It’s a noble cycle Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu:Nodan Club organised a fundraising programme at Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal on March 11 for cyclist Pushkar Shah who started the first world bicycle tour from Nepal in 1998 with a message of world peace. The two-day... Travel Abroad 13 Mar, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Fishery project in RasuwaRASUWA: A fishery project has been initiated in Rasuwa. The agricultural development office with the financial support of Rs 55,000 from Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme has started is at Dhunche. — RSSB’desh... 13 Mar, 2005
IN BRIEF Mind mgt seminarKATHMANDU: A two-day mind management seminar got underway on Saturday. Acharya Swami Shree Dhruv is imparting tips on ways to secure physical and mental health which are instrumental in doing away with spiritual ignorance. More than 27... Horoscopes 05 Mar, 2005
Handicapped on tour of SAARC states Himalayan News ServiceJhapa, February 27:Amar Rai, a physically challenged person, started his tour of the SAARC nations on a wheelchair from Kakarbhitta yesterday. At a programme organised by the Handicapped Reformation Committee today, different... Travel 27 Feb, 2005
Locals form panel to use stone-spout water Himalayan News Service Lalitpur, February 27: Locals of Alok Hiti area at ward no 22 of Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City have formed a committee to construct an underground water reservoir to collect the water from the Alok Hiti, a stone... Horoscopes 27 Feb, 2005
NGO helps build toilets in Thimi Himalayan News ServiceBhaktapur, February 26:The Rural Development Society Nepal (RDSN), an NGO, recently helped construct 29 latrines in the rural areas of Madhyapur Thimi municipality. The organisation also plans to construct other 75 latrines at... Horoscopes 27 Feb, 2005
NGCCI’s role in helping economy underlined Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 25:The present government is committed to respecting the rule of law, rights of civil society, good governance and promotion of economic advancement, said Madhukar SJB Rana, minister for finance. Rana was... 25 Feb, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS MAN gets new committee: KATHMANDU: The 24th national convention and AGM of Management Association of Nepal (MAN) recently elected the new committee. The committee has elected Dr Arzu Rana Deua the new president unanimously whereas Rajan Singh Bhandari... 14 Feb, 2005
Multi-sectoral drive against AIDS on cards Kathmandu, September 2: Assistant minister for health and population, Nitchhe SJB Rana, today underscored the need for a multi-sector approach, with participation of all stakeholders, to fight HIV/AIDS. The government is formulating a draft for the... Horoscopes 09 Feb, 2005
Experts stress need for Outer Ring Road Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 30:Experts today outlined the need to consider the proposed Outer Ring Road in the Valley as a long term infrastructural development. Speaking at an interaction on Outer Ring Road and it’s implementation... Horoscopes 31 Jan, 2005
The gift of a school One Iraqi mother realised that if she wanted an education for her daughter with Down’s syndrome, she’d have to provide it herself. Rory McCarthy visits a unique institution:The Guardian:It is Baghdad on a winter morning chilled by yet another power... Travel Abroad 18 Jan, 2005
Dipankha yatra on Oct 17 Lalitpur, October 1: Buddhist and Hindu shrines located in Lalitpur and Kathmandu will observe the ninth Dipankha yatra on October 17, according to the Dipankha Yatra Management Committee (DYMC) at Basu Barna Mahabihar, Lalitpur. Kirti Kiran Joshi, an... Horoscopes 10 Jan, 2005
