BIZ BRIEFS Accord to reform customsKATHMANDU: An agreement was reached between the governments of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China on April 28 on making mobile container scan/vehicle x-ray inspection system available at Birgunj customs within a year.... 30 Apr, 2004
No virtue in itself There is not much difference of opinion among experts that a lion’s share of the aid Nepal has received during the past half-century has gone waste. And Nepal has received much less than the amounts committed by the donors. Among the reasons cited... 26 Apr, 2004
Troops to Iraq South Asia balks for lack of UN sanctionM B Naqvi The US government’s renewal of an earlier request to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to send troops to Iraq has been made necessary by the turn of recent events in that country, aflame with attacks... 22 Apr, 2004
LETTERS Globalisation and ethnicity Deepak R Joshi in his article “Globalisation and ethnic minorities” published on April 20 reflects the same know-all attitude that has spawned the “ethnic movement.” He seems to suggest that in this age of... 22 Apr, 2004
Gearing for 83rd loss? Agence France PresseBangalore, April 18:Despite losing 82 elections and his wife committing suicide, Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy, a trident-wielding Indian ascetic whose supporters stuff him with food, is ready for another run for office. Attired in... Women 19 Apr, 2004
Protests in Nepalgunj, Dhankuta Himalayan News ServiceNepalgunj, April 15:Thousands of people took part in protest programmes organised by the five agitating parties against regression in Nepalgunj and Dhankuta today. In Nepalgunj, a rally was organised which started from BP Chowk... Travel 16 Apr, 2004
Gun scandal back to haunt Gandhis Ranjit Devraj Allegations of bribery in a deal to buy Swedish artillery peaked all of 18 years ago, but continue to threaten the fortunes of India’s opposition Congress Party and that of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty in the current election... 14 Apr, 2004
SNIPPETS Dengue toll now at 634JAKARTA: A widespread dengue fever outbreak has killed 634 people in Indonesia so far this year and is still far from over, the health ministry said on Tuesday. It said the number of infections, at 54,176, was greater than for the... Women 13 Apr, 2004
National reconciliation Durga PokhrelI am in an appreciative mood. Maybe that is why I see a ceasefire on the near horizon. I believe in the cosmic theory of inevitability: Whatever happens happens for the better. Perhaps it has all been necessary to send a shock into our... 08 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
Maths genius now a forgotten schizophrenic Himalayan News ServicePatna, April 6: He was once hailed as a mathematical genius by American researchers and made Indians proud. Today Vasisth Narayan Singh is a schizophrenic, living in dire straits.Singh is passing his days in a Bihar village,... Women 07 Apr, 2004
LETTERS Granny in the frontline One wonders what is so invigorating for this grand mama to be on the frontline of the daily demonstrations gripping the Valley for the last one month? Does she know the 14 years of misrule perpetuated by the political parties in... 05 Apr, 2004
