TOPICS: In celebration of joint family Old age should not be considered an age of inactivity. Grandparents can look after the children in a much better way than the young parents who have little time to spare. Pressures of modern living give birth to nuclear families, but their... 06 Oct, 2005
India sought diaspora’s knowledge Himalayan News Service Mumbai, January 10: Held against the backdrop of the killer tsunami, India’s annual event to engage with its vast and increasingly influential diaspora sent a clear signal that the country seeks not just their riches but also... 01 Oct, 2005
TOPICS : Issues that SAARC should address If all goes well, the SAARC summit will be held on 9-10 November this year in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The secretary-level meeting would soon take place to decide on the summit agenda. This year is also the 20th anniversary of the establishment of this... 09 Aug, 2005
Laden posters land ICICI in trouble Himalayan News ServiceLucknow, July 21:Using pictures of Osama bin Laden on its posters and addressing its insurance agents as terrorists to sell its policies has landed a Kanpur branch of ICICI Prudential in trouble. Five executives of the company... 21 Jul, 2005
TAKING STOCK : Kathmandu restaurants, Mumbai bars Rakesh WadhwaKathmandu:A huge controversy was kicked up in India by the Maharastra government’s decision to close Mumbai’s dance bars. The governments actions have come in for praise from those who consider themselves as self-appointed guardians of... 05 Jun, 2005
Int’l Labour Day celebrated in districts Himalayan News Service Biratnagar, May 1: Marking the 116th International Labours’ Day, local labourers today staged a massive rally. Hundreds of labourers participated, shouting shouted slogans in favour of labour empowerment. The rally started from... Travel 02 May, 2005
Chepang children malnourished Himalayan News ServiceDhadhing, May 1:The seven-month-long famine in Dhading district has hit Chepang children badly, with nearly all of them suffering from severe malnutrition. According to research by a local NGO, FOCUS-Nepal, most of the... Travel 02 May, 2005
Condoms finding more users along highway, says study Keshav Adhikari Gajuri (Dhadhing), March 10: More and more people living between Nagdhunga in the Tribhuvan Highway and Mauwakhola in the Prithvi Highway have been using condoms these days, states a research report prepared by the General Welfare... Travel 11 Mar, 2005
India’s ‘please-all’ budget Ranjit Devraj: Nine months after being voted into power on a wave of public anger against pro-rich polices, the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) — backed by the communists — has proposed a budget that may actually give a human... 02 Mar, 2005
Panels formed to mark D-Day Himalayan News Service Pokhara, February 16: Various committees have been formed in Kaski and Syangja districts to mark the birthday of late king Tribhuvan and the 55th National Democracy Day, which falls on February 18. A Democracy Day committee has... Travel 16 Feb, 2005
To be or not to be... feminist Sucheta DasguptaKathmandu:Addressing the F-word: Remember the time when you were busy explaining a reaction to some innocuous trend on FTV or trying to get in a critical (well, according to you, yes) word on a conversation on the merits and demerits of... Travel Abroad 10 Feb, 2005
TAKING STOCK : How poor subsidise rich Rakesh WadhwaKathmandu:Recently I was asked to comment on an assertion by India’s left wing social activist Arundhati Roy that the rich become rich by taking money away from the poor. This in general is not true and I said so.However, I do find... 06 Feb, 2005
