IDs must to regulate Nepal-India border movement, stresses expert Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 8:Former Director General of the Land Survey Department and international border expert, Buddhi Naryan Shrestha, today said Nepal and India must agree on a “controlled border system” to effectively regulate the... Travel 09 Jul, 2005
Remeasurement of Nepal, India border ‘accurate’ Himalayan News Service Mahendranagar, June 18:No mistake has been made while remeasuring the Indo-Nepal border in the Parashan area, said the the chief of the Indo-Nepal Joint Border Monitoring Team, Madhuram Maske.Addressing a programme organised... Travel 19 Jun, 2005
Report on India-built dam submitted Himalayan News ServiceBhairahawa, June 2:The Water-induced Disaster Prevention Office Division-5 Bhairahawa sent its primary study report on the dam constructed by the Indian government near Meudihawa to the authorities concerned today. Raj Kumar... Travel 03 Jun, 2005
Nepal is safe for tourists, says noted mountaineer Dikshya ThakuriKathmandu, April 27:George Band, the first person to scale Mt Kanchanjunga, feels that Nepal is a safe destination for tourists. He hopes that the warring factions will be able to resolve the country’s pressing problems at the... Horoscopes 27 Apr, 2005
Crime rate has dropped in border areas: ERPO Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, April 26: With the Special Service Bureau’s increased activities, the crime rate has dropped at the Nepal-India border in the past. Eastern Regional Police Office (ERPO), Biratnagar, said criminal activities like... Travel 26 Apr, 2005
Villagers living in fear in Bargadwa village, says NHRC Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 25:Fear and terror is reigning the village of Bargadwa of Somni VDC in Nawalparasi district after the Maoist atrocity there, a member of the monitoring team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said... Travel 25 Apr, 2005
ONCE-OVER CJ leaves for AustraliaKathmandu: Chief Justice Hari Prasad Sharma on Thursday left for Australia, to take part in the 11th conference of Chief Justices of Asia and Pacific countries to be held from March 20 to 24. Sharma’s wife Nima Kumari and SC... Travel 17 Mar, 2005
LETTERS Fresh outlook necessary After the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990, a number of new parties have emerged in Nepal and all claim to work for democracy and development. However, the people are yet to understand what exactly democracy is. It is... 17 Mar, 2005
Maiti Nepal rescues 8 children Himalayan News ServiceBirgunj, February 18:Maiti Nepal Birgunj today rescued eight children, including three under the age of 14 years, who were about to be trafficked to India as domestic help. Two persons accompanying them were released after being... Travel 18 Feb, 2005
Robberies rampant on Nepal-India border Himalayan News ServiceBhairahawa, January 20:Cases of Nepalis workers being robbed while returning from India are on the rise along the Sunauli-Gorkhpur railway and bus routes. A recent victim of this looting spree was Krishna Bahadur Rayamajhi who was... Travel 21 Jan, 2005
ONCE-OVER Terms for officers’ releasePALPA: Maoists’ spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara in a press release issued on Tuesday, said that officiating Chief District Officer and Local Development Officer of Arghakhanchi, Birendra Sharma and Sudarshan Dhakal,... Travel 19 Jan, 2005
Woman rescues six children Himalayan News ServiceJanakpurdham, June 6:A woman has rescued six children who were headed to India for work. Punam Devi living at Darbhanga, Bihar, rescued the children from the Nepal-India border. She took the children into her own responsibility... Travel 07 Jun, 2004
