IN BRIEF Healthy kids’ contest heldKATHMANDU: Saurav Neupaney was announced the healthiest and smartest child in the Healthy and Smart Child Contest organised by Sitaram Gokul Mills (Kathmandu) Limited. Pranam Ojha and Sandip Khadka won second and third... Horoscopes 12 Jan, 2004
MIDWAY Uday LamaI am proud of the fact and can justifiably say that I am a collector of information. And I am not much concerned that this makes me out an addict of sorts. There is much more to it than just being a processor of newsy snippets and tidbit and... 08 Jan, 2004
The Taliban: Seeking soft targets Syed Saleem ShahzadFinally the abduction drama of Indian highway technicians ended with both workers being released in exchange for 48 Taliban prisoners. The two Indians working on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, who had been abducted on December 6, 2003,... 07 Jan, 2004
Insurgency hits cable car service Madan WagleManakamana, January 6The number of pilgrims visiting Manakamana temple by one and the only hi-tech cable car in Nepal, is declining in recent times. The cable car sources say that the number of pilgrims is decreasing due to increasing Maoist... 07 Jan, 2004
Locals get uptight over stink Local residents of the Galchi-Maltar region along the Prithivi highway in Dhading have been, since a very long time, compelled to live in a stinking environment. The region has become a dumping ground of solid waste produced by Kathmandu Valley... Travel 24 May, 2002
Power cut affects business in Rajapur Electricity supply and telecommunication services of Rajapur market, a commercial centre for Bardiya district has ceased to function since a month. Due to this the economic activities have been badly affected, informs the chairman of Rajapur VDC,... Travel 21 May, 2002
Bus Park in to be reconstructed The ‘Sajha buspark’ located some 4 km south of Narayangardh bazaar in Ward No 9 of Bharatpur municipality will now be developed into a parking lot for long-route passenger buses.The bus park was constructed in 1986 and named ‘Sajha” by the... Travel 20 May, 2002
Shukla Phanta Reserve remains neglected The Royal Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve spreading over an area of 305 square kilometres has remained neglected despite of its immense possibility of becoming a popular tourist destination.Apart from its magnificent and astonishing landscapes, the... Travel 20 May, 2002
Development works hampered Rastriya Samachar Samiti The construction work of roads and a ring road linking the municipality and 51 village development committees of Dolakha district has been hampered as a result of the destruction of a bulldozer purchased with the cooperation of all the Village... Travel 05 May, 2002
CAN observes 10th anniversary Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) on Saturday organised an interactive programme on-India-Nepal cooperation on IT- to mark its 10th anniversary. “Rapid growing trend of information technology (IT) has not only brought the world together but also... 04 May, 2002
Trading posts to help farmers in rebel-held areas A leading business association said Thursday it is setting up a trading post in the war-ruined north, in a bid to boost trade with farmers and fishermen in areas held by Tamil Tiger rebels. "We plan to set up a midway trading post in Vavuniya so that... 25 Apr, 2002
bazaars Mirmi and Beltari bazaars, at Shreekrishna Village Development Committee (VDC) of Syanjha district, enthusiastically changed with the onset of Kali Gandaki ‘A’ hydro-electricity project. But, now they are found to be deserted after the project is... Travel 23 Apr, 2002
