CA members snub NGO meet over `disrespect'
A crucial consultative meeting between the Constituent Assembly members and NGOs and INGOs ended in a fiasco today as several parliamentarians walked out in the middle protesting against the organ |
Civic body gears up for another revamp
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is all set to undergo a restructuring and has formed a new taskforce in this regard by revamping the earlier ones. "The new restructure has been put on h |
Sujata sticks to MRP stance
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sujata Koirala today reiterated that the government would give the responsibility of printing the Machine-Readable Passports (MRP) to Indian go |
S Korea issues travel advisory for Russia
South Korea today issued a temporary travel advisory for Russia following suspected racist attacks that left one South Korean student dead and another seriously injured. The foreign ministry said o |
Nine join UCPN-M
:Former assistant minister and central committee member of Nepali Congress Hari Shankar Pariyar today joined the Unified CPN-Maoist. UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda' welcomed nine |
Hamas releases British scribe held in Gaza
Hamas today released a British reporter held in its Gaza enclave, the only foreigner to be arrested in the territory since the Islamist group seized power in June 2007. A clean-shaven and apparen |
Devoted Yanukovich ally is new PM
Mykola Azarov, appointed today as Ukraine's new prime minister, is a faithful servant of President Viktor Yanukovich and untroubled by his image as a grey bureaucrat fond of numbercrunching. Bo |
Police battle demonstrators in strike-hit Greece
Greek police battled demonstrators in Athens on Thursday as the country ground to a halt in the latest strike against government austerity measures aiming to end a crippling debt crisis. Poli |
Journo's essays
: Charchit Vyaktitwa or `Popular Personalities', a collection of essays, authored by journalist and writer Byakul Pathak chronicling 21 famous persons of the year 2065 BS, was released here today. Aut |
16 Tibetans in preventive detention
The police today sent 16 Tibetan exiles under Preventive Detention for distributing pamphlets reading `Free Tibet' in a bid to destroy the friendly relationship between China and Nepal. In |
SC slams Maoist govt move on court benches
The Supreme Court today said that the Maoist-led government's plan to expand the circuit benches of the Supreme Court was against the concept of judicial independence. A special bench comprisin |
Govt asked to follow panel report
The parliamentary committee on Natural Resources and Means today directed the government to immediately shut illegally operated crusher industries and follow recommendations of a report prepared |
Minister refutes reports on journo remarks
Minister for Information and Communications Shankar Pokharel today expressed concern over what he called "manipulation of the news by journalists." Referring to a news report, he said he did |
Traffic policewoman held for `kidnapping' college girl
Metropolitan Police Range, Hanumandhoka on Wednesday arrested a traffic policewoman for allegedly kidnapping and holding a teenage girl hostage for more than three months in her rented room. Accord |
More than 20 civilians killed in fierce Mogadishu battles
More than 20 civilians were killed today in a second day of intense fighting between Somali government troops and insurgent forces in the capital Mogadishu, a medical source said. The government |
Zimbabwe food crisis deepens: Red Cross
An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans perhaps a fourth of the country's population are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said today. In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cro |
Poachers killed
: The Nepali Army on Thursday said three poachers were killed and one injured in a clash between a group of poachers and an NA patrolling team in the Bardiya National Conservation area. In a press |
Three killed in fire
woman and her two daughters were killed in a fire that broke out in a house at Katakuti-6 in Laptan Tole on Wednesday night. According to Dhiraj Pratap Singh, DSP at the District Police Office, Dola |
Land seized
adres of the CPN-Maoist (Matrika Group) on Thursday seized 12 bighas of land at Guthiprasouni VDC ward No 7 and 8 in Nawalparasi.
A group of around 150 cadres hoisted a party flag on the land and d |
Twelve hurt in clash
Claiming that the police SIRAHA: Claiming that the police thrashed innocent persons indiscriminately, locals on Thursday shut Golbazaar in Siraha for an indefinite period. At least 12 persons were i |
RECAST padlocked indefinitely
Professors and staffers of Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST), Tribhuvan University have indefinitely padlocked the organisation beginning Thursday. Issuing a statement, S |
MJF,Tharus ready with protest programmes
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum Nepal and Tharu organisations today announced their respective struggle plans to have their demands met by the government. In separate press conferences, the organ |
Government move to hand over schools to communities paying off
The government decision in 2003 to hand over the management of public schools to communities has finally started to pay off. Community managed schools are not just being managed efficiently, |
Maoists to fight from cities
Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda' today directed party leaders and cadres to be ready for a fight from the cities. Addressing a training programme for some 2,500 members |
VDC secys' posts to be `filled' soon
Minister for Local Development Purna Kumar Sherma today said that his ministry was preparing to fill all vacant posts of VDC secretaries across the country.Speaking at an inaugural programme of t |
Gachhadar meets Pranab, Digvijay
Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar separately met India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Indian National Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh here today. Mukherjee told Gac |
ASI `threatens'staffers
Employees of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Gorkha office, halted work for two hours today. They were protesting a threat allegedly issued by an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police Ramkaji Aryal of |
Students up in arms
Student unions aligned to various political parties on Wednesday padlocked Damak Multiple Campus (DMC) office, demanding resignation of campus chief Hari Prasad Jaisawal within 48 hours. Student |
GPK's `last wish': Peace, statute
Girija Prasad Koirala, the ailing leader of the Nepali Congress, today said that his only wish at the final stage of life was to see peace and stability established in the country. Koirala, 86, |
Provide allowance to single women regardless of age, SC tells govt
The Supreme Court (SC) today directed the government authorities to provide allowances for single women irrespective of age. Thus far, single women above 60 years old were only eligible to claim t |
Pascoe urges building trust among parties
