Police nab French ‘paedophile’ Kathmandu, March 14:The police arrested an alleged international paedophile from Kathmandu last evening.According to the police, Jean Jacques Haye, 60, a French national, was nabbed from Attarkhel, Gokarna. There is an Interpol Red Corner Notice... Horoscopes 14 Mar, 2009
BIZ BRIEFS Nabil ‘acceptable’ financial aideKATHMANDU: The Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s National Office in Canberra, Australia has chosen Nabil Bank Ltd — as one of the ‘acceptable financial institutions’ to arrange necessary funding in... 10 Feb, 2009
SC directs govt to promulgate Act for refugees Kathmandu, November 25: Making public the full text judgment on the detention of four Pakistani citizens, the Supreme Court today directed the government to promulgate an Act for refugees.“The government should promulgate an Act in this regard,”... Horoscopes 26 Nov, 2007
Bharat Shakya arrested Kathmandu, October 31:Metropolitan Police Range (NPR), Kathmandu, today took Bharat Kumar Shakya, official of the Nepal Recreation Centre (NRC) Pvt Ltd, into custody for his alleged involvement in forging government documents.“We arrested Shakya,... Horoscopes 31 Oct, 2007
Tuttle kin in police custody Kathmandu, October 26:Ket Sarin Singnark, former director of the Nepal Recreation Centre Pvt Ltd, is cooling her heels in the Hanumandhoka Police custody for 10 days, police said. Singnak is learnt to be the sister-in-law of RD Tuttle, who set up... Horoscopes 26 Oct, 2007
SC seeks Act on refugees Kathmandu, September 24: The Supreme Court today directed the government to promulgate an Act to address the refugees’ problems.A division bench of judges Sharada Prasad Pundit and Bala Ram KC issued the verdict responding to a habeas corpus petition... Travel 25 Sep, 2007
Detainee escapes from DoI custody Kathmandu, August 18:Thirty-three-year-old Chinese national, Siren Nambu, ran away from the custody of the Department of Immigration (DoI) in Kathmandu on Wednesday night, immigration officials said today.An official at the DoI said Nambu, who hailed... Horoscopes 18 Aug, 2007
54 foreigners arrested, deported this fiscal Kathmandu, June 29:The Department of Immigration (DI) arrested 54 foreigners for overstaying in Nepal and deported them to their home countries this fiscal. According to Dilli Pokharel, section officer at the litigation section of the DI, the... Horoscopes 30 Jun, 2007
Two cops held for ‘letting in’ Tibetans Kathmandu, November 14:The Immigration office at Kodari, bordering China, yesterday arrested two police personnel on charge of letting four Tibetans enter Nepal illegally.The immigration office today brought the two policemen and four Tibetans to the... Travel 15 Nov, 2006
Registration must for trekkers again Kathmandu, October 21:Tourists visiting Nepal for a trek will now again have to acquire a trekking registration certificate.Earlier, the Department of Immigration used to issue such certificates to trekkers but the provision was scrapped in... Horoscopes 22 Oct, 2006
UNHCR defends exit visas to 16 Bhutanese refugees Kathmandu, July 27, 2006:The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the recent protests and demonstrations by some Bhutanese refugees over the issue of granting exit visas to 16 vulnerable individuals for their... Horoscopes 28 Jul, 2006
Global tourism rises by 10pc in 2004 Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 22:After three years of stagnant growth, international tourism experienced a spectacular rebound in 2004. According to a recent release on tourism performance by WTO World Tourism Barometer in Thailand,... 22 Feb, 2005
