Valley’s garbage problem: Okharpauwa locals form talks team Maoists to dump garbage on ministry premisesKathmandu, February 19:The locals in Okharpauwa VDC-4 today formed a nine-member talks team under the chairmanship of Uttam Ghimire to hold dialogue with the government to resolve the Valley’s garbage... Horoscopes 20 Feb, 2007
Up to 40 may have fallen prey to Noida serial killers New Delhi, January 16:The death toll in a serial murder case that has shocked India may top 40 after detectives found over a dozen more skulls stashed in plastic bags, a report said today.“In the 40 bags, we have found more than a dozen skulls,” an... Women 16 Jan, 2007
Anytime crisps Have you tried making potato chips at home only to have them turn out limp and soggy? Here’s a simple recipe for you to turn out those delicious crisps.Ingredients• 6 or more medium/large potatoes• Oil or fat for deep frying• Salt• Chilli... Travel Abroad 01 Sep, 2006
Street children glued to sniffing adhesives for a high Kathmandu, August 1:It is midday. The street is busy with people on the move and the hurly-burly as usual. Abandoned at a traffic island at Jamal is a mother of one who is high on glue, an intoxicant now prized by street children in the city.Shanti... Horoscopes 02 Aug, 2006
Let’s not use plastic We use plastic in different forms every day of our lives either to pack lunch for school or as carrybags, and in many other ways.Plastic bags are very common in the majority of Asian countries. People prefer to use such bags because these are portable,... Travel Abroad 11 May, 2006
Snippets Security up in J&K SRINAGAR: Tight security was in place ahead of special local elections in four Indian Kashmir districts after militant separatists threatened to attack candidates and voters, police said on Sunday. “We have made adequate security... Women 23 Apr, 2006
Kids dying for a glass of water Nobody reading this started the day with a 3km hike to collect the family’s daily water supply from a stream. None of us will suffer the indignity of using a plastic bag for a toilet. And our children don’t die for want of a glass of clean... 16 Mar, 2006
BRIEFS Entertaining parents:Kathmandu Don Bosco Higher Secondary School observed its fifth parents day on March 4. Students put up some interesting cultural shows as well as fashion shows along with songs, dance and drama. Chief guest Abhi Subedi said that... Travel Abroad 08 Mar, 2006
Banning plastic bags to hurt India Mumbai, September 30:The impending blanket ban on plastic carry-bags in Maharashtra will hurt India’s export of polyethylene products, industry representatives claim. “If the proposed ban on use of plastic covers comes into effect, then India will... 30 Sep, 2005
LETTERS Useful but vague: It was interesting to read Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay’s article “National crisis” published in THT on August 15. He has suggested that “a widely participated political conference” is the need of the hour to reach a consensus... 16 Aug, 2005
BRIEFS Clean up! clean up!Students of Siddhartha Children Group of Siddhartha English School organised a sanitation campaign in their school and its surrounding locality. They had also conducted a mass rally with a participation of 78 students to create... Travel Abroad 29 Jun, 2005
Executions, drug destruction mark Anti-Drugs Day in Asia Agence France PresseBeijing, June 26: On International Anti-Drug Day today, Asian officials from Beijing to Yangon marked their fight against an ancient scourge with a desperate mixture of executions and immolation of confiscated narcotics. China,... Women 26 Jun, 2005
