After long controversy finally MRP deal has been finalized. Machine Readable Passports (MRPs), the Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday decided to hand over the multi-million-dollar contract to print and supply the MRPs to a Franch Company Oberthur Technologies.
As per the tender notice, the selected company should come forward within seven days. Oberthur had offered to supply an MRP for US$ 3.50 inclusive of all personalization, technical and non technical costs.
Chief of Protocol at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Mukti Nath Bhatta submitted a report on the MRP contract decision to secretary at the Foreign Ministery, Madan Kumar.
A few months back, a contract evaluation team was formed under the leadership of Bhtatta to select the appropriate company.
The evaluation team has decided to seal the MRP deal with Oberthur Technologies, the Foreign Ministry sources told ekantipur.com.
Four companies had filed their bid documents.
Earlier, the government had scrapped the deal with India to supply MRP copies following intense pressure. After which, the MoFA announced a fresh bid to supply MRP on May 18.
According to sources there will be contract between ministry and company within 9 days and job of printing passport will be done within 70 days. Officials of MoFA said to Solidaritykhabar that MRP will be issued within Jan 2011.
विदेशमा नेपाली गतिविधि 
बाबुराम भंडारी सिंगापुर । नेपाली नारीहरुको महान पर्व तिजका अबसर पारेर सिंगापुरमा पनि नेपाली महिलाहरुले पहिलोपटक हर्षोल्लासका साथ भाद्र २४ गते तिज मनाएका छन । 
सगरमाथा आरोहि तेम्बा सेर्पाको "हिमाली हावा" सिडी क्यासेटको विमोचन हालै अमेरिकामा भएको छ । 
क्यालिफोर्निया । नेपालका ख्यातिप्राप्त कलाकारहरु दिपकराज गिरी, दिपाश्री निरौला, गोपाल अधिकारी अथवा टवाकेन्द्रका साथमा नेपाली आधुनिक गायक याम बराल र गायिका नलिना चित्राकारको भव्य प्रश्तुति रहेको कार्यक्रम सान फ्रान्सिस्को स्थित हिलटन होटलमा यहि सेप्टम्वर ८ मा सम्पन्न भएको छ । 
ध्रुव थापा । नेपाल विश्व सहयोग संघले अब आफ्नो ध्यान च्यटरहरुलाई ब्यबस्थित गर्ने तथाअमेरिकी राज्यहरुमा सङठन बिस्तार तिर केन्द्रित भएको छ । 
कृष्णप्रकाश श्रेष्ठमास्को ४ सेप्टेम्बर २०१० शनिवार । रुसको राजधानी मास्कोको स्थापना भएको ८६४ वर्ष पुरा भएको अबसरमा ४ सेप्टेम्बरका दिन युरोपकै सर्वोच्च हिमशिखर पूर्वी चुचुरो ५६२९ मिटर र पश्चिमी चुचुरो ५६४२ मिटर एल्ब्रुस-विजेता समावेसी नेपाली नारी पर्वतारोही टोलीको भव्य स्वागत गरिएको छ 
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