UN Under Secretary-General of Political Affairs, B Lyan Pascoe today underlined the need of rebuilding the trust among the major political parties to lead the peace process to logical end and writ |
Japan funnels in $88,218 for conflict victims' schooling
The Government of Japan has extended a financial assistance of $ 88,218 for educating student victims of armed conflict through Save the Children Japan-Nepal office. Issuing a press release here to |
HSEB forms panels to implement pact
The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) has formed two committees to suggest ways to implement the agreement it reached with the Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students' Union-R |
15 SLC forms cancelled, guilty booked
The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) has cancelled the registration of 15 students due to take their School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations on March 25. According to Dilli Luit |
One killed in mishap
: A person was killed when a commuter minibus hit the motorcycle he was riding on at Kaushaltar in Bhaktapur on Wednesday. The bus was en route to Kathmandu from Bhaktapur. The dead has been ident |
CWIN condemns blast
: Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN) on Wednesday said it was seriously concerned about the bomb blast that injured six children. Issuing a press statement here, CWIN strongly condem |
Pampati case
: Police on Wednesday said a retired Nepali Army personnel had shot at the Managing Director of Bharatpur Medical College, Nagender K Pampati, in front of his rented house in Ranibari recently. Pamp |
NARA protests arrest
: Nepal Automobiles Reconditioning Association (NARA) on Wednesday demanded the prompt release of Dilip Thapa, the owner of Siddhi Auto, which sold a motorcycle (Ba 17 Pa 8733) for Rs 42,000 to assail |
Ministry plans night curfew in Tarai forests
Admitting negligence of its staffers at the Sunwal range post in Nawalparasi that led to rampant felling of trees in the Madhuwan forest there, the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) t |
Thai airport reveals protest contingency plan
Thailand's main airport, which was besieged by protesters in 2008, said today it had made contingency plans for protests this weekend, as ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied supporters by text m |
Parties apathetic towards statute, says Veep
Vice-president Parmananda Jha today accused the political parties of being indifferent to the statute drafting process.Talking to journalists at the Dhangadi airport, he said, "Why do you compe |
Indian leaders want peace restored: DPM
Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, who arrived here yesterday on a three-day visit, today held separate meetings with National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira |
Govt not to bear Jha's India tour expenses
A Cabinet meeting today decided that the government will not bear the expenses of Vice-President Paramanda Jha's private visit to India. Jha had demanded the government provide expenses for his |
Woman raped,killed
wenty-six-year-old Meena Subba of Panchakanya-8, Sunsari, has been found dead in the Namje forest in Bhedetar VDC of Dhankuta. Subba had been kidnapped by Sujan Shrestha, Sudeep Shrestha and Mukesh |
House gutted
he family of one Nathuni Yadav of Singyouantole in Saptari has been facing hardships after a fire engulfed his house a day before his daughter's marriage. According to Yadav, food stuff and valuab |
Panel submits report on sand, boulder extraction
The sub-committee formed under the parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Means submitted its report on sand and boulder extraction from the foothills of churia range to the full committ |
Ten killed in Tanahun road mishap
Ten persons were killed and 14 injured when a jeep met with an accident in Shivapur-3, Setang, this evening. The jeep, headed for Jhaputar from Bhirkot in Tanahun, skidded 150 metres off the grav |
Govt committed to peace: PM Nepal
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today said that the major task of the incumbent government was to maintain peace in the country by giving a logical conclusion to the ongoing peace process.Unv |
WORLD KIDNEY DAY - Obstacles in transplant services still remain
The country has made history in organ transplant by making available kidney transplant services more than a year ago. However, Nepal has a long way to go, for the poor are still suffering. Amidst |
Hindu state sans king? Yes, says Kalidas Baba
Kalidas Baba today said that Nepal could be restored as a Hindu state without monarchy. Baba was speaking at a ceremony at Devghat in Chitawan after completing the 9-day-long Sahashra Rudracha |
Tibetans defy prohibitory orders, stage protests
Tibetan exiles living in Kathmandu today defied prohibitory orders and staged peaceful protests against Chinese rule in Tibet to mark the 51st anniversary of the failed Tibet uprising. The Mi |
Squatter eviction drive
Forest staffers, who had gone to vacate encroached land under the Sagarnath Forest Development Project at Tekani in Rajghat VDC, today fired around 100 rounds in the air after encroachers stoppe |
Australian archaeologists uncover 40,000-year-old site
Australian archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be the world's southernmost site of early human life, a 40,000-yearold tribal meeting ground, an Aboriginal leader said today. The |
Half of Somalia food aid diverted: UN report
Up to half of the food aid intended for needy Somalis is routinely diverted, according to a United Nations report, an extract of which was obtained by AFP today. The report by the UN Monitori |
Indonesian prez confirms Bali mastermind killed
Indonesia's president today confirmed the killing by police of a suspected Bali bombing mastermind and, in a historic speech to Australia's parliament, vowed to hunt down Islamist extremists. P |
Record 237 entries for Nobel Prize
A record 237 candidates are in the running for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said today, with Chinese dissidents and the founders of the Internet known to be on the list."T |
Australia's reputation sullied by violence: FM
Violence against Indian students has damaged Australia's reputation and will lead to a drop in the number of foreign students, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said. Smith said late Tuesday that a |
China aims to annihilate Buddhism: Dalai
The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities today, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region. The Ti |
Five US charity aid workers killed in Pakistan attack
Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan today, killing five aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels. The gunmen seized the |
Indian women get 33 pc reservation in legislatures
It didn't quite make it as a `gift' to Indian women for International Women's Day (March 8) as UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had wanted, but a landmark piece of legislation that guarantees one thir |
Aung San Suu Kyi to be barred from party, polls
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces expulsion from her own party and is barred from standing in polls this year under the military junta's new election laws, a spokesman said today.
