Rugged traders rue bureaucrats at re-opened Silk Road pass Guwahati, July 30 :Rugged traders finally allowed to cross a snowy Silk Road mountain pass between India and China that opened three weeks ago after a gap of 44 years now face a bigger hurdle — bureaucrats.From quality permits for yak pelts to... 30 Jul, 2006
Can trade in yak tail boost economy? Nathu La, July 8 :The historic reopening of the fabled Silk Road for border trade between India and China has ushered a sense of euphoria. But can the much-hyped border trade really change the locals’ economic life?On Thursday, the road at the... 08 Jul, 2006
Artist to ‘re-create’ Buddhas destroyed by Taliban Kabul, August 9:When the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan destroyed two 1,600-year-old Buddha statues lining Bamiyan Valley’s soaring cliffs, the world shook with shock at the demise of such huge archaeological treasures. Now, artist Hiro... Women 09 Aug, 2005
Nexus Nirvana Susan Griffith-JonesKathmandu:I looked into the sky… it was already midday yet the half moon was lingering above the Kunjerab pass that marks the official border with China. We were still only halfway between the two customs posts that are around 400... Travel Abroad 19 Feb, 2005
Silk route retraced Associated Press Shanghai, April 26:Forty-five years after it was first proposed, a modern version of the ancient Silk Road that once linked Asia with Europe is taking shape - a 140,000-km web of highways and ferry routes that will again connect the... 26 Apr, 2004
As time goes by Dubby BhagatKathmandu:To begin at a not very distant beginning. A few years ago the courtyard or bahal was the loveliest in Kathmandu, its four sides of mellow, unpainted brick decorate with brilliantly carved wooden windows and arched verandahs, a... Travel Abroad 17 Apr, 2004
