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Nepal Faces Political Crisis as Parties Fail to Agree on New Government
Dark clouds loom over Nepal's Constitutional Assembly building as a fresh vote for a new leader was ordered by House Speaker Subash Nemwang after none of three candidates managed to get a majority vot...
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Arab League backs Palestinians on restarting talks
Associated Press CAIRO: Qatar's prime minister says the Arab nations have endorsed direct Palestinian talks with the Israelis but left the timing to the Palestinians themselves. Sheik Hamad bin Jass...
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Oil prices climb higher
AFP LONDON: World oil prices were higher on Thursday, winning support from firmer equities and the weaker dollar after recent falls that were sparked by downbeat news in key consumer the United State...
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Lisa Kudrow prescribes laughter in Web series
Associated Press NEW YORK: Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is making herself laugh. She's reading tweets written by her character, Fiona Wallice, on the online show "Web Therapy.&qu...
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Thai court issues warrant for Thaksin
Thailand's Supreme Court has issued a new arrest warrant for fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, seen here in 2009, in connection with allegations of false declaration of assets.
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Khanal urges NC, UCPN-M to withdraw candidacy
RSS KATHMANDU: Chairman of the CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal said his party was ready to support any candidate in order to address the national agenda- peace and constitution. However, he urged the prime...
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Euro lifted by data, dollar hit by Fed warning
AFP LONDON: The euro hit its highest level against the dollar since May on Thursday, boosted by upbeat data while the US unit was hampered after the US Federal Reserve warned on the economic outlook....
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Churchill's false teeth go on sale
AFP LONDON: A set of dentures made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill went under the hammer Thursday as auctioneers expected to fetch up to £5,000 for "the teeth that ...
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Somali group warns more troops will be annihilated
An armed Somali pirate poses along the coastline of Hobyo town in northeastern Somalia. Somali pirates on Thursday released a Turkish-owned cargo ship and its crew of 21 people nearly four months afte...
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Aamer picks double against England
Mohammad Aamer of Pakistan (L) reacts after dismissing England captain Andrew Strauss at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England. Aamer carried on from where he left off against Australia by remov...
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Cheesy actress Jessica Biel
Agencies LOS ANGELES: Jessica Biel has revealed she craves cheese when she is working on movies because she gives up all unhealthy food to stay trim. Jessica Biel is addicted to cheese. The 'A-Team...
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In iPhone, adult industry sees pocket porn market
In this photograph taken July 21, 2010, adult film star Teagan Presley poses with her iPhone in Atlanta. Presley is experimenting with Apple's FaceTime feature.
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Phinney set for Denmark cycling debut
US cyclist Taylor Phinney, seen here in March 2010, will make his debut for the RadioShack team of Lance Armstrong at the Tour of Denmark from August 4-8.
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Tendulkar boosts India in S.Lanka cricket Test
Sachin Tendulkar plays a stroke in Colombo on July 29. Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 202 and Suresh Raina made 120 on his debut as India matched Sri Lanka's scoring spree in the second cricket Test on Thu...
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Study shows tiger numbers rising in Nepal park
The number of rare tigers in a national park in Nepal has increased by more than one third in the last two years, a study has shown, after authorities set aside more land for the animals. Experts rid...
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Govt lifts ban on Nepali migrant workers in Iraq
The government has lifted the ban on Nepali migrant workers in Iraq, Wednesday. Spokesperson at the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management Purna Chandra Bhattarai organised a press meet at the mi...
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Nepal and India join hands for biodiversity conservation on World Tiger Day
Nepal and India on Thursday signed a joint resolution to join hands to conserve biodiversity including tigers, and strengthen ecological security in the trans-boundary region.The resolutions were sign...
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US envoy parleys with DPM Gachhadar, Dahal
THT Online KATHMANDU: US ambassador Scott H DeLisi met with DPM Bijay Kumar Gachhadar at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar on Thursday. The duo discussed on the contemporary political devel...
