Pop goes history The GuardianLondon:After 20 pages, I was convinced that ‘Words and Music’ was the best book about pop I had ever read. After 280 pages, I was at least convinced that it was the weirdest book about pop I had ever read. But that too is a kind of... Travel Abroad 05 Jun, 2004
Singapore starts chewing gum The Guardian Singapore, May 26:The good news for Singapore’s secret army of clandestine chewers: gum is going on sale legally for the first time in 12 years. The bad news: if you want some you will have to register as a gum user and show an identity... 26 May, 2004
Constipation — causes and remedies Sushil DhitalKathmandu:Gastro-intestinal disorders are recognised as "constipation". Constipation is accompanied by headache, coated tongue, foul breath, and lack of appetite. These symptoms disappear when satisfactory evacuation takes place. Generally... Travel Abroad 24 May, 2004
Ban on cigarettes in India going up in smoke Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, May 16:More than a fortnight into the Indian government’s ban on smoking in public, Indians nonchalantly puff away on the nicotine stick — quite unprepared for the radical change in lifestyle and behaviour that it... 16 May, 2004
He’s fat and lazy and proud of it Back in 1978, Jim Davis introduced the world to Garfield the cat in comics collected in ‘Garfield at Large’, the first collection of Garfield cartoon strips. In the first frame of the first comic strip, Jon Arbuckle introduced himself as a... Travel Abroad 15 May, 2004
TOPICS: Third World’s continuing debt crisis John Madeley Just weeks after its launch, Tony Blair’s fledgling Africa Commission, which aims to find ways of solving the problems of the continent, has already come under fire for missing the whole point of Africa’s main problem - debt.The... 13 May, 2004
MIDWAY : Small wonder Tara BasnyetEver stopped to wonder how time flies? Swift and with utmost precision, it perhaps is the most punctual “being.” And it’s funny how our lives get moulded and changed in due course of time. The nonchalant childhood and adolescence fade... 12 May, 2004
Coping with unwanted calls The GuardianLondon:Callers besiege secretaries and PAs every day in the quest for a piece of their boss: the salesman wanting to sell “the best accountancy software package you have ever seen”, the supplier who has not been paid for six months, the... Travel Abroad 05 May, 2004
Zen and Buddha Gallery now in town Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu:Choi Go-dam and Yom Seon-jeong a Korean couple settled in Nepal, always dreamt of opening an art gallery to exhibit works of artists from Nepal and abroad. They realised their dreams with the opening of their ‘Buddha... Travel Abroad 04 May, 2004
ONCE-OVER 74 abductees set freeTaplejung: Maoists on Friday set free 70 students and four teachers, who were abducted from different places of Taplejung on Wednesday. The Maoists had taken the abducteees to Guphapokhari of the Sangkhuwasabha, where they... Travel 01 May, 2004
BIZ BRIEFS Tea plantation increases Kathmandu: The area under tea plantation by small farmers has increased to 12,643 hectares during the year 2002-03, Nepal Tea Development Corporation (NTDC) and private sector informed. According to National Tea and Coffee... 27 Apr, 2004
Farmers attracted towards modern technology Bhawani AdhikarySyangja, April 18: Farmers in Syangja have started to embrace modern agriculture methods as it yielded more production than the traditional method. They have started commercial farming of silk, coffee and milk. Bhoomi Jung KC, a... 18 Apr, 2004
