TOPICS : Bush ensured Iran offer would be rejected Even before Iran gave its formal counter-offer to ambassadors of the P5+1 countries (the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China) on Tuesday, the Bush administration had already begun the process of organising sanctions against Iran. Washington... 23 Aug, 2006
S Africa pull out of tri-series Colombo, August 16:South Africa have pulled out of the limited-overs tri-series against India and hosts Sri Lanka due to security concerns after a deadly bombing, a Sri Lankan cricket official said on Wednesday.Meanwhile Sri Lanka have asked India to... 17 Aug, 2006
Security concerns make donors cross fingers Kathmandu, June 16:Donor community representatives have expressed their views that development activities cannot be expedited without proper security across the country. Donors expressed this views at a high-level interaction programme on ‘How... 16 Jun, 2006
Iranian nuke : Conditional offer for talks seen as gamble Wednesday’s unprecedented offer by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to join multilateral negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme was hailed as a positive step by Iran specialists, who warned, however, that its conditional nature could... 01 Jun, 2006
US nod to staff ‘pullout’ from Nepal mission Kathmandu, April 13: The US State Department has authorised voluntary departure from Nepal for non-emergency US mission personnel and their families, at the recommendation of the US embassy in Kathmandu. The Department took the decision yesterday.... Travel 13 Apr, 2006
China’s posture - Does it give any relief to Nepal? China’s State Councillor Tan Jiaxuan’s official visit to Nepal has given a breathing space to the government at this critical juncture of Nepal’s isolation from the international community. The occasion has given the government an opportunity to... 28 Mar, 2006
TOPICS: Brain drain and its impact The US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Britain are offering opportunities for migration to skilled persons from all over the world. This process of migration is known as brain drain. Brain drain means intellectual emigration, the emigration of... 09 Mar, 2006
TOPICS: Risks of proactive US diplomacy The US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice wants US to move into what she calls “transformational diplomacy.” This, she says, “is rooted in partnership, not paternalism — in doing things with other people, not for them. We seek to use... 07 Mar, 2006
Book on 12-point pact out Kathmandu, March 3:A book on how, where and who signed the 12-point understanding between the seven-party alliance and Maoists on November 22 last year was released in Kathmandu today.Written by journalist Subash Devkota, the book titled Loktantra ko... Horoscopes 04 Mar, 2006
‘Probe Jet-Sahara deal’ New Delhi, February 12:The brouhaha over Jet Airways’ buyout of Sahara Airlines to create India’s largest carrier refuses to die down. A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP has urged prime minister Manmohan Singh to have the deal probed.“In the... 13 Feb, 2006
A privatised view The government’s plan to privatise the managements of national parks and wildlife reserves for a certain period of time and under some conditions must be taken in a positive light. For this, the government amended the National Park and Wildlife... 07 Feb, 2006
Maoists bomb dy mayor’s house Dhangadhi, February 4:Maoists detonated two bombs at the house of Jeetraj Choudhary, the newly elected deputy mayor of Dhagadhi municipality, last night. Choudhary’s house, located at Sadbhawana tole of Dhangadhi municipality, was completely... Travel 05 Feb, 2006