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Driver killed, 16 Indian pilgrims injured as bus overturns
Hari Sharma PARASI: At least one person was killed and 16 others were injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from India met with an accident at Jyamire of Dumkibas VDC in Nawalparasi district on Thursd...
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Landslide threatens over 700 families in Magdi
RSS BENI: Around 700 families of seven different villages in six VDCs are at high risk of landslide in Myagdi district. The Safe Community through Disaster Risk Mitigation project launched by Nepal ...
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NA personnel killed in Pokhara mishap
RSS POKHARA: A Nepal Army (NA) personnel was killed in a road accident in Pokhara on Thursday. Jagat Bahadur Baduwal of Dailekh, posted at Kalibhanjyang Battalion at Pokhara Airport, died while unde...
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Feds, farmers create habitats for migrating birds
AP MAMOU: Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux's rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threa...
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Pakistan general balances all sides of conflict
AP ISLAMABAD: As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way — despite fresh allegations that spies under h...
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Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers
Truck drivers greet a protest organizer on a highway, near Athens, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The government issued a rare emergency order to force drivers back to work under threat of prosecution t...
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Katie Price fears fan attack
Agencies LONDON: Katie Price fears she will be attacked by a crazed fan and has started to be more security conscious when she makes public appearances. Katie Price fears she will be attacked by a f...
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18 hurt in minibus accident
RSS CHAPAGAUN: Eighteen people were injured in a minibus accident in Lalitpur on Thursday morning. The minibus was heading to Lagankhel from Tikabhairab. Among the injured, 14 returned home after tr...
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Another 15 inmates in grip of viral fever
RSS RAJBIRAJ: Fifteen more prisoners have fallen prey to viral fever in Saptari jail. At present, 67 prisoners are suffering from the disease. Bhagwat Yadav, the acting warden of the jail, said team...
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Myagdi NC village units get influx of new faces
RSS MYAGDI: New faces have dominated the Nepali Congress’ village level conventions in Myagdi district. Party district vice president Resham Bahadur Baniya said new faces have been elected to ...
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Diarrhea outbreak claims 3, sickens over 200 in Nepalgunj
Surendra Kafle NEPAGUNJ: At least three persons died and more than two hundred persons are suffering due to the deadly diarrhea outbreak in Nepalgung on Thursday. According to focal person Ram Bahad...
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'Bikini killer' not hopeful of release in Nepal
KATHMANDU-- A Frenchman dubbed the "bikini killer" has little chance of winning an appeal against his 20-year jail sentence in Nepal that is set to be heard Friday, his lawyer has admitted. Charles So...
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Meditating Buddha Boy 'beats up group'
A Nepalese man popularly known as "Buddha boy" is being investigated by police amid reports he beat a group of locals for disturbing his meditation.
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Australian govt denies sacked PM behind leaks
Australia's new prime minister Julia Gillard speaks at a press conference in Canberra. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has passionately rebutted accusations that she opposed popular welfare in...
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Nigerian regulator cracks down on stock operators
File picture showing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) headquarters in Lagos. Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) financial regulator has vowed to drag 260 organisations and individuals...
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Tendulkar, Raina lead India's run-riot
Sachin Tendulkar plays a stroke in Colombo on July 29. Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 202 and Suresh Raina made 120 on his debut as India matched Sri Lanka's scoring spree in the second cricket Test on Thu...
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Indonesian woman gets 3-years' jail for terrorism
AFP JAKARTA: An Indonesian court sentenced a Muslim woman to three years in prison Thursday for harboring terrorists, including one of Southeast Asia's most-wanted men. Putri Munawaroh was arrested ...
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EU clears six types of GM maize for animal feed
One of Monsanto's genetically-modified maize cobs, seen here in July 2007. European regulators authorised on Wednesday the import of six types of genetically-modified maize for use in animal feed afte...
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Extortion suspect's attorney to question Pitino
A representative from the US Attorney's Office escorts University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, second left, to the federal courthouse in Louisvile Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Pitino will ...
