PEOPLESPEAK : Not glued to the idiot box Readers seem to prefer “serious entertainment” like news and sports even as Zee Cinema emerges as the film channel watched most.Yes, it is absolutely true that television is the window through which we can see the world. In my view all the channels... Travel Abroad 18 Jun, 2005
IN BRIEF Buddha Jayanti plansKathmandu: The 2549th Buddha Jayanti Celebration Committee has announced that it would organise programmes to mark the occasion for a week. This year the Buddha Jayanti, also called the Baishakh Purnima, falls on May 23. Convener of... Horoscopes 16 May, 2005
IN BRIEF Drug firm inspectedKATHMANDU: A three-member team from the District Administration Office of Kathmandu on Sunday visited controversy-ridden Royal Drugs Limited for investigation. Sources at the state-owned drugs industry said that the team visited to... Horoscopes 16 May, 2005
IN BRIEF One stabbed KATHMANDU: An unidentified person on Sunday evening stabbed Sanju Tamang, 25, at New Road. Tamang was working in his video parlour when the man broke into the room and stabbed him. He is undergoing treatment at Bir Hospital. Police are... Horoscopes 02 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
LETTERS Pollution in Jhapa Jhapa district is known for its rich soil fertility and is suitable for, among other things, tea plantation. Recently, many new industries like cement factories are being established in Duwagadi area, and their number is increasing.... 28 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Practical steps necessary: Since I have been an admirer of THT owing to the wide coverage it offers for the readers of different tastes, I go through your editorials, critical write-ups, letter column, articles and news items. The editorial “Surprise... 13 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Maintain transparency Few people voice against dysfunctions of an organisation; their voice is unheard by the mass unless the rebelling voice vehemently draws the attention of the media. Recently, the Federation for Development of Indigenous... 15 Jun, 2004
LETTERS Need for an alternative Pashupatinath and Boudhanath are two major tourist destinations in Nepal. The actual distance on foot from Pashupatinath temple to Boudha is mere 30 minutes, but it takes not less than one hour if we go by any vehicle. It is... 19 Apr, 2004
LETTERS Build national unityUnited we stand, divided we fall goes the age-old adage. Unfortunately, unity is what we lack in Nepal. At every critical turning point in Nepal’s history, what we have witnessed is disunity and lack of coherence among the... 08 Apr, 2004
Crime watch Man nabbed on murder charge KATHMANDU: The crime investigation branch of the valley police arrested a person on charge of murdering Rajbir Rai, 30, a resident of Dhapasi village development committee-6 on Sunday. "Sagar Shrestha, 24, has been arrested... Horoscopes 05 Apr, 2004
IN BRIEF Murder suspect arrested Kathmandu: Police arrested Bikas Tuladhar, a resident of KMC -22, Dharmapath, on suspicion of killing his brother. Bikas had severely beaten up his own brother on Sunday night who died at Bir Hospital on Wednesday while... Horoscopes 05 Mar, 2004
