Need for flood preparedness Jiba Raj PokharelParts of the country have been swept by hot waves of such a magnitude that quite a few persons have already lost their valuable lives in the past few days. There is still more than a week for the heavens to open up in the form of... 09 Jun, 2005
India to host BIMSTEC summit Himalayan News Service Dhaka, June 2: India will host the next summit of BIMSTEC countries in New Delhi in the second half of 2006.Senior officials of the seven Bay of Bengal rim countries, including India, which met here on Wednesday, agreed after a... 02 Jun, 2005
Promises of aid fail to materialise Thalif Deen When UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was asked about the sluggish flow of concrete aid to tsunami-affected countries more than three months after the massive devastation, he told reporters: “Pledges are good, but cash is better.” So... 18 Apr, 2005
Bangla tornado kills 35, injures over 700 Agence France PresseDhaka, March 21:At least 35 people were killed and over 700 injured by a tornado that flattened as many as 3,000 houses in 15 villages in northern Bangladesh, police said today. The twister accompanied by a hailstorm and wind gusts... Women 21 Mar, 2005
Underequipped The capital city’s ability to respond to emergencies of fire has never been tested fully, and hence, its fire bragade’s shortcomings never fully exposed. The brigades in the Valley’s three districts happen to be neglected. It is a streak of good... 15 Feb, 2005
Earthquake resistant homes for cities Jiba Raj Pokharel:Nepal is going to be rocked by an earthquake of a significant size that will kill 40,000 people and injure 95,000 in Kathmandu alone any time in the future, according to a study carried out by National Society for Earthquake... 01 Feb, 2005
Meet stresses Nepal can learn a lot from tsunami Himalayan News ServiceLalitpur, January 18:There are lessons that Nepal can learn from the recent tsunami disaster pointed out participants at a programme ‘Science of Earthquake and Lessons from the recent Tsunami Disaster’ organised today by the... Horoscopes 19 Jan, 2005
On fault line It is over three weeks since the December 26 earthquake triggered a killer tsunami. As survivors now mourn the dead and come to terms with the loss of life and property, the lessons offered by such cataclysmic events have not been taken seriously... 17 Jan, 2005
AGENDA : This dying Earth is weeping so... Natural calamities are very hard to predict even in developed countries like the US and Japan. Till date no system, which can detect natural calamities, precisely, has been developed but its effects can be minimised.• Don’t panic• Don’t rush... Travel Abroad 08 Jan, 2005
Tigers howl over ‘paltry’ aid The GuardianColombo, January 5:The Tamil Tiger leadership has accused the Sri Lankan government of trying to make political propaganda out of the tsunami relief effort by exaggerating the amount of aid it is sending to Tamil-controlled areas. In a... Women 06 Jan, 2005
Picking up the pieces in Sri Lanka Feizal Samath:As this tragedy-struck country picks up the pieces from a day of horror, destruction and loss of human lives, people are rallying around, helping, offering words of support to the needy and providing moral support to others. This is the... 03 Jan, 2005
Celebration at global Indian family may be recast Himalayan News ServiceMumbai, January 2:As the countdown has begun for the reunion of the global Indian family here, celebration is likely to be tempered by the loss of thousands of lives by the killer tsunami in India and other Asian countries. While... 03 Jan, 2005
