Rohtang pass to open in April Himalayan News ServiceShimla, March 28:The 13,000-feet high Rohtang pass may open for the first time in April instead of June.The pass, which affords a breathtaking view of the landscape of picturesque Himachal Pradesh in summer, remains cut off for... Women 28 Mar, 2004
Judicial academy on anvil Ananta Raj LuitelKathmandu, March 21:The National Judicia l Academy will be established very soon to provide trainings to judges, court officials and lawyers on ways to tackle new challenges."As the King has already promulgated the National Academy... Travel 22 Mar, 2004
Aditya Man Shrestha The Supreme Court approved dissolution without possibility of holding a fair election due to violence.We thought our Constitution of 1991 was the best. At least some of us believed so. But it did not turn out like that. Article 127 has put it in a... 21 Mar, 2004
SNIPPETS Apology over Hitler slurTAIPEI: Taiwan’s opposition apologised on Friday for an election advertisement that compared President Chen Shui-bian to Hitler after it was condemned by the island’s small Jewish community. Hitler’s photograph featured... Women 13 Mar, 2004
SC diktat on gay marriages Agence France PresseSan Francisco, March 12:California’s Supreme Court has ordered the US city of San Francisco to immediately stop marrying gay couples, four weeks after its same-sex marriage blitz first sparked a divisive national row.The order,... Women 13 Mar, 2004
US in search of new Haitian PM Agence France PressePort-au-Prince, March 9:United States Secretary of State Colin Powell said Washington was trying to find a replacement for Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, as US Marines came under fire while patrolling the still volatile... Women 09 Mar, 2004
Pact to fight against corruption in judiciary Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 5:The Nepal Bar Association, an umbrella organisation of lawyers in the country and the Judicial Council, a constitutional body, today held discussions on combating corruption and irregularities in judiciary."We... Travel 06 Mar, 2004
Legal Information Centre likely soon Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 3:The Supreme Court and Law Book Management Committee are preparing to establish a Legal Information Centre to provide legal information to the general public through computerised system."As an agreement on the... Travel 04 Mar, 2004
SC extends stay order Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, April 2: The Supreme Court today decided to extend its earlier stay order to the decision by the CIAA which sought returning of the money which some officials at the Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation had earned as... Travel 04 Mar, 2004
Sobhraj files contempt of court plea Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 2:The alleged international serial killer Charles Sobhraj Gurumukh today filed a contempt of court plea at the Kathmandu District Court (KDC) accusing the government, Kathmandu District Police Office Hanumandhoka... Horoscopes 03 Mar, 2004
Will neglect lead to new nation-building? Jim LobeAfter three years of malign neglect toward the Americas’ first black republic, the administration President Bush now finds itself confronting a nation-building challenge in Haiti of staggering proportions. US-facilitated departure Sunday of... 02 Mar, 2004
Israel SC orders halt to barrier construction Associated PressJerusalem, February 29,Israel’s Supreme Court today ordered the government to suspend work for one week on a section of the West Bank barrier around eight Palestinian villages northwest of Jerusalem, an attorney said.The decision... Women 01 Mar, 2004
