50 drown in Pak tractor mishap Associated PressMultan, March 19:A tractor-trailer carrying pilgrims from a Muslim shrine in central Pakistan veered off a road into a fast-flowing river, killing at least 50 people, military police said today. The accident happened late yesterday in... Women 19 Mar, 2005
ONCE-OVER Ordinances promulgatedKATHMANDU: The King has promulgated the National Judicial Academy Ordinance -2061 B.S, and the Nepal Treaty (First Amendment) Ordinance- 2061 BS, the office of the prime minister and the council of ministers said on Wednesday.... Travel 17 Mar, 2005
33 killed in separate bus mishaps in India Associated PressNew Delhi, March 13:At least 33 people were killed when one bus plunged into a canal and another fell into a gorge in a mountainous region today, police and news reports said. At least 18 Hindu pilgrims were killed when two buses... Women 13 Mar, 2005
Two rapes, four murders every hour in India: Report Murali KrishnanNew Delhi, March 11: How crime prone is India? Every hour, 25 violent crimes take place in the country while 59 housewives commit suicide every day. And two accidental deaths occur every two minutes across this vast country. The violent... Women 11 Mar, 2005
ONCE-OVER SC order to govtKATHMANDU: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the government authorities including the Home Ministry, the Police Headquarters and the Kathmandu District Administration Office to clarify why student leaders — Om Prasad Aryal, Jyoti... Travel 07 Mar, 2005
10 kids killed in Pak bus mishap AgenciesIslamabad, February 27:At least 10 children died today when a bus carrying them on a school excursion me with a mishap on a highway in southeastern Pakistan, officials said.Many of the other 61 people on the bus, including the driver and... Women 27 Feb, 2005
US steps up aid efforts as over 470 Afghans die of cold Agence France PresseKabul, February 25:US-led forces and international agencies stepped up aid efforts today as officials said at least 478 people, perhaps half of them children, had died in Afghanistan’s bitterest winter in a decade.American Black... Women 25 Feb, 2005
TOPICS : Ensuring road safety in Nepal Murali Dhar Pokhrel:Ensuring road safety has become an important national problem in Nepal. Yet very little has been done about it. We have data on road accidents each year, but we need to analyse accidents in much more detail to find out the major... 17 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Improve efficiency: All of us are aware that Nepal Bank Ltd and Rastriya Banijya Bank have been under foreign management for quite sometime and they have claimed success in reviving those two banks. Their contracts were renewed recently most probably... 16 Feb, 2005
TIME OUT Takaoka wins marathon:TOKYO: Japan’s Toshinari Takaoka won the Tokyo International Marathon on Sunday, finishing more than three minutes ahead of Zebedayo Bayo of Tanzania. Takaoka crossed the finish line with a meet record time of 2 hours, 7... 13 Feb, 2005
SNIPPETS Carnival mishap toll 69:SAO PAULO: At least 69 people died in road accidents during Carnival weekend in Brazil, while some 762 people were injured, police said on Monday. The toll was an improvement over 2004, however, when 96 died and 793 were injured... Women 08 Feb, 2005
Road accident deaths on rise, say Valley cops Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 5:The number of vehicles is increasing all over the country and people are gradually getting concentrated in the Valley where road condition and infrastructure has not improved over the years. Curiously, the... Travel 05 Feb, 2005
