Post-paid New Year: Nepal Telecom is offering Rs 500 worth of free calls to users of post-paid cell phones from 14 April, the first day of the Nepali New Year 2063. NT is also introducing email alert service on post-paid lines from the same day. The service will initially be available to customers who have subscribed to NT's internet and email service. Pre-paid recharge cards of Rs 200 are also being introduced, says NT.

Plastic cash: Laxmi Bank has introduced its Dhana Laxmi pre-paid card, which can be used like a debit card, even to make purchases on the internet. Available to both account holders and non-account holders of Laxmi Bank, the card can be used wherever SCT cards are accepted, including at retail stores. Cardholders can also make cash withdrawals from any ATMs in the SCT network.

Coca-Cola summer: Coca-Cola this summer will award 50 lucky winners trips to Coca-Cola Fun Island. To be eligible you must buy Coca-Cola, Sprite or Fanta soft drinks and check the liner under the bottle cap. Winners must collect three liners that have engravings of airplanes. This offer is valid from 2 April to 31 May.