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Businessmen concerned about rising insecurity
Entrepreneurs and businessmen in the area today said that they were facing difficulties in running their businesses due to the increasing criminal activities including murder, abduction and extortio |
Agencies seek $123.5m for the poor in Nepal
Humanitarian agencies in Nepal today appealed for US$ 123.5 million to fund projects to assist more than 3.4 million people across the country, who are in need of life-saving assistance, including f |
`Criminals' govt' can't nab journos' killers: Bhattarai
Unified CPN-Maoist vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai today said criminals were running the government and added that due to this fact it failed to arrest murderers of journalists. "Criminals hav |
Prachanda hits out at `rotten pumpkin'
UCPN-Maoist chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda' today said that a "third people's movement" will be launched under his party's leadership if a new constitution is not had within the deadline of M |
Shootout kills two
Two persons were killed when an unidentified group of persons opened fire in a wedding ceremony at Majhouliya-6 in Aranga, Siraha, last night, police said today. According to the Area Police Offic |
Tamsaling party's stir plan
Resenting that the proposed 14 states carved out by the State Restructuring and Distribution of State Power of the CA has fragmented them, Tamsaling Nepal National Party (TNNP) today announced a `stru |
Civil society's wake-up call to government
Civic Movement for Democracy and Peace (CMDP) today staged a sit-in in front of the western gate of the Constituent Assembly building to give a wake-up call to the government to promulgate the new |
Youth CA members' statute plea
A group of youth Constituent Assembly (CA) members today drew serious attention of the party leaders to end the stalled process of writing new constitution by forging consensus at the earliest.
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Janamorcha begins e-poll on federalism
Rastriya Janamorcha -the only party which has long been advocating against federalism --has set in motion an electronic voting system to collect people's opinion on federalism. Party's chairman |
Chief's chair set alight
Students of Damak Multiple Campus set their campus chief's chair on fire on Tuesday accusing the latter of speaking against the decision made earlier to reduce college fees.
Students affiliated to |
Six kids injured in health post blast
Six children were injured when a bomb went off at the gate of a health post at Belgachhiya-7, Ramgunj, in Sunsari this morning, police said. The injured have been identified as Bikram Poddhar (10), |
Bali blast `mastermind' killed
One of three terror suspects killed during raids today near Jakarta may include what authorities said was one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings, but police were still trying to confirm his |
Some Aussie colleges visa factories: Govt
Some Australian colleges catering to foreigners operated more as visa factories than education providers, the author of a government review of the 15.5 billion US dollar industry said today. |
Indian remanded over boy's death
An Indian taxi driver was remanded in custody today over the killing of Indian toddler Gurshan Singh, as the boy's mother voiced her anguish at losing her "beautiful boy". Gursewak Dhillon, who |
Missing body of Cyprus ex-president found
Former president Tassos Papadopoulos's body has been recovered three months after it was mysteriously snatched from his grave, sparking shock across the island, Cyprus police said today."DNA iden |
China denies Swedish Uighur spied for Beijing
China today hit back at accusations it was spying on exiled dissident groups, after a man was jailed in Sweden for collecting information about Uighur expatriates on Beijing's behalf. "Th |
Fonseka ends hunger strike
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka ended a hunger strike after just one day when he was allowed to speak to his daughters, his party said on Tuesday. Fonseka has been held |
Sri Lanka approves pre-poll emergency
Sri Lanka's outgoing parliament today approved the extension of a state of emergency until after next month's legislative elections, giving sweeping powers to police and troops. Parliament vo |
Indian upper house clears women quota bill
India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly today for a historic bill that would reserve onethird of legislative seats for women, despite a boycott by socialist lawmakers. Prime Mi |
Iran watchdog warns 17 media houses
Iran's press watchdog has warned 17 publications, including a leading reformist daily, accusing them of having breached media regulations, Mehr news agency reported today. Mohammad Ali Ramin, a wat |
Myanmar junta to appoint electoral body to oversee polls
Myanmar's military junta will appoint the body that oversees the country's first elections in two decades, state media said today as the regime gave the first details of new laws for this year's pol |
Seven MPs suspended
Seven members of India's upper house of parliament were suspended today for their unruly protests against a proposed law that would reserve a third of all seats in the legislature for women. The |
Consensus only way out for timely constitution, says Nembang
Constituent Assembly Chairman Subas Chandra Nembang today said that the constitution drafting process was affected due to disagreements among political parties. He also said that there was no alternat |
Brahmins demand Hindu state
Demanding a Hindu State, Brahman Samaj, Palpa, today demonstrated in front of the District Administration Office, Tansen. Activists of the group also submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minis |
Fire-prone areas sans fire-fighting measures
Even though markets in the eastern hilly region are fire prone as a majority of the houses are made of wood, no precautionary measure has been put in place. Over the past eight years, catastrophic |
