Landslides displace 50 families in Ramechhap Ramechhap, July 14:Landslides have displaced 50 families and damaged property worth lakhs of rupees at Kumukasthali VDC of Ramechhap last night. A landslide swept away three houses at Kumukasthali-1 and two houses at Kumukasthali- 2 and affected the... Travel 14 Jul, 2007
LETTERS PM out to save skin I was really surprised to read the news report quoting PM as saying: “My remarks were misreported by the media due to low English comprehension level.” How can a responsible person like the country’s PM point a finger at the... 20 Jun, 2007
Mobile phone reaches Everest summit Kathmandu, May 22:A British man has set a world record by making the first mobile telephone call from the summit of Mount Everest, taking the blessing — or curse — of the cell phone to new heights.“It’s cold, it’s fantastic, the Himalayas are... Travel 23 May, 2007
Quake-affected area’s locals fear more jolts Taplejung, May 18: Fear among locals of Taplejung’s eastern region, which is witnessing a recurrence of quakes since three days, has not subsided. To add to their agony, the rescue operations were not carried out in an effective manner. The... Travel 19 May, 2007
Series of quakes jolt Taplejung Taplejung, May 16: A series of earthquakes today created panic among residents of Taplejung’s eastern remote villages. Cracks appeared in most of the houses and people were forced to spend the night in the open, locals said. The jolt of the tremor... Travel 17 May, 2007
Red Cross emblem misuse to be stopped Kathmandu, May 9:The Kathmandu branch of the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has decided to prevent the Red Cross emblem from being misused in the district. The Red Cross emblem will no longer be seen everywhere except on the Red Cross and the army... Horoscopes 10 May, 2007
Panel recommends formation of national transport board Kathmandu, April 18:The sub-committee formed to study the formation of a National Transport Development Board (NTDB) has recently submitted its report to the High-Level Vehicle and Transport Management Reform Committee.The report prepared by the... Travel 19 Apr, 2007
TOPICS: A cue for US from UK’s diplomacy There is now an unhappy irony besetting the Bush administration’s involvement in the Middle East. It went to war in Iraq, which turned out not to be producing the feared nuclear weapon. Now it is probably not going to war in Iran, which almost... 11 Apr, 2007
Licences of nine shelter homes cancelled; 50 blacklisted Kathmandu, April 4:The District Child Welfare Committee (DCWC), Kathmandu chapter, has scrapped the licences of nine shelter homes and is in the process of cancelling the same of nine other orphanages. Action will be taken against them for not... Travel 05 Apr, 2007
Training on rescue operation ends Kathmandu, February 27:French Ambassador to Nepal Michel Jolivet today handed over certificates to five mountaineering guides who successfully completed the Second High Mountain Rescue Training (HMRT).Two French experts — Bernard Guerin and Dr... Travel 28 Feb, 2007
TOPICS: Challenges of reducing disaster risks Nepal lies in a disaster-prone zone. Because of its rugged terrain, complex geology, varying climates, active tectonic activity, unplanned settlements, increasing population, economic backwardness, and low literacy, Nepal is vulnerable to various... 21 Dec, 2006
Human error caused chopper crash: Report Kathmandu, October 20:The commission formed to probe into the Shree Airlines chopper crash of September 23 in Ghunsa of Taplejung, in its interim report said that the pilot had entered the cloud and tried to find out the actual path instead of... Travel 21 Oct, 2006
