THT�10 years ago: Human rights body bats for right to land Kathmandu, November 28, 2008 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today recommended that the government come up with required policies and regulations to form a Land Reform and Implementation Commission to ensure citizens’ right to land and... 29 Nov, 2018
THT 10 years ago: Forest road threatens Pashupatinath�s status Kathmandu, July 5, 2008 A Nepali official said today he did not know how to respond to the queries that might be fielded at the meeting of the World Heritage regarding the construction of an access road that passes through Shlesmanthak forest lying... 06 Jul, 2018
THT 10 years ago: Big Three strike deal sans fringe parties� nod Kathmandu, July 4, 2008 Four of the seven major parties today finalised the draft of the agreement to be incorporated in the supplementary Fifth Amendment Bill designed to amend the interim constitution to address the issue of autonomy raised by the... 05 Jul, 2018
THT 10 Years Ago: PM Koirala steps aside Kathmandu, June 26, 2008 Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today announced his resignation at the legislative session of the Constituent Assembly, and called for consensus and unity among parties till a new constitution comes into effect.... 27 Jun, 2018
THT 10 years ago: Kamal courageous Pokhara, June 25, 2008 In a rare act of bravery, a 13-year-old boy rescued a two-and-a-half-year old girl, who had fallen into a Seti river gorge at Nayagaun of Pokhara yesterday. The boy, Kamal Nepali, rescued Aradhana Pradhan of Pokhara Birauta... 26 Jun, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: US explorer on wanted list Kathmandu, May 23, 2008 Nepal Police has listed American national Ian Baker (41), who is a famous explorer, a novelist and a feature writer for prestigious magazines like National Geographic and Newsweek, on its wanted list after he was found... 24 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: US court orders employer to pay damages Kathmandu, May 22, 2008 The US Administrative Law Court for the Department of Labour has ordered the hiring company to compensate families of 12 Nepali labourers, who were taken hostage and killed by Islamic militants in Iraq four years ago. The... 23 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Nepali Cong activist hacked to death Kalikot, May 21, 2008 A civilian who was killed on Saturday by a group of 22 persons in Kalikot has been identified as an activist of the Nepali Congress while the group that killed him has been identified as the cadres of the CPN-Maoist. The... 22 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Maoist claim on Ramhari killing a lie Narayangarh, May 20, 2008 Invalidating earlier claims by Maoists that Ramhari Shrestha died on the way to Kathmandu on May 10, doctors and staffers at a Bharatpur-based teaching hospital said Shrestha died in the hospital while undergoing treatment... 21 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Extension of UNMIN�s term unlikely: Ban Kathmandu, May 17, 2008 United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has said he does not anticipate the extension of the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The term, extended in January, ends on July 23. “I do not anticipate... 18 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Maoists never were a terrorist group: US Indo-Asian News Service Washington, May 15, 2008 The US now says CPN-Maoist had never been designated a “foreign terrorist organisation” and the basis of its relations with the new government in Nepal will depend on the actions of individuals... 16 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Taxis with identical number plates! Kathmandu, May 14, 2008 Two taxis with identical registration numbers — Ba 1 Ja 1357 — were seen at the Metropolitan Police Traffic Division (MPTD) this afternoon. Prem Krishna Shahi, owner of a green-coloured taxi, said he was thinking of... 15 May, 2018
