ONCE-OVER 6 houses collapseDHANKUTA: Six houses collapsed on Friday morning at Hile of Dhankuta municipality due to incessant downpour since Thursday. The Royal Nepalese Army personnel helped salvage household goods from four of the collapsed houses. — HNS2... Travel 27 Aug, 2005
Over Rs 1 lakh looted from house, mill Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, January 7: A group of 15 unidentified persons looted Rs 60,000 and nine tolas of gold jewellery from Krishna Bahadur Khatri’s house at Matatirtha village development committee, Kathmandu, last evening. Khatri is the... Horoscopes 01 Aug, 2005
ONCE-OVER FMs hold talksSeoul: Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey held talks with Acting PM and Foreign Minister of South Korea, Ban Ki Moon, on Friday on reaching a labour agreement for providing employment to Nepali workers in South Korea. He said Korea was... Travel 16 Jul, 2005
Nuwakot DDC plans to electrify all VDCs Himalayan News ServiceNuwakot, May 1:District Development Committee (DDC), Nuwakot, is planning to launch a special programme to electrify all its VDCs.Earlier, in order to electrify all the VDCs within five years, the DDC had approved a campaign... Travel 02 May, 2005
MIDWAY: Another Sita Santanu Mitra:Some time ago I was at the banks of the Kali Gandaki where it meets the Trishuli with my colleagues on a day out. Idyllic to say the least, we wandered around the hillocks on the far side of Devghat. Among the ‘spots’ to see was the... 10 Apr, 2005
Fund crunch puts irrigation project in limbo Baburam Lamichane Nuwakot, March 6:Established three decades back in 1975-76 in Nuwakot district, Battar Irrigation Project (BIP) is yet to resume its services due to fund crunch. Attempts to revive BIP after a gap of ten years has failed once again.... 06 Mar, 2005
Bandh cripples life in 3 districts Himalayan News Service Nuwakot, January 26:Owing to a Maoist-called two-day bandh, life came to a halt in the districts of Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk today.All the educational institutes and business centres remained closed and roads looked... Travel 27 Jan, 2005
LETTERS Curb human trafficking: Human trafficking is one of the primary issues of concern in Nepal. Appreciable efforts have been made by the government along with various groups but trafficking continues to thrive. One must acknowledge that this social evil... 19 Jan, 2005
Botes call off gold quest to celebrate Maghi Madan WagleKumaltar (Tanahun), 16 January:Most of the Bote people of Kumaltar in Byas municipality-5 today returned home to celebrate Maghe Sankranti (Maghi). Earlier, they and their children had been sifting for gold in the Trishuli river at Kurintar... Travel 17 Jan, 2005
ONCE-OVER 4 hurt in Maoist ambush RAUTAHAT: Three security personnel and a driver were injured in a Maoist abush on Sunday evening on the road in Sakhuhawa VDC of Birendra highway. The blast followed an exchange of fire that lasted a while. The injured are being... Travel 17 Jan, 2005
Maghe Sankranti today Himalayan News ServiceNarayangarh, January 13:The traditional Maghe Sankranti fair begins tomorrow in the holy Devghat area on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, which is also known as Maghi or Maghe Sankranti. The three-day fair will begin with the... Travel 14 Jan, 2005
2 kids swept away DHADHING: Two children are reported to have been swept away by Trishuli River on Friday. Apsara and Alma, the daughters of Shiva Miya of Siurinitar of Gorkha were swept away from Benighat of Dhadhing, Niti Sapkota of Siurini Youth Club, Gorkha said.... Travel 04 Jul, 2004
