Qualified Dalits’ list being prepared Kathmandu, August 18: The Dalit Welfare Organisation (DWO) today said the organisation is preparing a data bank of Dalits to simplify their recruitment in any organisation. The data bank is being prepared on the recommendation of a report on Dalit... Travel 18 Aug, 2005
Marginalised communities seek access to resources Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 25:Members of the highly marginalised communities today demanded greater control and access to land, forest, water and productive resources for their uplift. Some 400 members of the marginalised communities,... Travel 25 Jun, 2005
IN BRIEF Ex-VCs flay killingKATHMANDU: The Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors (FFVC), issuing a press release on Tuesday, demanded that the killer of Ganesh Palikhe, chief of the Janapriya Multiple Campus, be punished. The FFVC condemned the murder and expressed... Horoscopes 14 Jun, 2005
Food for education If attendance is one yardstick, the food for education scheme is a remarkable success in the Tarai and conflict-hit areas. Primary schools are teeming with students, who, in the absence of the programme, would have been chasing cattle in the fields.... 18 Jan, 2005
Weapon of choice Yuyutsu RD Sharma Kathmandu: My mother taught me imagination and to read. My grandfather taught me to see." This is how the celebrated American poet Gregory Greyhawk answered my seemingly profound, pedantic question — "What are your influences?" He... Travel Abroad 06 May, 2004
Now the Kusundas Three members of the Kusunda tribal community are in Kathmandu to seek citizenship certificates. Like the Dayaks of Borneo, the Masais of Kenya and the Todas of Ooty in India, this community, unique in its own right, was identified by researchers such... 27 Apr, 2004
Report on Trafficking and sex workers launched 30 pc of sex workers are childrenReport on Trafficking and sex workers launchedHimalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 12It is the most alarming report that about 30 per cent of the escalating number of sex workers in Kathmandu are children. More... Horoscopes 12 Apr, 2002
