ONCE-OVER Viral fever in VDCsMAKWANPUR: Viral fever has gripped Bimaltar of Raksirang VDC-7 and Atharegaun of Khairang VDC-1 in Makwanpur district. A team of health workers sent from district public health office has been treating the patients. The team... Travel 12 Aug, 2008
Beleaguered bride Even as urban women talk about having busted the glass ceiling, those in the rural areas continue to be the victims of ignorance. Recently a woman in Rautahat district, Sangita Devi, after having suffered nine long years of torture and humiliation, was... 01 Jul, 2008
Beauty and the beasts Taradevi Tatma, a 40-year-old widow from Deuri-2, Saptari, was forced to eat human excreta after she was held responsible for practicing witchcraft and causing the death of another village woman. Kanchhi Maya Tamang of Dhulikhel was sexually abused by... 23 Jun, 2008
Women charged with being ‘witches’ Kathmandu, October 16: At least 200 women in Belaspur of Nawalparasi have been facing charges of being witches and the local administration is silent on the issue, a study said.“Charging women of practicing witchcraft is rampant in the villages, but... Travel 16 Oct, 2007
US to redesign $100 bill with new security marks Washington, August 27:After six decades in which the venerable dollar never changed its look, the US currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The m-ost amazing is yet to come.A new security thread has been approved for the $100 bill, and the change... 27 Aug, 2007
MIDWAY: Cats and dogs It was all quiet until a strange sound woke me up in the middle of the night. I got up, half-asleep, to discover a little cat meowing at the door. It was a lean-looking creature with twinkling eyes. As an avid animal lover, I jerked myself up and... 05 Jul, 2007
What the books are about The Witch of PortobelloPaulo Coelho, one of the world’s best loved storytellers, is back with a rivetting new novel set in London. This is the story of Athena, or Sherine, to give her the name she was baptised with. Her life is pieced together... Travel Abroad 16 Jun, 2007
MIDWAY: Halfway there All is emptiness, according to practitioners of Zen Buddhism, and you don’t need to read many news stories about the hotel heiress and inexplicable celebrity Paris Hilton before conceding that they’ve probably got a point. Now, though, as Hilton... 27 May, 2007
Mary’s magic shoes Thirteen-year-old Mary Clark was an all-rounder. She was the best in everything — be it academics or other activities — at school. To add to her overflowing cup, Mary was a talented ballet dancer having already won numerous prizes and awards.The... Travel Abroad 01 Nov, 2006
ONCE-OVER Abortion cases on rise POKHARA: Around 10.8 per cent of pregnant Nepali women are resorting to abortion, a recent survey conducted by the Nepal Family Planning Association, Kaski, said. The women go to hospitals, clinics, residences of heath workers... Travel 29 Sep, 2006
Once-over Lightning claims twoCHARIKOT: Two persons were killed when lightning struck at Kabre Village Development Committee in Dolakha on Monday evening. According to locals, the deceased have been identified as Padam Prasad Dhungel, 55, and Chitra Bahadur... Travel 19 Jul, 2006
‘Witchcraft practitioners’ need help Lalitpur, February 15:Tougher legal provisions are needed to address violence committed against a person on the charge of being a witch, legal experts said at a programme organised at the CVICT office today.Presenting a paper on ‘Violence against a... Horoscopes 16 Feb, 2006
