Six district-level leaders sent to jail Himalayan News Service Rautahat, March 16: Six district-level leaders of the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, who were arrested on March 12 during a demonstration against the February 1 royal move, have been sent to three months in prison. Security forces... Travel 17 Mar, 2005
ONCE-OVER Stolen bikes recoveredCharikot: The police have impounded motorbikes with registration number Ba 12 Pa 8304, Ba 15 Pa 1447 and Ba 9 Pa 9876, which were stolen from the vicinity of Jawalkhel, on Saturday. Bishal Shrestha of Sindhupalchwok, Arjun... Travel 12 Mar, 2005
TIME OUT Rai, Karki finish firstLALITPUR: Asmita Rai of Nepal Police came first with 371 points in the Air Rifle section at the Women’s Shooting Tournament. Ful Maya Kyapchhaki (370) and Rita Devi Shrestha finished second and third respectively. In Air... 11 Mar, 2005
Police seize 3 trucks of sand Kathmandu, October 3: Police seized three trucks of sand smuggled from the banks of the Bagmati river yesterday. Police said they seized four trucks (with plate numbers Ba 1 Kha 9291, Ba 1 Kha 7639, Ba 1 Kha 4603 and Ba 1 Kha 9428) for further... Horoscopes 10 Mar, 2005
SCHOOL BRIEFS Nobelians visit THT:3 March was an exciting and memorable day for the students of Nobel Academy because they had a whole day on a visit how newspapers are in our doorstep daily! First, they had a visit in the APCA house of the himalayan times. There... Travel Abroad 09 Mar, 2005
NHRC man barred from travelling Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 5:A National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team, which was scheduled to fly to Bhairahawa today, returned from the Tribhuvan International Airport after security forces prevented one of its members from entering... Horoscopes 05 Mar, 2005
Despite ban, indigenous women sell home-brewed alcohol Himalayan News ServiceDamak, March 3:The indigenous women in south-west Jhapa district are sustaining themselves by selling home-brewed alcohol despite the administration’s ban on its sale. These women are neither aware that brewing alcohol at home... Travel 03 Mar, 2005
Schools closed following threat Himalayan News Service Damak, February 28: Schools in the seven VDCs of western Jhapa remained closed flowing a threat yesterday.Earlier yesterday, a telephone caller who claimed himself to be an ANNISU-R cadre threatened principals of several schools... Travel 28 Feb, 2005
Petitions to free Pradhan, student leaders filed Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 21:Two separate habeas corpus petitions were filed today at the Supreme Court, challenging the arrest of child rights worker Gauri Pradhan and six student leaders of the CPN-UML affiliated student organisation... Travel 22 Feb, 2005
ONCE-OVER Singer Ojha’s confession:DHARAN: Popular singer Prakash Ojha, who is in custody on charges of molesting minor girls, admitted to his “crime” before district attorney on Monday. Police arrested him from Kathmandu on February 6 on the basis of... Travel 15 Feb, 2005
ONCE-OVER One killed in road mishap:BIRATNAGAR: One person was killed when a motorbike collided with a Landrover in Biratnagar on Saturday night. Motorcycle driver Arbindra Agrawal died on the spot when his bike (Ko 1 Pa 8820) collided with the Landrover (Ko 1... Travel 14 Feb, 2005
DoC auctions contraband goods Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 13:The Department of Customs (DoC) has generated Rs 65.76 million through the auction of contrabands seized during the fiscal year of 2003-04. It is 24 per cent increase in revenues compared to last fiscal. The... 13 Feb, 2005
