LETTERS Reconsider oil price hike: The Deuba-led government has hiked the price of petro-products for the third time in a row. Ironically the CPN-UML which claims to be a people’s party has only supported the price hike decision. At the same time, the... 01 Nov, 2005
Tourists still stranded in Manang Pokhara, October 26:Four hundred tourists are stranded in Manang since several days due to heavy snowfall. They could not be evacuated even today. Since the weather has not improved rescue operations could not be conducted, said tourism officer of... Travel 27 Oct, 2005
Earthquakes to tsunamis - How do worldwide disasters compare? By any standard the natural disasters of the past year have been unprecedented in scale and scope. The international aid organisation I work for, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), only rarely responds to natural disasters. The majority of our... 27 Oct, 2005
Pak urged to probe building standards Kids’ lives at stake in quake zone: UNICEF • Rescue operation phase endsIslamabad, October 14:Construction experts in Pakistan have called for an official probe into why so many government-funded schools and hospitals collapsed in the massive South... Women 14 Oct, 2005
Be prepared Saturday’s earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale shook South Asia, causing extensive death and damage on both sides of Kashmir and in northwestern Pakistan. The tremors triggered landslides, flattened buildings, severed communication links... 09 Oct, 2005
Bomb hoax haunts TIA Kathmandu, September 29:Tension reigned supreme at the Tribhuwan International Airport today afternoon after a report started doing the rounds that a Jet Airways’ Kathmandu-bound aircraft had a bomb in it. However, it turned out to be a hoax.... Horoscopes 29 Sep, 2005
India’s military centres ready to take on disasters Pune, September 24:Disaster management centres set up by India’s armed forces in all metros and other cities can be operationalised within 30 minutes for large-scale rescue operations, a senior military officer has said. “We are ready to launch... Women 24 Sep, 2005
Saga of domestic flights Kathmandu:Air transportation accounts for about 90 per cent of the tourists inflow to Nepal and they contribute to about 4 per cent of GDP representing 20 per cent foreign exchange earning of the country. Besides the economic inputs, these private... Travel Abroad 02 Sep, 2005
23 killed in bus mishap Agence France PresseDehradun, July 9:At least 23 people were killed and 25 injured today when a crowded bus fell into a fast-flowing river in India’s northern hill state of Uttaranchal, an official said. The accident occurred when the bus driver lost... Women 09 Jul, 2005
SNIPPETS Quake in IndonesiaJAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook Sulawesi island on Monday. “There were no reports of casualties or property damage,” a meteorologist said. — AFPFour US soldiers hurt KANDAHAR: An explosion near a... Women 13 Jun, 2005
25 killed in Pakistan factory explosion Associated Press Lahore, May 3: A gas explosion at a building housing an ice-cream factory in eastern Pakistan early today killed at least 25 people and wounded 20, police and rescue officials said. Rescue workers were sifting the rubble for about a... Women 03 May, 2005
2,000 attend tsunami evacuation drill in Thailand Associated PressBangkok, April 29:About 2,000 people took part in a tsunami emergency evacuation drill today on the Thai resort island of Phuket, where giant waves swept ashore four months ago killing hundreds of people. Prime Minister Thaksin... Women 29 Apr, 2005