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Nissan returns to profit, Mitsubishi reduces loss
A woman walks by a dealer of Nissan Motor Co. in Tokyo Thursday, July 29, 2010. Nissan veered back into the black for the fiscal first quarter as sales grew on a global auto recovery and stuck to its ...
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Target militants outside Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai takes a question during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Karzai says the release of secret documents have e...
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Kate Hudson musing over love nest
Agencies LONDON: Things are getting serious between Kate Hudson and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy with the couple deciding to buy a house together after just four months of being an item. Kate Hudson a...
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Man caned to death in act of revenge
RSS MAHOTTARI: A man was caned to death at Prakauli Phulhata in Mohattari on Wednesday night. According to the District Police Office, Saudagar Mahara (55) of Phulhata-5 was attacked with a lathi by...
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2 killed as diarrhea rages in Nepalgunj
RSS NEPALGUNJ: Diarrhea has been spreading in urban areas of Nepalgunj that were inundated by heavy rainfall a few days ago, affecting hundreds of people. According to the Public Health Office, Bank...
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Huge haul of marijuana seized from sugarcane field
RSS PARASI: A patrol team of the Armed Police Force seized 40 kg of marijuana in Nawalparasi on Thursday morning. The marijuana was seized from a sugarcane field at Bhujahawa VDC of the district. Bh...
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Cops identify body of elderly man
RSS DAMAULI: The body of an elderly man found at the confluence of Madi River and Sage River in Byas Municipality-10 of Tanahun has been identified as that of Bishnu Prasad Khanal, 65, of Chapatar in...
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Maoists issue threat after murder of Bara cadre
THT Online KATHMANDU: The UCPN-Maoist on Thursday threatened to change its strategy if the government failed to stop the series of murders of its activists. An unidentified armed group gunned down M...
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FNJ report highlights security risk for Mid Western scribes
Surendra Kafle NEPALGUNJ: The Mid-Western Regional Coordination Committee of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) said Thursday that journalists are at risk while performing their duties. The ...
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Wait ends for kin of conflict victims in Sindhuli
RSS SINDHULIMADHI: The next of kin of 21 people who were killed and disappeared during the conflict received compensation from the District Administration Office (DAO). Relief assistance was provide...
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Reckless driving kills Nepali man in US
THT Online KATHMANDU: A Nepali man was killed in a car accident in Texas, USA on Sunday, it was reported on Thursday. The Star Telegram named the deceased as Bipin Thapa, 26. He is believed to be a ...
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Lalitpur farmers switch to coffee after maize misery
RSS CHAPAGAON: Farmers in southern Lalitpur have begun tea and coffee farming in the fields that used to only grow maize in the past. Commercial tea cultivation began a few years back after coffee f...
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RBB cash crunch hits life in Humla
RSS KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) in the remote Himalayan district of Humla faced a cash crunch on Thursday. Development projects running in the district have also been affected due to ...
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Parbat madarssa pleads for govt assistance
RSS FALEBAS: Operators of the local madrassa have called for assistance from the authorities concerned after the school faced financial problems. "It has been difficult for us to learn about ou...
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Lack of bridge hits 200,000 Bardia people
RSS GULARIYA: More than two hundred thousand people living in Bhauratapu have been affected as a result of the absence of a bridge over the Karnali River at Kothiyaghat. People living in 11 Village ...
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UNESCO and Japan join forces to conserve birthplace of Buddha in Nepal
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Japan have partnered to conserve and manage the birthplace of Buddha in southern Nepal.
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Nepal Supreme Court to pass verdict on serial killer
Kathmandu - The Nepalese Supreme Court is to pronounce its final verdict on alleged international serial killer Charles Sobhraj on Friday.The hearing previously slated for July 14 had been postponed b...
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Maternity allowance attracts Surket women in droves
RSS BIRENDRANAGAR: The number of women coming to hospital for child birth has increased after the Government started providing transportation allowance. A total of 4,373 women availed of maternity s...