`No-number' calls have police force perturbed
Nepal Police has expressed concerns about no numbers/ private numbers that appear as identification of the caller while receiving a call. In most of the cases, the number of the caller is displa |
President calls on ailing Koirala
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav today called on Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter's residence in Maharajgunj and wished him speedy recovery.Octogenarian leader Koirala wa |
Man on peace tour in Nepal
Director of the Gandhi World Peace Mission, Piyush Shelat, who is on an expedition and peace tour organised by the mission, has arrived in Nepal.Shelat had set off on the tour from Tezu in Arunacha |
UML deplores YCL act
The CPN-UML has expressed serious grief over the abduction and thrashing of the party's Kathmandu-8 ward committee member Dilkaji Sangat by YCL cadres that left him seriously injured. A gro |
Progress on women front slow: Report
Women in the Asia Pacific region have the lowest rates of representation in politics, employment and property ownership, a new report presented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) h |
Report paints grim picture of women's condition at home
Married women are more vulnerable to domestic violence perpetrated by their next of kin, especially husbands, recent statistics made available by the Nepal Police have revealed.The data echo wh |
ICJ urges justice for war victims
Visiting Secretary General of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Wilder Taylor today stressed the need to provide justice to victims of the conflict in the process of restoring peace. |
Diseases, climate change SE Asia concerns: WHO
South-East Asia is currently facing a number of challenges like rising number of diseases like diabetes and high maternal mortality and pandemic influenza (H1N1) and climate change, the World |
Revolt inevitable, says Prachanda
Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda' today clarified that another revolt is an open secret as the party has been saying that it was inevitable at a time when the parties are |
Official murdered
An unidentified group of persons yesterday evening killed Mohhamad Islamiya, chairman, school management committee, Rastriya Primary School in Saptari's Lohajara-8.The dead body was found on the |
Maoists pelt cops with stones, 4 hurt
Four police personnel, including a Superintendent of Police, were injured when the UCPNMaoist cadres, who were protesting against Umakanta Chaudhari, Minister for Health, in front of the Mahakal |
Kirat bandh affects Udaypur schools
Schools in the eastern part of the district today remained shut due to a strike called by the Kirat Janawadi Workers Party. A teacher said that activists of the KJWP had called an indefinite tran |
Country a biodiversity hotspot; conservation zilch!
Despite the country being a biodiversity hot spot, conservation work has remained a mere formality here. Two months ago, following the declaration of the United Nations to celebrate 2010 as the |
Toddler's parents thank Aussie cops
The parents of a three-year-old Indian boy whose body was found dumped by the side of a road today thanked the police and the Australian public for their support since their son disappeared. Family |
Iran slaps travel ban on celebrated poetess
Iran's most celebrated living poetess Simin Behbahani faced a travel ban today after being prevented from leaving for France for International Women's Day ceremonies, an opposition website said. |
Rioters slaughter 200 Christians in Nigeria
Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a four-dayold infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in the volatile region left more than 3 |
Iran frees scribes
Iranian authorities have freed five men, including reformist journalists and aides of opposition leaders, on bail after some of them paid hefty sureties, an opposition website reported late on Sunda |
UML CC meet dwells on forms of governance, federalism
The ongoing Central Committee (CC) meeting of the ruling CPN-UML today continued debates on federalism and forms of governance to be incorporated in the new constitution. The CC meet started |
Suicide blast kills 13 in Lahore
A suicide car bomber destroyed offices used to interrogate suspected militants in Lahore today, killing up to 13 people in the latest attack on Pakistan's cultural capital. More than 65 were |
Women quota bill triggers uproar in Indian parliament
An attempt by India's government to pass legislation reserving a third of all seats for women in parliament provoked an uproar today as opposition politicians forced repeated adjournments. The |
Myanmar junta unveils election laws sans date
Myanmar's military government announced today the enactment of long-awaited laws for forthcoming elections this year but gave no immediate date for the polls, state media said. Junta chief Than |
Freed Pakistani Sikh teenager recounts 40 days of Taliban torture
Luckily, 17 years old Gorvinder Singh has returned safe to his home in Peshawar's Mohalla Jogan Shah. But the scars of physical torture on his body are still visible and the fear in his eyes speak |
Woman accuses mom-in-law of torture
While women's organisations across the country organised various programmes to mark the 100th International Women's Day, 18-year-old Sarada BK of Itahari-5 was sharing her grief to journalists |
Strong quake leaves 57 dead in Turkey
A powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey today buried villagers as they slept in mud-brick houses, killing at least 57 and injuring scores more, officials said. The quake, which measured 6.0 on the |
Maliki emerges front-runner after Iraq vote
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Shiite leader who helped ease Iraq's deadly sectarian conflict, emerged today as a front-runner after an election seen as a test of the nation's young democracy.
