UNDP Nepal office said in a statement on Tuesday that Chhibber is arriving here to take stock of the current development situation in Nepal and exchange views on the relevance of current and future UNDP projects in the country. [break]
Chhibber, who is also a UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific, is scheduled to address the opening of the South Asia Conference on the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis to be organized in Kathmandu.
He is also inaugurating a UNDP supported 100-MW Bom Khola micro hydro power plant in the Everest region. The plant, which provides electricity to a total of 193 households, is the first and the largest system built and owned by the local community with the support of Rural Energy Development Program.
He is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Finance Minister Surendra Pandey, Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission Dr Jagadish Chandra Pokharel and members of donor community.
Dabur announces winner of ´Score the Real Goal´
KATHMANDU, April 27: Sunita Lama has been declared the winner of Dabur Real´s ´Score the Real Goal´ offer. Lama will get Sony Bravia 22-inch LCD TV.
“Lama entered a total of 3866 correct entries to become the 4th weekly highest correct SMS prize winner,” Dabur Nepal said in a statement on Tuesday. Dabur Nepal awards Sony Bravia 32-inch LCD TV to the monthly lucky draw winter.
“There are also 10 other highest correct monthly SMS prize winners to be declared who will win a Sony MP4 player each,” the statement added. Game 2 with a new picture and new excitement shall be launched soon, the statement added.
Buddha Air´s health camp
BIRATNAGAR, April 27: Buddha Air organized a health check-up camp at Dangihat of Morang on Saturday as a part of its corporate social responsibility.
More than 1,200 people attended the health camp, the airlines said in a press statement received on Tuesday. It also distributed medicines worth around Rs 500,000 to the needy people.
A team of 30 medical personnel, including 19 doctors, were actively involved in the camp, the statement added.
This is the first such camp organized in the eastern Nepal, the statement quoted Birendra Bahadur Basnet, managing director of the airline, as saying. Basnet expressed commitment to continue organizing such camps in future as well.
Reliance launches new scheme
KATHMANDU, April 27: Reliance Finance Ltd has introduced ´Reliance Student Saving Account´ special offer for the students.
“Students can open this account for Rs 500 and they will receive 9 percent interest, free ATM card, free checkbook and statement along with education loan,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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