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Parbat madarssa seeking for assistance
RSS FALEBAS: Operators of the local Madarssa have called for assistance from the authorities concerned after the school faced financial problems. It has been difficult for us to learn about our reli...
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KC claims UML, Madhesi backing for NC govt
RSS NUWAKOT: Nepali Congress joint general secretary and spokesperson Arjun Narsingh KC on Thursday claimed that a NC-led government will be formed on August 2. According to him, the CPN-UML and the...
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Maoists ready written commitment for Madhesi parties
Tika R Pradhan KATHMANDU: The meeting of central office bearers of Unified CPN Maoist held at the party headquarters on Thursday finalised the written commitment regarding the issues raised by the Un...
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Simpson for American Idol judge
Agencies LOS ANGELES: Jessica Simpson has emerged as the new favourite to take over from Simon Cowell as a judge on hit TV talent show American Idol after Justin Timberlake and Sir Elton John both re...
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Dementieva, Stosur advance to quarterfinal
Elena Dementieva, of Russia, returns to Kimiko Date Krumm, of Japan, during the Bank of the West tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
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Bayer quarterly earnings fall to 525m euros
An employee of the German parmaceuticals and chemicals giant Bayer, controls the production of Aspirin headache tablets at the company's plant in the eastern town of Bitterfeld. Bayer has said that it...
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Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan
Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.
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Nepali tiger population up by 34 in 2010
Exuberant children in painted face as tiger participate in a rally organised to mark International Tiger Day in Kathmandu on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
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Phoenix sign Argentine midfielder Cornejo
Wellington Phoenix FC have signed Argentine midfielder Oscar Roberto Cornejo (L) for this Australian A-League season. 27-year-old Cornejo, nicknamed Toto, is an attacking midfielder who has played clu...
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AgBank issues additional shares in Hong Kong IPO
Agricultural Bank of China customers pass ATM machines in Beijing. The lender has said it has fully exercised the overallotment option of its Hong Kong share offering, bringing the total amount raised...
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Pakistan mourns as rains hamper black box search
A Pakistani police commando watches rescue operations in the Margala Hills close to Islamabad on July 28. Pakistan observed a day of mourning Thursday for the 152 people killed in the country's worst ...
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Nepali politics in the grip of Catch-22
As the third round August-2- Prime Ministerial poll draws closer, Nepali top leaders find themselves rather tightly-gripped in what could be termed the situation of Catch-22, the famous term coined by...
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Nepal police seize 10 stolen Indian vehicles
Nepal police have seized 10 stolen Indian vehicles near the Indo Nepal border, about 30 km from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district. "Nine motorbikes and one car were seized on Wednesday night during a...
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Nepal Telecom to invite global tender for CDMA expansion
KATHMANDU, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Nepali government has permitted Nepal Telecom (NT) to invite global tender to expand CDMA network across the country, local media reported Thursday. The Republica daily...
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One drowned in Bhadrapur
RSS BHADRAPUR: A local resident of Chandragadi drowned in the local river. Mudka Madi,40, of Chandragadi VDC-1 died after drowning in the river, police said. He was found dead on Wednesday afternoo...
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Kathmandu resident dies in Surkhet
AFP SURKHET: A resident of Ichangunarayan of Kathmandu died of excessive bleeding at the local nursing home on Wednesday, police said. Nar Bahadur Gotame, 32, was staying at the Ashirbad hotel here ...
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Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes
Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted st...
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Cole proves she's healthy with first public outing
Agencies LONDON: British singer Cheryl Cole has proved she's recovering well from malaria after making her first public appearance on Wednesday (28Jul10) looking happy and healthy. The Girls Aloud s...
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Police capture drug lieutenant in northern Mexico
Investigators work at a crime scene where Rosarito's State Police Commander Antonio Sanchez was shot outside his headquarters in Rosarito, Mexico, early Wednesday July 28, 2010. According to police at...
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Stosur, Radwanska oust qualifiers in WTA tennis
Samantha Stosur of Australia serves against Christina McHale at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. Stosur advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating American McHale 6-1, 7-5 in ...