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Thailand to impose security law for Thaksin protests
Thailand's government said today it plans to invoke a harsh security act allowing the military to deal with mass rallies this weekend by supporters of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. |
Journos to be awarded
: Nepal Forum of Environment Journalists (NFEJ) has decided to confer the Environment Rights Journalism Award-2066 to Journalists duo Ram Chandra Adhikari and Saurav Dhakal. Adhikari, a Blast Time |
NC leaders criticise party ministers
At a time when popular discontent is growing on the performance of the government, Nepali Congress Central Committee (CC) members have expressed serious discontent on the performance of the go |
SC reduces prison sentence of govt officer, four others
The Supreme Court (SC) today reduced jail sentence of an administrator who was previously sentenced for one and a half years by the Patan Appellate Court in a corruption case.A division bench |
Professionals rally, demand security
Professional Alliance for Peace and Democracy (PAPAD), an umbrella organisation of major six professional bodies, today staged a peaceful protest rally, demanding that the government ensure their pr |
Mini-cyclone, record floods hit Australia
Melbourne was bracing itself today for further storms after a mini-cyclone ripped through Australia's second largest city, bringing with it hail stones the size of tennis balls. The storm dumped he |
Fonseka threatens hunger strike
Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has threatened to go on a hunger strike to protest against his detention, his wife said today. Fonseka will begin hi |
Indian booked for kid's death Down Under
Australian police today charged a man with manslaughter over the mysterious death of an Indian toddler whose body was found dumped by the side of a road. Gurshan Singh's body, who was in Austra |
Fighters' perks to resume `soon'
Member of the Special Committee for Supervision, Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist combatants, Barshaman Pun `Ananta', today demanded the government explain the discontinuation of salary to M |
Youths thrash cops
: A group of youths on Saturday afternoon assaulted police personnel at the Jalapa Police Post. Assistant Sub-Inspector Man Bahadur Mishra and head constable Dik Bahadur Karki were injured in th |
Goit cadres held
Police on Sunday arrested three cadres of Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha (Goit Samuha) who were on the wanted list for murder and abductions in the Tarai. According to District Police Office Parsa, th |
Six houses gutted
Six houses were gutted in a fire in Tatopani-3, Liping, on Saturday. Property worth Rs 2 crore was destroyed in the incident.
According to the police, the fire broke out from the house of Lundup La |
Udaypur incident mastermind held
Udaypur Police have detained Shiva Rai, a cadre of Kirant Janawadi Workers Party, the main culprit in the incident of torching two buses here on Friday. According to DSP Manoj Yadav, Rai was arrest |
Cases filed against police post `attackers'
The police have filed cases in a court against five of the 13 persons, who were detained on the charge of alleged involvement in the Kusapani Police Post attack on February 29. The police have fi |
Retaliate, Dahal tells YCL
Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda' today directed the party's youth wing the Young Communist League (YCL) to counter those opposing the pro-people constitution and attacking |
Fund for Nepali destitutes' home sought
Pravasi Nepali Mitra Manch, a pioneer Nepali migrants' association, which has been providing support to destitute and disadvantaged migrants particularly women and children since last two decades, has |
Call for security chiefs to go
: Participants at an all-party meeting on Sunday demanded suspension of chiefs of local security bodies as the local administration "failed" to arrest the murderers of media entrepreneur Arun Si |
Veep for conflict-free education places
Vice-President Parmananda Jha today said that education sector should be declared a `peace zone'.Speaking at an inaugural programme of Third National Council of Nepal Teachers' Union National C |
Dalit weds Shrestha girl, faces ostracism
People marrying outside their caste are being ostracised by their family and wider society although the government has introduced a bounty for encouraging it. One of the most glaring |
Khas Kshetri society announces stir plan
Khas Kshetri Unity Society made its protest programme public in a press conference in Biratnagar today.
The society has been protesting accusing the state of depriving them of state facilities by |
It should stay, says Bhattarai
At a time when the government and other party leaders have been raising serious questions about the role of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in Nepal's peace process, ViceChairman of th |
Gachhadar flays UNMIN, says no more tenure extension
Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar today said that the government will not give its nod to extend the tenure of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) beyond May 15. He also said th |
Hem Bahadur Malla award for Shrestha
Tourism entrepreneur Ambika Shrestha will be awarded with the Late Hem Bahadur Malla Award-2065.The award that was established in 2059 BS in memory of noted administrator Late Hem Bahadur Malla |
100TH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - Women in Nepal still struggling
Nepal is marking 100th International Women's Day tomorrow at a time when women are struggling to stand with men on equal footing and for equal opportunity and rights. The Day has been marked since t |
Activists demand rights in new constitution
Human rights activists today demanded the new constitution ensure social, economical, cultural and political rights for women. An advocate on constitutional law, Dr Bhimarjun Acharya, said all |
Two killed in accident
Two persons were killed when a motorcycle and a truck collided in Chidipani-1, Aganhakhola, Palpa on Saturday morning. According to the District Police Office, Palpa, the dead are 36-year old Chet Nar |
Govt wants UNMIN out of here, says Mahara
Unified CPN-Maoist Central Committee member and Foreign Department chief Krishna Bahadur Mahara today claimed that the government was conspiring to send the UNMIN back by dragging it into controve |
Liquor, gambling banned in Dadeldhura VDCs
In spite of the fact that the number of entrepreneurs receiving licences for the sale of alcohols is on the rise, various Village Development Committees in the district have been declared as alcoh |
Government must deliver: NC leader
Vice-president of the Nepali Congress Prakashman Singh Shrestha today said that a change of guard was an available option as the government was failing to deliver.Speaking at a press meet organ |
Tiger cub found
: A tiger cub was found in a jungle near the Bishworupa Temple at the Pashupati-Bankali area on Saturday. The cub was rescued and handed over to the District Forest Office later in the day. Howeve |
Ranibari probe on
: The police on SaturKATHMANDU: The police on Saturday said they were mobilising all available resources to track down assailants who shot at Nagender K Pampati, managing director, Bharatpur Med |
Pashupatinath CCTV
: In a bid to check suspicious activities in the Pashupatinath Temple premises, PADT is all set to install CCTV cameras by Sunday.
