Looking beyond Windows Media Player Washington, May 1:Microsoft’s Windows Media Player has choked off a lot of the competition in the MP3 and digital media player software market for PCs. Media Player — delivered free with each version of Windows — is all that many computer users... 01 May, 2006
ONCE-OVER Three missingITAHARI: Three persons have been missing since the Belbari incident in eastern Nepal. According to families of Raju Marik (17) of Mrigauliya, Morang, Rajendra Marik (25) and Ashok Marik (30) of Indrapur-1, Morang, the three have been... Travel 30 Apr, 2006
PEOPLE SPEAK: Funny, memorable wedding stunts At my cousin’s wedding, when the ritual of hiding the groom’s shoes was being observed, the groom’s friend got so fed up with the entire thing that he went and bought a new pair of shoes and told the bride’s sisters to keep the old pair instead... Travel Abroad 29 Apr, 2006
RELATIONSHIPS: Sister act Kathmandu:Oh, you don’t have any brother? That is so sad.”I have been hearing this remark from my childhood. My relatives, especially the old ones, always show how sorry they are that we (three sisters) have no brother. I am surprised that even in... Travel Abroad 21 Apr, 2006
Students ask TU brass to defer all exams Kathmandu, April 12:Students have demanded that the Tribhuvan University (TU) suspend the ongoing examinations of all levels under TU until normalcy prevails, a press statement issued by the eight student unions said here today. In a press statement,... Horoscopes 13 Apr, 2006
Is your computer ready for Microsoft Vista? Washington, April 12:Microsoft’s Vista operating system, the successor to Windows XP, may be delayed until the start of 2007 but that doesn’t mean that computer owners and buyers can afford to ignore it.Although Microsoft has officially claimed... 12 Apr, 2006
IN BRIEF Sherpa’s bidKATHMANDU: Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, 19, both a singer and a climber, is all set to release his music album Sherpini Kanchhi atop the Mt Everest. If he succeeds, he will be the first ever singer and composer musician to release an album on the... Horoscopes 01 Apr, 2006
Conflict resolution - Is it a lull before the storm? The group of British parliamentarians returned home disappointed on March 24 without getting an audience with the King during their six-day visit to Nepal. The team leader, Sir John Stanley, while finding the security situation in Nepal worse and the... 27 Mar, 2006
Nepali stake goes up in Bhote Koshi Power Co Lalitpur, March 27: Himal International Energy Pvt Ltd (HIEPL) now owns 85 per cent share in Bhote Koshi Power Company Pvt Ltd (BKPC). The acquisition of majority shares was announced at a press meet organised in Lalitpur today. HIEPL has bought 75 per... 27 Mar, 2006
Accountability and politics - The case of Nepal Maybe it stems from the fact that we live in a feudalistic and religious society, but Nepal’s path down this slippery slope towards anarchy can be directly attributed to a total lack of accountability from its leaders and others in positions of... 15 Mar, 2006
Link trade, tourism and finance, urge traders Kathmandu, March 12:As Nepal plunges into economic hardship due to conflict and political instability, young business leaders have come out with a ‘call’ for developing strong and effective linkages between trade, tourism and finance to drive... 12 Mar, 2006
LETTERS Successful reforms:This refers to Dr Dandapani Paudel’s article “Financial sector reform: Pitfalls of partial adoption” published in THT on February 27. Paudel indicated that NBL’s performance under the restructuring programme has been... 07 Mar, 2006
