Sir Edmund here to attend meet Kathmandu, May 2:The political situation here and the travel warnings issued by the New Zealand government did not bar Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to scale Mt Everest along with Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, to visit his ‘second home’ after two... Travel 03 May, 2006
Armymen beat Armed Police Force, win title Kathmandu, September 22:Tribhuvan Army Club defeated Gyanendra Armed Police Force (APF) Officers’ Club 25-12, 25-16, 25-18 in the final of the Solu-Sagarmatha National Open Volleyball Tournament, organised by Solu-Kathmandu Sports Youth Club under... 22 Sep, 2005
Tribhuvan Army Club, Armed Police in final Kathmandu, September 21:Tribhuvan Army Club and Gyanendra Armed Police Force (APF) Officers’ Club entered the final of the Solu-Sagarmatha Cup Volleyball Tournament, which has been organised by Solukhumbu-Kathmandu Sports Club, under the auspices of... 21 Sep, 2005
LOCAL BRIEFS Ideal Model TT KATHMANDU: Canvas, Bijeshwori, Puspa Sadan and AIMS entered the girls’ team event semi-final at the Ideal Model Trophy Valleywide Inter-school Table Tennis Tournament. In boys’ team event, Ideal Model ‘A’, AVM, Ganesh Memorial... 05 Sep, 2005
Paralysed Swiss woman helps build hospital Rajan PokhrelLukla, May 28:A Swiss woman who has been suffering from paralysis for the last eleven years and can move only with the help of a wheelchair has helped build a well-equipped hospital in Lukla of Solukhumbu district. Nicole Niquille, 48,... Travel 28 May, 2005
Phone services disrupted in eastern region Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, May 21:People have been affected by the disruption of telephone services in some districts of the eastern region. The disruption, which has been blamed on technical problems, have affected services in Bhojpur, Khotang,... Travel 22 May, 2005
French tourist rescued from gorge after six days Rajan PokhrelKathmandu, May 9:Are you planning an adventure alone? You have an incredible lesson to learn. The locals of Namche in Solukhumbu district rescued a French national on Friday evening who went missing for the past six days during his solo... Travel 09 May, 2005
319 undergo cataract surgery Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 9:Three hundred nineteen cataract patients, most of them from poor financial background, had their eyes operated upon at a four-day eye camp organised at the Pullahari Monastery in Kapan. The Micro-Surgical Sight... Horoscopes 10 Apr, 2005
Tourists help locals Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 15:Summers are no more a nightmare for the residents of Solukhumbu district as they have to walk quite a distance to fetch water. All the 16 houses in Pawai village in Solukhumbu district are soon going to get... Travel 16 Apr, 2004
Obsolescence, Maoist threats make telegraph service lose cutting edge Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 28The telegraph service has come under threat of obsolescence after three decades of existence and active service in the country as it can no longer compete with the modern devises of telecommunication. The latest... Horoscopes 28 May, 2002
Plant material for making Yen Ramechhap could be an important place for extraction of Argeli (Edgeworthia gardneri), a plant material used to make Yen, the Japanese currency. Industrial cultivation of Argeli that mostly occurs in altitudinal range of 1500 metres to 3000 metres has... Travel 22 May, 2002