"We will fix at least two by Sunday," said Nahata. "One camera w |
Limbus rally against anti-federalists
Limbuwan Nagarik Dabab Samuha (LNDS)-a pressure group for the establishment of Limbuwan state-today organised a motorbike rally to warn the opponents of federalism claiming that they were heightenin |
Our turn to help solve problems: Writers
Writers at a programme held in the Capital today said time had come for them to help the country tide over its problems by means of their pieces. Addressing a discussion programme titled `responsi- |
MANAGEMENT MANTRA - IMBIBING THE
MOST OF us have got back to work in unusually high spirits this week because of the festive spirit brought about by Holi. In fact this is one festival which is loved and celebrated by all.
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Katrina joins Lux bandwagon
Bollywood actresses Katrina Kaif has joined hands with celebrities Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra as the new brand ambassador for Lux and she thinks it is only a selected lot to have had the hono |
LV sues Hyundai
FAMOUSLY litigious Louis Vuitton is at it again to protect their monogram logo. This time they are taking on Hyundai over the display of a Vuitton-logoed basketball used in a 30-second spot aired duri |
19TH HOLE - Sound course management for better score
Players need to be aware of their individual shot-making ability, plan and play accordingly.
All these are a part of good course management |
India vows women's Bill passage
India's government today said it was determined to pass a landmark bill guaranteeing women one-third of seats in parliament to boost female participation in the world's largest democracy. "Ou |
Obama vows to reduce number, role of nukes
US President Barack Obama yesterday pledged to reduce both the number and the role of nuclear weapons as he recommitted himself to the abolition of the ultra-destructive arms. Obama was marking t |
Students of three districts in one school
Students from three different districts have been studying in a primary school in Kapilvastu district. Apart from Kapilvastu, students from Arghakhanchi and Dang districts are enrolled in the s |
LAUNCH PAD
Bling up your vision WORLD-RENOWNED jeweller Lugano Diamonds has come out with a new set of sunglasses designed by Barton Perriera that feature frames inlaid with clear and coloured diamonds. There |
PEOPLESPEAK - Actions speak louder than any word or `Day'
We must celebrate Women's Day by sanctioning leave for women employees only and not a national holiday. There can be women's only movie screenings, women's day shopping discounts. For a change, ma |
Toddler murder case
The distraught parents of an Indian toddler whose body was dumped by a Melbourne roadside made an emotional visit to their son's body on Saturday, as police continued to investigate his suspicious |
Brown in Helmand
: Early wins in a major anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan offered a "beacon of hope," British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday during a surprise visit to troops. During a light |
11 soldiers killed
Eleven Philippine soldiers were killed in an ambush by communist guerrillas on Saturday, a military spokesman said. The soldiers were on patrol in Mindoro island, south of Manila when they ran into |
Rao to visit Lanka
ndia's foreign secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with Sri Lanka's president on resolving the grievances of the island's Tamil minority this weekend, an official source said on Saturday. New Del |
Magazine apologises
A Malaysian Muslim magazine has issued an apology after two of its journalists joined a Catholic service and allegedly desecrated the communion wafer. The "Al Islam" magazine published an article de |
Kid saves baby
A six-year-old girl rescued her baby brother from a fire in the central Philippines despite suffering serious burns herself, local newspapers reported on Saturday. Virginia Rojo carried her four-mon |
PEARLY WHITES
BRUSHING teeth in the morning and before bed keeps the dentist away . Be it a child or an adult, everyone needs to brush his/her teeth for healthy oral health. As daily brushing of teeth is compulsory |
Nike ready for World Cup
A NIKE Inc executive said that the US sports outfitter is cautiously optimistic about overall trading prospects for the year, with sales of its soccer gear already up dramatically ahead of this year's |
Now Ranbir as a butler
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, one of the brand ambassadors of Pepsi, will play the role of a butler in a new TV commercial for the beverage. The 27-year-old will be seen wearing a crisp white shir |
Ford beats GM in US car sales
Ford has knocked General Motors off its long-running pole position in the US car market, according to monthly sales figures released on March 2, while Toyota took less of a hit to its bottom line than |
UML CC members tag Rawal a failure
Home Minister Bhim Rawal who is also a central committee member of the ruling CPN-UML answered to queries raised by the party central committee (CC) members in today's meeting of the party. Most |
Minister incompetent, alleges State home minister
State Minister for Home Affairs Mohammad Rizwan Ansari today came down heavily on Home Minister Bhim Bahadur Rawal for the alleged incompetence of the latter in combating increasing criminal activ |
Blockade cripples life in Morang
Life has been crippled in the Dangi area at Kerabari VDC in Morang due to a blockade for the last 10 days following the murder of a boy. Youth groups from Sundarpur, Morang have been enforcing th |
Donation terror rife in Banke
Criminal activities have been on the rise in Banke district of late.
Various armed outfits operating in the district have intensified donation drive and threats. Armed outfits such as the Tara |
Experts urge rigorous study on snow melt
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) today said that the Himalayan region lacks adequate and reliable data on climate change. "We should accept that the data on gla |
Brown faces Iraq inquiry backlash
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today faced a backlash over his testimony to a public inquiry into the Iraq war as exmilitary chiefs questioned his claims that the army was adequately funded.< |
Stars protest planned closure of BBC network
Jay Sean, Shilpa Shetty and Amir Khan were among a host of stars who today urged the BBC to drop plans to close the Asian Network radio station.Hip-hop artist Sean, Bollywood actress Shetty and w |
Bomb rocks Najaf
A car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims killed three people in Iraq's holiest city on Saturday. The blast near a Shiite shrine in Najaf, which local officials said killed two Iranian pilgrims and an |
Qaeda threat to kill Iraqis who vote
Al-Qaeda in Iraq yesterday threatened to kill people who vote in the war-torn nation's election and imposed a self-declared curfew during polling hours when millions are to cast ballots. The Isla |
India suspends Kabul medical mission
The Ministry of External Affairs has said that the Indian Medical Mission in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has been temporarily suspended, but similar missions in other cities of the country ha |
New fears spread as aftershocks rattle Chile
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was to visit the earthquake-struck Chilean city of Concepcion today to assess its needs as new fears spread among Chileans following three strong aftershocks. The N |
Aftershocks for years?
