ONCE-OVER Blast in bankMAHENDRANAGAR: The Maoists set off a powerful bomb inside the premises of the Rastriya Banijya Bank in the district headquarters of Baitadi on Wednesday. According to Mahendranagar-based police sources, some walls and doors were damaged in... Travel 30 Mar, 2006
Immunisation plan facing fund crunch Kathmandu, March 28:At a time when the country is all set to implement the National Immunisation Plan (NIP) from 2008, the government’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation is likely to be badly affected by a huge resource gap caused by a rise in the... Travel 29 Mar, 2006
Amar Singh school marks 50th anniv Pokhara, March 26:King Gynendra today inaugurated the golden jubilee ceremony of the Amar Singh Model Higher Secondary School at Ramghat in Pokhara. Queen Komal was also present on the occasion.Speaker Taranath Ranabhat, Minister for Education and... Travel 27 Mar, 2006
Biodiversity fund cuts worrying The United States’ intention to partially withdraw its financial support for global efforts to protect the environment is worrying experts and policy-makers attending a major international conference in Curitiba, Brazil on biodiversity. As... 27 Mar, 2006
Govt implementing new plan to prevent bird flu outbreak Kathmandu, March 25:With the Council of Ministers recently approving the National Avian Influenza and Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan (NAIIPPRP) with the aim to curb the risk of bird flu through migratory birds in the country, the... Travel 25 Mar, 2006
Reforms slowing down: WB Kathmandu, March 24:Ken Ohashi, country director of the World Bank for Nepal has said that the reform process is getting slow, due to various reasons including political instability and intensified conflict. Ohashi was speaking at a talk programme on... 24 Mar, 2006
Micro-project ushers in new life in Jharuwarasi Lalitpur, March 23:A small-scale project, which aims at providing water at the local level for drinking and irrigation purposes, is showing a new sign of life in a village of Jharuwarasi, south of Lalitpur.The Panchawati Micro-watershed at Panchawati... Horoscopes 23 Mar, 2006
ONCE-OVER Tang wraps up visitKATHMANDU: Wrapping up his three-day visit to Nepal, the Chinese State Councilor, Tang Jiaxuan on Saturday left Kathmandu for Beijing. Talking briefly to media at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), Jiaxuan said he was... Travel 19 Mar, 2006
LETTERS Way out of the crisis:Leaders of the parties are engaged in talks with the Maoists to encourage the latter to call off their blockade, implement the 12-point understanding and declare a unilateral ceasefire. Indian, US diplomats and the government have... 13 Mar, 2006
IN BRIEF Awareness seminar LALITPUR: A two-day Women Empowerment Seminar kicked off here on Saturday for women suffering from leprosy with the objective of generating awareness among the people about leprosy. Inaugurating the seminar, Assistant Minister for... Horoscopes 11 Mar, 2006
NTB jockeys IT to lure tourists Kathmandu, April 3 There is subtle yet noticeable change in Nepal Tourism Board’s (NTB’s) efforts to boost the number of summer tourists to Nepal. The change is in the form of its new-found focus on using information technology tools to generate... 04 Mar, 2006
US, India plan research ties for agriculture New Delhi, February 27:Several initiatives in agriculture collaboration are set to be announced during president George W Bush’s visit beginning tomorrow, with India and the US identifying four major areas.India’s tie-up with US institutions in... 27 Feb, 2006
