Chinese pick up : The new all-weather Changhe Pick up CH 1012Lei is tailormade for Nepal's small roads and tight spaces. Designed by a collaboration between Japan's Suzuki and Chinese Changhe Aircraft Industries, the Euro II emission standard compatible five cylinder, 797cc truck comes with three free servicings. Imported by Kedia International, Changhe costs Rs 535,400.

Plant boost: A notch higher than plain old fertiliser, HB-101 is Japanese company Flora's 'plant energiser' that acts as insecticide, promotes growth, boosts harvests by upto 30 percent, strengthens plants against frost and wind and does not pollute soil like other chemicals. Made from extracts of cedar, cypress, pine and plantain, importer Triveni Health Foundation says HB-101 is very cost effective because it is still potent even when diluted 1:10,0000.

Retail made easy: If you don't have time to shop, then Subidha Home Shopping will get the shop to you. All members of the new dial-in shopping service are issued a monthly rate card and a product catalogue of thousands of branded items every month. The rest is as easy as making a call or ordering online at www.subidhahome.com.

Products are sourced from wholesalers or manufacturers, making shopping with Subidha not only more convenient, but cheaper too!

At a bar near you: Mc Dowell's No.1 certainly picked a good season to launch their whisky festival till 21 December at various bars in the Valley. The manufacturers have stirred up new whisky cocktails to give the tipple an urbane edge and also designed games like 'noose and tame a wild hors&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#'&#̵'216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;216;', 'draw a dart and aim for the bullseye' and much more to lasso in more customers. We doubt anyone will put up much of a fight!