BRIEFS : Vaidya pledges Rs 100,000 for flood victims

KATHMANDU: Suraj Vaidya, president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), has pledged to extend Rs 100,000 to help flood victims in the country´s far-western region. According to a press statement issued on Saturday, Vaidya also expressed commitment to create a fund to help victims through the Kanchanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). [break]



Vaidya also said he would help reconstruct the building of Jan Jyoti Lower Secondary School in Bhujela, Kanchanpour, that was damaged by the flood, reads the release. Meanwhile, addressing KCCI´s 25th annual general meeting, Vaidya urged the government to push for development of the far-western region, which has lagged behind other regions in the country. "The development of the region should be accelerated in order to improve livelihood of people and promote inclusive development," the statement quotes Vaidya as saying.



Two Tata cars launched



DHARAN:  Two models of Tata cars were launched in Dharan on Friday. Global Auto Traders, a dealer of Tata Motors in Dharan, started sales of Vista D 90 and Manza in the local market.



Arjun Karki, sales manager of Sipradi Trading, the authorized dealer of Tata Motors for Nepal, Sawant Jung Sijapati, chief of Corporate Brand of Sipradi, and Sneha Goyal and Mahesh Kumar Rai of Global Auto Traders jointly launched the cars.

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