Chileans will be feeling aftershocks following last week's 8.8-magnitude earthquake for months and possibly years, scientists said on Friday. "The larger the earthquake, the larger the aftershocks, |
Gynaecology course in offing
In order to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on maternal mortality through the production of well-rounded professionals with broad range of skills to provide service to the mothers and |
Paudel hits out at Maoist `greed'
Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Paudel today said that the stalled peace process and process of writing new constitution would not move ahead until the Unified CPN-Maoist gives |
CORPORATE HUMOUR - SEVEN AGES OF THE MARRIED COLD
1st year: The husband says, "Oh, sweetie pie, I'm really worried about those nasty sniffles you have! There's no telling what that could turn into with all the strep that's been going around. I'm go |
US hails UN role in peace process
The United States has said that the United Nations (UN) has been playing a positive and active role in encouraging the peace process in Nepal. Speaking at the Johns Hopkins University Model UN Conf |
Top UN official coming
: A top United NaKATHMANDU: A top United Nations official is visiting Nepal next week to discuss the country's stalled peace process, UNMIN announced here on Saturday. Under-Secretary-General f |
Agreement on refuse fuel plant delayed
The signing of an agreement with the private sector for the much-touted refuse-derived fuel plant for the Kathmandu Valley has been postponed for three more months.The extended tenure of the High-L |
Maoists `thrash' martyr's family
Five members of a martyr family were allegedly thrashed by UCPN-Maoists cadres at a programme organised to felicitate martyrs' family in Maoist Chitawan Party Office premises, Bharatpur yesterday.
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IT ALL DEPENDS ON KARMA IN INDIA
The concept of `karma' shapes consumer satisfaction in India, suggests a new study . It says it is important for companies to understand cultural differences between markets if they wish to re |
Recession sees rise in teeth grinding, say UK dentists
GROWING numbers of people in the UK are suffering from eating problems, splitting headaches and severe oral pain because of an upsurge in teeth grinding which dentists are blaming on job insecurity, |
CONFIDENCE
PANKAJ Kumar Ray of Subhbhawanipatti VDC in Mahottari pursued his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Purwanchal Engineering College, Dharan. He passed out in 2004 and went to Kathmandu to fi |
Global trade shrunk by 12 pc in '09
GLOBAL trade flows contracted by a catastrophic 12 per cent in 2009, the fastest pace since the World War II, Pascal Lamy , director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) revealed on Februar |
Maoists aim to topple India by 2050: Pillai
India's Maoist rebels aim to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, a top government official was quoted today as saying, warning security forces faced a "long, bloody war" to defeat the rebels. T |
DPM-EU official meet
: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sujata Koirala has met Connie Hedegaard, the Climate Action Commissioner at the European Commission, in Brussels. During the meeting, Koira |
Integration as per weapons' number: DPM
Deputy Prime Minister Bijayakumar Gachhadar today said that Unified CPNMaoist was ready to accept integration of its combatants according to the number of weapons they have. Talking to me |
PAPAD rally
Professionals' Alliance for Peace and Democracy (PAPAD) is organising a protest rally tomorrow demanding that the government provide them security. Issuing a press statement, PAPAD said the protes |
LEGAL EAGLE - SC ORDERS SETTING UP OF
IN ITS landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has said that the recently promulgated Domestic Violence (Crime and Punishment) Act, 2009 is not sufficient to control the widespread domestic violence in so |
RULE OUR SHOPPING CHOICES
Emotions tend to influence our preferences in buying goods, says a new study.Researchers found that different positive emotions had drastically different effects on the outcome of a sale. |
NC CC meet to resume
: Nepali Congress central committee meeting that was stalled since February 17 will resume on Sunday according to party sources. Sunday's meeting is expect- ed to take decision on finalising new date |
Free bird flu training
: In the wake bird flu outbreaks and ensuing panic, a pri- vate company has begun imparting free training on bio-security and management of poultry farm in rural parts of the country. According to one |
British PM grilled over military cuts at Iraq robe
Prime Minister Gordon Brown to- day faced allegations that he un- der-funded Britain's military cost- ing soldiers' lives when he was fi- nance minister, in a grilling at the inquiry into the Iraq war |
Australia launches major probe into Indian toddler's murder
Australian police launched a major murder investigation to- day after a three-year-old Indi- an boy's body was found dumped by a Melbourne road- side, threatening to cast a fresh shadow over ties. |
Dutch lawmaker in London to show anti-Islam film
Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders visited London today to show his anti-Islam film in Britain's House of Lords, despite threatened protests.Wilders was refused entry when he first tried to sho |
Bhandari lauds NAWA
: Defence Minister KATHMANDU: Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari on Friday lauded the contribution made by Nepali Army Wives Association (NAWA) in motivating Nepali Army personnel toward their duty. A p |
Sanitation in Lalitpur
: Guthi officials of an n sanitation sector, toNGO working in sanitation sector, to- day visited Siddhipur VDC of Lalitpur area, to take stock of the sanitation programme introduced in the area. A pre |
Constitution possible if leftists unite: Prachanda
