LETTERS Implement traffic rules:Traffic accidents claim hundreds of lives each year in Nepal and it is the festive season that registers a large number of them. Though the World Health Day was marked highlighting the need for traffic safety this year, the rate... 01 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Curb human trafficking: Human trafficking is one of the primary issues of concern in Nepal. Appreciable efforts have been made by the government along with various groups but trafficking continues to thrive. One must acknowledge that this social evil... 19 Jan, 2005
1 killed, 27 hurt in mishaps Himalayan News Service Rupandehi, January 15:One person was killed and 27 others hurt in two different road accidents on Saturday. One was killed and eight others were hurt when a jeep (Lu 1 Cha 1648) fell 150 metres off the road at Silangi near... Travel 16 Jan, 2005
1 killed, 2 hurt in mishaps Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, January 9:One person was killed and other two injured in separate road accidents today in Morang. Gyan B Chaudhary, 17, of Tetariya VDC died on the spot when a bullock cart carrying logs of the wood, crushed him at... Travel 10 Jan, 2005
Be streetwise Dipti Sherchan Kathmandu: Today is World Health Day and since the focus this year is road safety, our reporter finds out how safe our roads are Every year on April 7, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosts an event to celebrate the anniversary of... Travel Abroad 04 Jun, 2004
CRIME WATCH Property lootedLALITPUR: Property worth Rs 48,000 was looted from the house of Dinesh Shahi at Lalitpur, on Thursday afternoon. Police are hunting for the looters. —HNSOne kills self KATHMANDU: Shashi Tumbapho Limbu (18) of Dallu committed suicide by... Horoscopes 14 May, 2004
Only 20 per cent of road mishap culprits brought to justice Ananta Raj LuitelKathmandu, May 4:Though the number of road accidents in the country is on the rise, the prosecutors have been successful in punishing only 20 per cent of the culprits. According to last year’s annual report of the Attorney... Horoscopes 05 May, 2004
Lalitpur to have six overhead bridges Himalayan News ServiceLalitpur, April 20:The Lalitpur sub-metropolitan city is all set to construct six overhead bridges to ease the traffic follow on the streets of this historically and culturally important city. Following the footsteps of Kathmandu... Horoscopes 21 Apr, 2004
Women tempo drivers stay unemployed Chinta Mani PoudelChitwan, January 18Women tempo drivers in Chitwan are facing a hard time due to the negligence of the municipality to provide them with employment opportunities, despite having been provided training by the municipality earlier. Ram... 19 Jan, 2004
2 die in road accidents Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 26Two people have died in separate accidents in the valley in the last two days, according to the central police news cell.Prabhat Sharma, an Indian resident who had been staying in Samakosi in Kathmandu was... Travel 26 May, 2002
84 million to die of Poly-trauma in 2020 Poly-trauma, the psychological stress that an individual suffers after an accident, coupled with physical damage to various parts of the body, claims 16,000 lives everyday across the world. This is not a dangerous disease but negligence could lead one... Travel 18 May, 2002
