risen to US$ 90 in the last five months.”
Similarly, the price of LPG in the international market was US$ 590 per ton in September which soared to US$ 783 in December, Jha added.
The price hike means NOC will collect monthly profits of Rs 30 million from petrol, Rs 110 million from kerosene and Rs 30 million from aviation fuel. However, the corporation will be incurring monthly losses of Rs 200 million on LPG and Rs 140 million on diesel. “In total, we will be losing Rs 170 million each month,” Jha said. NOC said the government’s decision to double the road maintenance charge had added Rs 28.44 and Rs 11.56 to the price of a litre of petrol and diesel respectively. The government will now be taking in Rs 180 million each month as road maintenance charge. Similarly, the government will be collecting Rs 149 on each cylinder of LPG.
Prem Lal Maharjan, chairperson of the National Consumers Forum, said that the government’s decision to double the road maintenance charge was not reasonable. “The government is fuelling inflation when consumers are already suffering from double-digit price rises,” he added.
“Everyone knows about the condition of the roads. The government is collecting Rs 20 million each day in the name of road maintenance, but it has been doing nothing,” Maharjan said. “The hefty tax levied on LPG shows how the government is increasing the burden on the people.”
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Michael Learns To Rock, to rock Nepal
“We are happy to announce that Michael Learns To Rock will do a concert in Nepal in November. Further details on date and ticket information will follow soon.”
—Michael Learns To Rock / www.mltr.dk The quintessential sound from the 90’s, Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR) is one of the biggest, internationally recognized pop-soft rock bands to come out of Denmark.
Formed in 1988, the band has sold over 11 million records worldwide and enjoys a massive fan following, especially in Asia – where they’ll be touring come October.
The ‘Someday’ hitmakers have confirmed concerts in Bangladesh and have revealed their intention of landing in the Himalayan Republic of Nepal, as stated on their official site.
Formed in 1988, the band has sold over 11 million records worldwide and enjoys a massive fan following, especially in Asia – where they’ll be touring come October.
The ‘Someday’ hitmakers have confirmed concerts in Bangladesh and have revealed their intention of landing in the Himalayan Republic of Nepal, as stated on their official site.
Yes, you read it right, and it ain’t no typo. Come November, the capital will play host to yet another international act after Bryan Adams and Scorpions, who are supposed to jam in Kathmandu in October.
MLTR has performed in various Asian countries, but this is for the first time that the band will perform in Bangladesh and Nepal.
According to the official site other probable countries in the tour include India, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Known for their pop songs that blend Scandinavian musical euphony, the band comprises of Jascha Richter (singer and keyboardist), Kåre Wanscher (drummer), and Mikkel Lentz (guitarist).
The band will release their 8th album on August 11.
MLTR Ticket Discount:
Early Bird discounts
Silver:Rs 1500 it will be Rs 1200
Gold: for Rs 2500 will be Rs 2100
Platinum: for Rs 4000 will be Rs 3500
"Before october 20 only"
You can buy ticket from esewa.com
source REPUBLICA
Friday, October 14, 2011
Phoolko Ankhama Released
by Pawas Manandhar
The release of Ani Choying’s book Phoolko Ankhama was a major success, with the book selling out on just the second day of its release. The autobiographical that talks about Choying’s childhood and her decision to become a nun, is written in a simple yet evocative prose with references to her early life as well as her motivations.
“Upon request of the distributor, we have placed a second print run order to the press,” confirmed Kiran Shrestha of Nepa-laya, adding that they had to go for a second print after the book had sold out. The book is a Nepali translation of the original published in French back in 2008 by Oh! Editions and has since, been published in 12 languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, English, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Slovenian and Hungarian. The Nepali edition was translated by Girish Giri and is distributed by Education Book House.Thursday, October 13, 2011
One in two Nepalis has access to telephone
One in two Nepalis now has access to basic telecom services including mobile service. According to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), tele-density has reached more than 50 percent from 1.47 percent a decade ago.
The latest statistics of the NTA show that the country’s telecom subscriber base has increased to 13.51 million. According to a preliminary report of the National Population Census 2011, the country’s total population is 26.62 million. “Based on the census report, telecom density has already crossed 50 percent,” said NTA spokesperson Kailash Prasad Neupane. The NTA said that it would publish its management information system (MIS) report based on the latest population of the country from the next issue. Till now, it has been measuring tele-density on the basis of the projected population of 28.58 million.
Based on this figure, the country’s total tele-density stands at 47.27 percent. Telecom density includes the penetration rate of 2.94 in fixed line, 41.70 percent in mobile service and 2.63 percent in the others category. Tele-density is the number of telephone lines per 100 inhabitants in a particular country or territory.
Ten years ago in 2001, Nepal’s tele-density was 1.39 percent in fixed line and 0.08 percent in mobile telephony service. The increment over the last decade has been attributed to a rapid growth in the wireless communication sector following the entry of private operators. The tele-density was 0.1 percent in 1981 and 0.4 percent in 1991, according to International Telecommunication Union.
The GSM mobile service that was launched in 1999 by Nepal Telecom changed the whole scenario. Even though it was expensive earlier, the entry of private players brought a paradigm shift, making mobile service accessible and cheaper.
With three major players—Nepal Telecom, Ncell and United Telecom—fighting for supremacy, prices have become affordable leading to an increase in the subscriber base. Launching of pre-paid mobile service, reduced tariff resulting from competition and availability of cheaper handsets have played a big role in increasing the country’s tele-density status.
Telecom experts said Nepal could achieve more provided there are sound policies and infrastructure sharing is done. “There is a huge potential for more progress in the sector by using the Rs 3 billion available in the Rural Telecommunication Development Fund and sharing infrastructure,” said an official at the authority. “However, work on this front has not moved ahead as anticipated.”
As of mid-August this year, mobile services are being used by 11.91 million people, fixed line service by 840,828 and 753,213 persons have subscribed to LM and GMPCAS services. Nepal Telecom has a total subscriber base of 6.83 million, Ncell 5.84 million, United Telecom 578,435 subscribers and three other small operators 252,026. (Source : ekantipur)
GXSOUL & COD Album Launch Party in UK
OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY *UK Premier RAAT VAARI : GXSOUL ft. COD*
Venue : The Lightbox, 6a South Lambeth, London Sw8lsp
Date : Saturday, 5th November [ 10pm to 6am ]
Ladies Free Befo 11pm
£7.99 / £9.99 @ Door
Gentlemen £9.99 / £11.99 @ Door
Students & Soldiers : 20% off door price
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Dekhi Dekhi - Ft. Sarah Gurung Tetsuka & Anup Pandey
Behind the Scenes Images. Here is the promo of Dekhi Dekhi by Deepesh Kishor Bhattarai. Very Interesting song.
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