On autopilot The Oct. 8 Lukla air crash in which 18 people lost their lives again puts a question mark over the safety of remote airports in Nepal. The Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla sees considerable traffic this time of the year, the peak season for trekking on... 12 Oct, 2008
Yadav stranded at TIA for five hours on way to NY Kathmandu, September 24:Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav had to wait for five hours at the Tribhuvan International Airport before he left for New York today to attend the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Thai Airways, which was... Travel 25 Sep, 2008
PLA fighter dies of dysentery Tulsipur, August 13:A Maoist combatant in Mangal Sen Memorial barracks at Udha died of gastroenteritis today. Tirtha Lal Chaudhari of Pawannagar village development committee in Dang district breathed his last while undergoing treatment in Bheri zonal... Travel 14 Aug, 2008
Music for sunny days KATHMANDU:The beautiful oasis surrounded by green hills welcomed all music lovers to enjoy the annual Sun Dance festival on May 3. The two-day programme at The Last Resort, Bhote Koshi had a long list of artistes from all around the world sharing the... Travel Abroad 06 May, 2008
Bad weather disrupts EC activities Sankhuwasabha, April 3:Heavy snowfall and ensuing lanslides in the remote Kimathanka village development committee in the northern part of Sankhuwasabha district today disrupted helicopter flights which were ferrying Election Commission staff and... Travel 03 Apr, 2008
snippets J&K ultras killedSRINAGAR: Indian troops have dealt a fresh blow to Kashmir’s main militant group by killing two of its top commanders during a gun battle that also left a soldier and a civilian dead. The fighting erupted late Tuesday when Indian... Women 02 Apr, 2008
Tortoises fooled by warm days More than 400 tortoises at a sanctuary in Cornwall are just some of the animals that have been fooled into thinking spring has come early. The tortoises have come out of hibernation early because of mild weather over the past few months. And they’re... Travel Abroad 08 Feb, 2008
ONCE-OVER CIAA on land ceilingKathmandu: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Land Reform and Management to adopt appropriate policy on land ceiling. “Adopt an appropriate policy — whether to... Travel 30 Jan, 2008
25 killed in China bus mishap Guangzhou, January 29:At least 25 people were killed and 13 injured when a bus plunged off an icy road in southern China early today, as bad weather severely disrupted the nation’s busiest holiday travel season.About 500,000 people — most migrant... Women 29 Jan, 2008
Animal stories : robins Robins are plump and chunky birds with bright orange-red breast, face and throat. Their cheeks are edged with grey and have a white belly and olive-brown upper parts. They have a brown bill and legs. They are about 13 to 14 cm in length, weigh 16 to 22... Travel Abroad 04 Jan, 2008
SL hammer record 260 Johannesburg, Spetember 14:Sri Lanka scored 260-6, — the highest ever score in a Twenty20 international — and Kenya replied with 88 to lose by a record margin of 172 runs.Sri Lanka smashed the record previously held by Australia who scored 221-5... 14 Sep, 2007
Mission to Mars blasts off A spacecraft has been blasted off on a nine-month journey to Mars, where it will dig below the surface of the planet looking for life. The Phoenix probe lifted off from Nasa’s launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on August 4 morning. Phoenix was... Travel Abroad 10 Aug, 2007
