SL claim consolation win over kiwis Napier, January 8:Sri Lanka salvaged some pride from their one-day cricket series against New Zealand with a consolation 20-run win in the final match despite a majestic maiden century by Kiwi Peter Fulton.Fulton made a classy 112 from 131 balls, but... 08 Jan, 2006
Islam turns hot topic in Malaysia Islam tops Malaysia’s long list of “sensitive subjects” that are forbidden from being raised in public but, over the last two weeks, it is as if nothing else can be discussed. Two dissimilar events have put religion on notice. One is the passage... 02 Jan, 2006
Korean supports kin of late Nepali mountaineers Kathmandu, November 8:Um Hong-Gil, the first Asian and world’s eighth mountaineer to have scaled all fourteen 8,000-metre peaks, yesterday announced scholarships to children of late Nepali mountaineers. Hong-Gil will continue his monthly support to... Travel 09 Nov, 2005
Jazz hots up at Gokarna Kathmandu:On the verdant landscape of the Gokarna forest, the atmosphere was still festive. The Forest Golf Resort was glowing with festive lights and diyas making it look perfect for some medieval ceremony, as the cultural troupes danced to the... Travel Abroad 07 Nov, 2005
Search for missing climbers put off till June Kathmandu, November 5:The search for members of French Expedition Team, who have been missing since the massive avalanche in Mt Kanguru, has been postponed for seven months.The chairman of the Himalaya Rescue Association, Bikram Neupane, said the... Horoscopes 05 Nov, 2005
Gen Y flags off Jazzmandu 2005 Kathmandu:If it could be an affirmative indication that jazz is catching up in here, ‘Jazz for the Next Generation’ did more than that to this effect. Kathmandu Jazz festival, Jazzmandu 2005 that has kick started with a pervasive hullabaloo is... Travel Abroad 04 Nov, 2005
Laprak villagers in sorrow over missing relatives Laprak, November 1:The massive avalanche that occurred on Mt Kangaru on October 19 has caused immense pain and suffering to the people of the remote Laprak village of Gorkha district. Reason: Of the 11 Nepali members of the 18-member French expedition... Travel 01 Nov, 2005
Italian climber’s remains found after 35 years Islamabad, September 4:A renowned Italian climber said today that his brother’s remains have been found, 35 years after the brother was lost in an avalanche on a perilous mountain in Pakistan. Reinhold Messner said his brother’s bones, one shoe,... Women 04 Sep, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS S’pore, Pakistan FTASINGAPORE: Officials from Singapore and Pakistan on Friday concluded the initial round of negotiations over a possible free trade agreement. Singapore’s ministry of trade and industry said ‘fruitful discussions’ took place... 26 Aug, 2005
SC moved against copter landing on Everest Kathmandu, August 12:A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed today at the Supreme Court directing the governmentto act against Frenchman, Didier Delsalle, who landed a Eurocoptor on the Everest without the government’s permission. Didier landed... Travel 13 Aug, 2005
German sex industry waits for mega football event Berlin, August 8:Germany’s sex industry here hopes to notch up its own successes during the 2006 World Cup. From street prostitutes to the upmarket escorts of flashy clubs, sex workers are preparing a major offensive to find clients among the... 08 Aug, 2005
MIDWAY : My fantasy world Bikas Sapkota: My loneliness helps me get the strangest of feelings. I crawl far from my real world and land miles apart from the murky confines of this city to my lonesome realm of retreat. I go deep down, secluded from my real life into the world of... 02 Aug, 2005
