Harassed workers call transportation strike Sindhupalchowk, July 1 : Transport workers have declared an indefinite strike from today at Barhabise-Tatopani road section along Araniko Highway to protest the incident of army personnel beating up conductor Surya Bahadur Karki of a container van... Travel 07 Jan, 2006
Work on Kanti Rajpath to begin soon Lalitpur, November 17:After a five-decade-long halt, the District Development Committee (DDC), Lalitpur, is making preparations to begin work on the 92-km Kanti Rajpath Marg project. Once completed, the road will connect remote villages of Lalitpur... Travel 18 Nov, 2005
ICRC bid to free forces Kathmandu, September 13: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working “extensively” to facilitate the release of Royal Nepali Army (RNA) soldiers, whom the Maoists had captured after the clash in Pili on August 7. “The fact... Travel 13 Sep, 2005
Retd Major pens book Kathmandu, September 8:Former Force Commander of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation Retd Gen Krishna Narayan Singh Thapa today launched a book entitled Niji Surakshyako Serofero written by Retired Major Dr Karna Bahadur Thapa.... Travel 09 Sep, 2005
ICRC training to RNA men going on Kathmandu, September 7:Though the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Nepal has stopped visiting Royal Nepali Army (RNA) detention centres for about six months because of “some problems”, it has been imparting training to army... Travel 08 Sep, 2005
ONCE-OVER 2 die of encephalitisDANG: Japanese Encephalitis has claimed two more victims on Wednesday in Dang. Keshu Chaudhary of Manpur VDC and Maiti Chaudhary of Laxmipur VDC died while being treated at Mahendra Hospital, Ghorahi, hospital administration... Travel 08 Sep, 2005
Discretion root of graft: CIAA chief Kathmandu, September 2:The chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Surya Nath Upadhayay, has said that the discretionary powers enjoyed by government officials should be curtailed to control corruption... Horoscopes 03 Sep, 2005
JEP call to help empower janajatis Kathmandu, August 27:The executive director of the Janajati Empowerment Project (JEP), Dr Chaitanya Subba, has called on the janajati students to help put pressure on the government to empower the indigenous nationalities of the nation. Stating that... Horoscopes 27 Aug, 2005
US approach Nepal has been wronged Is it disturbing to find the US ‘disturbed’ by Nepal for imprisoning former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on charges of corruption? Being the superpower, the US does not get ordinarily disturbed. But when it gets disturbed for right or wrong... 07 Aug, 2005
Golbazaar closed after midnight heist Lahan, August 3:A gang of armed dacoits looted jewellery and cash worth about Rs 18 lakh from three jewellery shops in Shiva Chowk, Golbazaar, last night. Shocked by the incident, the shopkeepers closed their shops today. Even though the residents of... Travel 03 Aug, 2005
CEHURDES urges RNA to punish ‘guilty’ soldiers Kathmandu, August 3:Urging the Royal Nepali Army (RNA) to conduct an investigation into ‘harassment’ of media persons by security personnel in Dailekh, the Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) urged the RNA on Wednesday to... Travel 03 Aug, 2005
Remember Malaun? The famous Anglo-Nepali battle of Malaun took place between February and May 1815. Exactly 190 years later, Jyoti Thapa Mani, a sixth generation descendant of Jahar Singh Thapa from Chisopani, Nepal, pays a commemorative visitKathmandu: Malaun Fort,... Travel Abroad 25 Jun, 2005
