CREDOS : Mind over matter — IV Matthieu Ricard Do the developmental events of a child’s life have a major role in shaping emotional circuitry? And how can we conduct scientific experiments on the effects of long-term meditation and Buddhist techniques of mind training? Richard... 20 Jun, 2004
TOPICS : Cuba’s biotech industry looking triumphant Ian Sample Outright success stories have been hard to come by for Cuba since the collapse of its Soviet ally, but its biotechnology industry is looking like a triumph. Driven largely by domestic need, home-grown biotech has boosted what was already an... 31 Mar, 2004
INSEC alleges torture by security forces Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, March 17 :The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) has claimed that securitymen in plainclothes manhandled health workers and officials of the Madhumalla VDC post office on February 16. It has demanded an... Travel 18 Mar, 2004
Here’s how to keep pet flu away USA TodayDetroit,It’s hard to look into the big, sad eyes of a sick family member — especially when that member is four-legged and furry. Even pets are susceptible to the flu, but like humans, there are precautions you can take to keep sickness at... Travel Abroad 01 Mar, 2004
IN BRIEF Whereabouts soughtKATHMANDU: The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) has appealed the government to make public the whereabouts of secretary of Pushpalal Memorial Foundation and journalist Lok Krishna Bhattarai, who is said to have been arrested... Horoscopes 25 Feb, 2004
Lack of anti-TB vaccine hits immunisation camp Bhojraj NeupanePokhara, February 23Lack of the anti-tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, since the last month is affecting millions of children countrywide. Surya Khadka, in the supply section of the Health Service Department (HSD) said stocks ran out a month... Travel 24 Feb, 2004
Polio immunisation campaign in 67 districts Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, February 21The eighth intensive national vaccination day was held in 67 districts across the Kingdom today. The first stage was held on August 16 and the second phase on September 20 last year in the Himali districts... Travel 22 Feb, 2004
Polio immunisation campaign in 67 districts Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, February 21The eighth intensive national vaccination day was held in 67 districts across the Kingdom today. The first stage was held on August 16 and the second phase on September 20 last year in the Himali districts... Travel 22 Feb, 2004
CREDOS: Mecca — I Beliefnet columnist Hesham A Hassaballa, a physician in Chicago, filed regular reports from Saudi Arabia as he participated in his first Hajj last year.Sunday, January 26, 2003: God willing, my wife and I are all set to leave for Mecca tomorrow. The... 01 Feb, 2004
Mixed response to Maoist bandh Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, January 3 Explosions at four places in the region created terror, underscoring the Mechi-Kosi bandh by the ANNISU-R today. The impact of the bandh was felt more in Dhankuta, Sangkhuwasabha, Ilam and Jhapa districts... Travel 03 Jan, 2004
42 lakh expected to take polio drops Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, January 2Prime Minister Thapa initiated the eighth National Immunisation Day programme by administering polio drops to children under five at the Paropkar Sri Panch Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Prashuti Griha (maternity... Horoscopes 03 Jan, 2004
