Disparities galore Nepal’s history can be best written in disparity. Differences, inconsistencies, class divisions, socio-economic stratification, haves and have-nots, all have existed in Nepal for a long time. As in any other society, there thrived the well-to-do... 10 Jan, 2005
AGENDA : This dying Earth is weeping so... Natural calamities are very hard to predict even in developed countries like the US and Japan. Till date no system, which can detect natural calamities, precisely, has been developed but its effects can be minimised.• Don’t panic• Don’t rush... Travel Abroad 08 Jan, 2005
30 years of endeavour, and end result nil! Himalayan News ServiceMahottari, Janauary 2:Thirty years have passed but the 17-km long Ramjanaki road intended to link Janakpurdham with Matihani Bazaar in Mahottari district is yet to be completed.People of that locality have no option but to put up... Travel 03 Jan, 2005
Team inspects flood-hit areas Himalayan News ServiceRautahat/Birgunj, June 14:Indo-Nepal joint flood control team today inspected the areas in Bara and Rautahat districts which are often affected by floods in Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers. The six-member Indian team headed by chief... Travel 14 Jun, 2004
NK recalls mobile phones SEOUL: North Korea has recalled mobile phones from its citizens, nearly a year and a half after the service was introduced in the communist country, South Korean media reports said. A North Korean official attending an inter-Korean economic meeting in... Travel Abroad 04 Jun, 2004
Orissa tribals eat sweet potato to stay alive Himalayan News ServiceBhubaneswar, May 6:The hardy sweet potato is helping tribals in Orissa beat hunger as they fight for survival against droughts, floods and desperate poverty.In large tracts of Orissa’s tribal belt, beset with natural disasters... Women 07 May, 2004
SNIPPETS Royal funeral for monkey PATNA: Hundreds of people took to the streets on Saturday to give a royal farewell to a monkey that died of electric shock. A huge procession inched its way towards a ground where the monkey was cremated according to Hindu... Women 19 Apr, 2004
Pokhara in peril due to sand mining Himalayan News ServicePokhara, April 8:Locals fear that floods may wreak havoc in Pokhara if the present practice of excessive sand mining from the Seti River continues.The local development officer, Narayan Raj Timilsina, said that the District... Travel 09 Apr, 2004
Koshi floods A B ThapaThe threat of Koshi floods is one of the key national problems at present, posing a scientific and technological challenge to tame it for the benefit of not just Nepal but the entire South Asian region. The Kosi river system thus is both an... 01 Mar, 2004
Reconstruction work at Manohara bridge in limbo Himalayan News ServiceBhaktapur, February 19Reconstruction of the once busy Manohara bridge, which was supposed to be completed a year ago, remains incomplete till date. The bridge used to link Bhaktapur district with Kathmandu.To reconstruct the... Horoscopes 20 Feb, 2004
n Korea Software trade showBEIJING: North Korea on Saturday opened the first trade show for its computer software makers, offering a glimpse into an infant industry that the secretive communist regime hopes will help to revive its famine-wracked economy. North... 20 Apr, 2002
