US steps up aid efforts as over 470 Afghans die of cold Agence France PresseKabul, February 25:US-led forces and international agencies stepped up aid efforts today as officials said at least 478 people, perhaps half of them children, had died in Afghanistan’s bitterest winter in a decade.American Black... Women 25 Feb, 2005
Climbing spirit Spring heralds good weather and mountaineering season in Nepal. It has become routine for most climbers to assault the Himalayan peaks in that brief period — March to June — when the thawing snow, rising temperatures and clear skies are considered... 24 Feb, 2005
Kashmir avalanche toll rises to 105 Agence France PresseSrinagar, February 21:The death toll from avalanches in Kashmir since Saturday rose to 105 after 25 more bodies were recovered today from four villages in southern Anantnag district, officials said.Four more bodies were recovered... Women 21 Feb, 2005
Eight killed in snow, avalanches in J&K Associated Press Srinagar, February 20: Kashmir remained cut off from the rest of India for a second day today as heavy snowfall triggered avalanches that killed at least eight people in the Himalayan region, police and officials said.Road and air... Women 21 Feb, 2005
Thousands stranded in J-K after snow Associated PressSrinagar, February 19:Thousands of travellers were trapped today along a stretch of mountainous highway in Kashmir, as more than three metres of snow fell in 24 hours, blocking roads, breaking power lines and halting phone services... Women 19 Feb, 2005
128 Afghan kids die of cold; survivors get opium dose Associated PressKabul, February 19:Disease fueled by freezing weather has killed more than 120 Afghan children, with desperate parents feeding their children opium in a bid to alleviate their suffering, the health minister said today.A total of 128... Women 19 Feb, 2005
SNIPPETS Pak flood toll over 350:PASNI: A second dam burst in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, pushing the nationwide toll from a week of torrential rain, floods and avalanches past 350. Officials said 1,000 to 1,500 people were missing in coastal villages in... Women 13 Feb, 2005
Multiple avalanches kill 46 in Pak Agence France PresseMuzaffarabad, February 12:Forty-six people were killed in a series of avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, police said today. Thirty-three people were killed when an avalanche buried several houses in the region’s remote... Women 12 Feb, 2005
World Bank chief Appointment should be merit-based Richard Adams: As luck has it, the US has an issue sitting in its lap that would instantly make it friends around the world. In May James Wolfensohn steps down as president of the World Bank. The US, as the bank’s largest shareholder, gets to appoint... 10 Feb, 2005
70pc victims without aid: Official Agence France PresseColombo, February 2: At least 70 per cent of Sri Lanka’s tsunami-affected people have yet to receive any relief five weeks after the disaster despite an avalanche of foreign aid, the top aid distributor said today.Tilak... Women 02 Feb, 2005
A pure high The Guardian:As we climbed, the landscape slowly began to reveal itself. From the bottom, the rows of dark ridges had looked intimidating and claustrophobic through the thick snow that had been falling since the previous evening. Now a stunning... Travel Abroad 08 Jan, 2005
MIDWAY : A friend’s worth Bikas SapkotaA friend of mine had once remarked, “You are worth more than two times yourself in gold.” In a flash, I perceived: was that a mere compliment for fixing his work or was that a penny of a thought to carry me to an overwhelming stairway?... 29 Jun, 2004
