Hinds, Chanderpaul turn screw on SA Agence France PresseGeorgetown, April 2:Wavell Hinds and Shivnarine Chanderpaul each completed maiden Test double hundreds to help West Indies grind South Africa into the dust on the second day of the first Test on Friday.Hinds top-scored with 213 and... 02 Apr, 2005
TIME OUT Triyuga beat Boys Club LAHAN: Triyuga Sports Club defeated Boys Club 4-2 in the day’s match of the Sagarmatha Inter-zonal Gold Cup Football Tournament. Triyuga took lead in the fifth minute through Devendra Khadka. Later, Bishal Rai, Duryodhan... 30 Mar, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Police inspects taxi metersKATHMANDU: Assisted by Valley Traffic Police Office a team of Nepal Quality Control and Metrology Department, Taxi-Tempo Unit, carried out a surprise inspection of taxies at Babarmahal, Thapathali and Pulchowk on Sunday. 17... 28 Mar, 2005
LETTERS All are equal I was surprised by the news “Petty kings’ regal titles legit, says SC” published in THT on March 18 regarding the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) in response to the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Om Prakash... 23 Mar, 2005
Shades of choice Yasmin TajKathmandu:Scorching heat, sweat that drenches you, bright colours that hurt your eyes — these are the impressions one gets as summer announces its arrival. As summer is already on the threshold, the sunrays have started pricking our faces.... Travel Abroad 18 Mar, 2005
RPP seems poised for more intra-party feud Ishwar KhanalKathmandu, March 15:In what the RPP insiders say as a beginning of another ‘intra-party wrangling’, indications of relationship getting sour between the party chairman Pashupati SJB Rana and the chairman of the party’s parliamentary... Travel 15 Mar, 2005
Nexus Nirvana: Make your own road Susan Griffith-JonesKathmandu:I looked into the sky… it was black over Islamabad as we were driving along the highway from Lahore. Large raindrops were starting to splash onto the window of the bus. We had been watching a Hindi movie in which the... Travel Abroad 12 Feb, 2005
Wise old man from the east Sucheta DasguptaKathmandu:His eyes shine warmly as his ancient face breaks into the most innocent of smiles. Blessing a recently bereaved Brazilian visitor with the silk khada (scarf) she has brought along with her as offering, the 86-year-old saint... Travel Abroad 11 Feb, 2005
IN BRIEF Sick girl’s father seeks helpCHAUTARA: Ram Bahadur Tamang of Ganrati, Pipaldanda VDC-8, Sindhupalchok, is seeking financial help for the treatment of his 12-year-old daughter, Tirtha Maya, who has a heart problem. Tirtha Maya is a student of class... Travel 05 Feb, 2005
Enchanting Pokhara Madhukar SJB RanaKathmandu:Being invited to play in the 3rd Parsyang Veterans’ Open Tennis Championship (35 and 45 years’ categories) was a veritable honour, and pleasure, for me as I got a marvelous opportunity to revisit Pokhara - well, more than... Travel Abroad 05 Feb, 2005
Pakistan to hold ‘biggest trade fair since 9/11’ Agence France PresseKarachi, February 2:Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to open an international trade fair today designed to attract foreign investors scared off by violence which has plagued the country since 9/11, officials said. The five-day... 02 Feb, 2005
Is Tara Reid’s career in jeopardy? NEW YORK: Sexy ‘American Pie’ actress Tara Reid plays an anthropologist in ‘Alone in the Dark’, director Uwe Boll’s paranormal thriller co-starring Christian Slater.Reid, who started out as a child actor appearing in TV commercials, feels she... Travel Abroad 31 Jan, 2005
