Animal protection groups urge devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice at Gadhimai festival Ahead of the Gadhimai festival, animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India and People For Animals are urging devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice. Nepal 05 Dec, 2024
Minor girl rescued from tantric cult sacrifice Nepal Police, with the help of some rights organisations in India, rescued a 16-year-old girl from the hands of human traffickers. She was allegedly being sold in a bid to sacrifice her life as per some tantric religious practice. Nepal 05 Feb, 2023
Mexican archaeologists uncover facade of Aztec skull tower in capital MEXICO CITY: Archaeologists have unearthed new sections of a famous Aztec tower of human skulls dating back to the 1400s beneath the center of Mexico City, authorities said on Friday. The team uncovered in March the facade and eastern side of the... Women 13 Dec, 2020
Two girls rescued from Nepal-India border INARUWA, OCTOBER 1 Police rescued two adolescent girls from Nepal-India border in Bhantabari of Koshi Rural Municipality, Sunsari, yesterday. Deputy Superintendent of Police of Sunsari District Police Office, Narendra Kumar Karki, said that the... Travel 02 Oct, 2020
EDITORIAL: Threat of pneumonia Taking preventive measures is the best way to keep children below 15 years of age free from influenza and pneumonia Doctors have advised parents to take care of their children, especially those below 15 years of age, during the winter season as it... 27 Dec, 2019
Seven held for bid to sell off �top model� to religious cult Kathmandu, December 25 Nepal Police have arrested seven persons on the charge of abducting a ‘top Nepali model’ and trying to sell her off to a religious cult in India. Those arrested have been identified as Krishna Lama, Umesh Shah, Dil... Horoscopes 26 Dec, 2019
Britain faces most history-shaping election since WWII LONDON: Britain is facing the most testing and significant period in its modern history since World War II. The polarised electorate now has a critical choice to make -- but it seems unlikely the result, whatever it may be, will heal deep... Women 09 Dec, 2019
Punish the shaman Apropos of the news story “Shaman sacrifices boy ‘to gain supernatural power’ ”, (THT, May 31, Page 1), it is shocking to learn that a two-and-a-halfyear-old Aryan Sah was slain in a freakish ritual as ‘human sacrifice’ by a shaman,... 04 Jun, 2019
Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs MEXICO CITY: A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after crania of women and children surfaced among the hundreds embedded in the forbidding... Mobile & Apps 03 Jul, 2017
Eighth suspect held from Pokhara one year after Kathmandu girl's abduction for 'human sacrifice' KATHMANDU: Police on Friday said they recently arrested a man who along with others had allegedly abducted a teenage girl with a motive to perform human sacrifice in August last year. The 16-year-old girl, however, escaped from the clutches of... Horoscopes 09 Sep, 2016
11 suspects convicted of human sacrifice in Nawalparasi NAWALPARASI: The District Court convicted 11 people, who were accused of sacrificing a 10-year-old boy in Kudiya VDC of Nawalparasi district, of murder and slapped life imprisonment on 10 of them. In a verdict on the July 21, 2015 case, judge... Travel 30 Aug, 2016
Indian scholar who criticised idol worship murdered at home NEW DELHI: Following a knock at his front door, an Indian scholar greeted two unidentified visitors and was shot in the head and the chest, becoming the third critic of religious superstition to be killed in the country in three years. The attack on... Women 31 Aug, 2015
