Jassis run the show

The GuardianLondonIf you thought that businesses were run by bosses, think again. High-powered PAs with degrees and extensive IT knowledge are the driving force behind many of today’s organisations, according to new research. City & Guilds in the UK,...

Travel Abroad 08 Jan, 2004

Need to reform Swasthani essence, feel valley women

Rachana BhattaraiKathmandu, January 7A month-long Swasthani Brata (fast) began today. Family members of most of the Hindu households gathered and read the story of Swasthani, which narrates the life of Lord Shiva, his family and benevolence. The ritual...

Horoscopes 08 Jan, 2004

Temple in Tanahun draws pilgrims

Himalayan News ServiceTanahun, January 4Shiva Panchyan temple on the banks of the Sukla River is a popular shrine in Tanahun.The temple, near the Byas cave in Ward No 10 of the Byas municipality, comprises five different temples with idols of Lord...

Travel 05 Jan, 2004

ONCE OVER

Lesser tourist-arrivalKOHALPUR: The number of tourists coming to Nepal from the Nepalgunj transit point in the mid-western region has declined sharply owing to the violence in the country. Internal and external terrorism led to a 75 per cent decline in...

Travel 28 May, 2002

atp rankings

Tennis-ATP Rankings-Men1, Marat Safin, Russia, 300 points. 2, Roger Federer, Switzerland, 299.3, Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 286.4, Andre Agassi, United States, 275. 5, Tim Henman, Britain, 250. WTA ranking1. Jennifer Capriati, United States, 4,617...

20 May, 2002

Japan proposes food stock reserve

Japan has proposed for the establishment of international food stock reserve for emergency assistance to the poor nations. The proposal was made by a top Japanese government official to the World Trade Organisations (WTO) at the ongoing meeting of...

Travel 16 May, 2002

Study calls for the development of far-flung areas

The steady growth of urbanisation in Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been an issue of concern for sometime. In this context, Central Department of Statistics (CBS) under Tribhuvan University disseminated a report on population polarisation at...

Horoscopes 13 May, 2002

Tresspassing cattle endanger wild buffaloes

Conservation of wild buffalos, a species endangered, has come under threat in Nepal due to the uncontrolled entrance of thousands of cattle in the area of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Conservation (KTWC), the only one conservation for the protection of wild...

Travel 07 May, 2002

Unmarried maid gives birth a dead baby

An unmarried woman who was found with her dead baby is reported to be under care in district hospital of Ilam under the police care.Twenty-two year Sangita Rai who used to live at ward no 7 of Ilam municipality was found on Saturday morning near...

Travel 05 May, 2002

Gupteshwor Gufa and virgins’ vigil

In this modern age and time, when faith in the superstitious and the weird is on a downturn, the practice of a section of low income families from the capital sending their virgin daughters to a cave for a night deserves special mention.People of...

Horoscopes 03 May, 2002

Ghattekulo for facelift now

Lately expanded unmanaged urban sprawl of Ghattekulo-Anamnagar area is on the way to a facelift, if all goes well to what Kathmandu mayor Keshav Sthapit’s plan on which Kathmandu Valley Mapping Programme staffs are working at present.Although...

Horoscopes 30 Apr, 2002

Talk programme on opportunities and challenges of NR relations

With an objective of fostering better international understanding, the Nepal Council of World Affairs (NCWA) organised a talk programme on ‘Opportunities and challenges of Nepal-Russia relations in the context of contemporary world...

Horoscopes 29 Apr, 2002