Chairman of the main opposition party Unified CPN Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda' today said that the country could get the constitution with the two-third majority of leftists in the Constituen |
Ayurvedic hospital to take shape by Sept
The hand-over of the Ayurvedic Hospital and Re- search Centre (AHRC), which is under construc- tion on the premises of Tribhuvan University with the financial assistance of the Chinese government, is |
Ranibari shootout
: DIG Bigyan Raj Sharma, spokesperson, Nepal Police on Friday said the security forces are tracing the assailants who shot at Managing Director of Bharatpur Medical College Nagender K Pam- pati. They |
AIG Timsina grilled
: Nepal Police Headquarters has sought clarification from AIG Kalyan Timsina for his al- leged role in robbing US$ 300,000 from Chinese businessmen on De- cember, 2009. A probe committee constituted t |
Norvic gets new ward
: Norvic Hospital has added a new emergency department following a surge in demand for qual- ity healthcare from the general pub- lic. A press statement issued by the hospital today said the ward has |
Installing security cameras can help curb crime: Police
Installing Surveillance Cam- eras (SC) in public places could help curb crime signif- icantly, senior law enforcing officials opined here today. Talking to The Himalayan Times, Chief District Offic |
ICJ Secy Gen to arrive today
Secretary General of International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Wilder Taylor is arriving here on a visit to- morrow to assess the human rights situation and rule of law. Taylor would consult variou |
US warns against adopting Nepali kids
The United States has warned its citizens against adopting children in Nepal, saying it has "grave concerns" about the reliability of Nepal's adop- tion system. The government urged prospective ado |
Case filed against currency defaulters
A charge sheet has been filed at the Kathmandu District Court (KDC) against two persons in- volved in foreign exchange of- fence. The case was filed against Padam Bahadur Raut and Narayan Prasad Poude |
West Seti hydro project in limbo
The main committee of West Seti Hydro Project has protested the decision of the Energy Ministry of not renewing the licence of the project. Issuing a press release today, chairman of the committee |
Oli challenges UCPN-Maoist to garner majority in parliament
Senior leader and the Standing Committee mem- ber of the CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli today challenged the UCPN- Maoist to form a govern- ment garnering majority in the parliament. He said, "One can not g |
Sitaula doubts UCPN-Maoist, criticises PM
One of the key negotiators of the peace process Krishna Prasad Sitaula to- day ex- pressed se- r i o u s doubts o v e r Ma o i s t s' intention towards process. He also criticised the Mad- hav Kuma |
Five houses gutted in Morang; one killed
One person died and five houses were turned into cinders when a fire broke out in Jaante- mode Pathari bazaar today morning. Property and valuables worth 15 million has been de- stroyed in the inciden |
Bhandari accuses UNMIN of bias
Defence Minister Bidhayadevi Bhan- dari accused the United Nations Mis- sion in Nepal (UNMIN) of not being able to play impartial and neutral role and provoking Maoists to behave irra- tionally and vi |
HLPM a ploy to topple government: Gachhadar
Deputy Prime-Minister and Min- ister for Physical Planning and Works Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar today accused the High-Level Po- litical Mechanism of conspiring to topple the government rather than focusi |
Japan's $11m for Sindhuli access project
Japan has agreed to extend a grant assistance of around US$11 mil- lion to Nepal for the execution of the Project for the Improvement of Community Access for improving accessibility of areas adjoining |
Magar front launches struggle against federalism opponents
Magar National Liberation Front -- a sister organisation of the Unified CPN-Maoist --has announced a struggle against anti-federalists claim- ing that their recent activities were an- tithetical to de |
Minor killed in fire
A boy was killed and two others were seriously injured when fire broke out on a haystack in Lafyang -5 on Thursday. According to District Police Office Khotang, four- year-old Panchabir Rai, son of Sh |
Shrestha warns of People's revolt for new constitution
UCPN-Maoist Vice-chairman Narayankaji Shrestha `Prakash' today warned of peo- ple's revolt for drafting revolutionary and pro-people constitution in a programme organised by UCPN-Maoist District Party |
Cottage industries shutting down
Most of the small and cot- tage industries in the dis- trict registered under the Small and Cottage Indus- try Development Commit- tee have been shut due to lack of required raw mate- rials and necess |
VDC secys' posts vacant in Myagdi
The posts of VDC secretaries in 14 out of 41 VDCs in the district have been lying vacant for long. Dayaram Poudel, a VDC secretary, even cannot spare time for lunch during office hours as he has to ta |
Federalism report passed sans debate: CC members
Members of the Constitutional Committee today raised objec- tions to the Constituent Assem- bly (CA) for sending Commit- tee's report on Structure of the Constitutional Bodies without discussing in th |
KJWP torches 2 buses
Activists of Kirat Janabadi Workers Party (KJWP) torched two buses accusing them of defying bandh called by the party today.Three armed cadres of the party in combat dress torched the buses in Thok |
Conflict in CA, admits Mahara
UCPN-Maoist leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that conflict existed mainly within four forces in the Con- stituent Assembly.
Conferring modern ambu- lance donated by Non Resi- dentian Nnepal |
No option to dialogue with Pakistan: Manmohan Singh
As the Indian government struggles to find a way for- ward in relations with its less than friendly western neighbour, India's policy to- wards Pakistan is "consis- tent, cautious and realistic," but |