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British PM to push Indian leaders on open trade
Karnataka Raj Bhavan-issued photo shows British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) offering a traditional Indian greeting from inside his car in Bangalore on July 28, 2010. Cameron will push Indian ...
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Obama to get invite to file candidacy
Bishnu Prasad Aryal KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Federal Affairs, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture (MoFACAPAC) will be inviting US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack O...
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'Govt using PCL phase-out to escape responsibility'
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Various leaders today charged the government was evading the responsibility of providing intermediate level education to poor students in the name of phasing out Pro...
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SC fiat to govt hospitals
Himalayan News Service Kathmandu: The Supreme Court (SC) today issued an order to government hospitals providing reproductive services to allocate separate cabins for disabled women. A division bench...
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UK envoy bids farewell to PM
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Outgoing UK Ambassador Andrew Hall paid a farewell visit to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar on Wednesday. Hall thanke...
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Floods trap 30,000 in northern China
Associated Press BEIJING: Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power today, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continues to affe...
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India for 25-member UNSC
Himalayan News Service NEW DELHI: India has proposed expansion of the membership of the United Nations Security Council from the existing 15 to 25 by adding six permanent and four non-permanent membe...
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Bus hits roadside bomb in Afghanistan; 25 dead
Agence France Presse HERAT: A roadside bomb ripped through a crowded Afghan bus today, killing up to 25 civilians in a southwestern province on the Iranian border in one of the deadliest such attacks...
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ADB chief asks to improve road links
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) thinks connectivity within and outside Nepal can transform Nepal into a developed country thanks to regional benefits accruing out o...
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Nepal-B'desh talks on Mongla port on track
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Nepal and Bangladesh have finalised the draft agreement on Operation Modalities for the Carriage of Transit Cargo. Theough, the two South Asian countries have signe...
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Women climbers to focus on Mt Elbrus
HNS KATHMANDU: Everest Women 7 Summits Eco-Action (EW7SEA) team is now gearing up to climb the tallest peak in Europe Mt Elbrus (5,642 m) in Russia from August 23, 2010. The team has estimated a tota...
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Home TV DTH service to start next month
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Home TV, the first direct-to-home (DTH) service in Nepal, will provide the service commercially from mid-August. The service provider has a permission to transmit 8...
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Nepal lifts ban on workers in Iraq
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: In order to offer legitimacy to 30,000 Nepalis working illegally in Iraq, the government today decided to lift a ban on Nepali workers in the war-ravaged country. &...
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NRB says trade body to advise on gold import
HNS KATHMANDU: Monetary Policy 2010-11 has granted permission to Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association (NEGOSIDA) to recommend gold traders on gold import. Due to excessive gold import, t...
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Agitators to stop work at Nepse
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: The New Share Brokers Agitators Committee has threatened to shut down the operations from tomorrow of the entire secondary market, if the concerned bodies do not com...
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SC quashes writ against army recruitment
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Stating that disputes on the Comprehensive Peace Accord fell under the purview of the Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee, the Supreme Court today scrapped a wri...
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'Unity govt' still possible
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood today conferred with CPN-UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal at the latter’s residence in Dallu where the two dwelt on the cu...
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Buy latest Honda Accord at Rs 7 millon apiece in Nepal
Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Syakar Company, the sole distributor of Honda automobiles in Nepal, launched Honda Accord’s latest model — eighth generation premium sedan car. Padma Jy...
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Nepali politics in the grip of Catch-22
As the third round August-2- Prime Ministerial poll draws closer, Nepali top leaders find themselves rather tightly-gripped in what could be termed the situation of Catch-22, the famous term coined by...
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Hester Biosciences, Golchha Orgn. Sign MoU To Set Up Animal Biological Unit In Nepal
(RTTNews) - The Ahmedabad-based Hester Biosciences Ltd. said it had signed a memorandum of understanding or MoU with Nepal-based Golchha Organisation to set up a joint venture in Nepal to manufacture...
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Delegation from Nepal sees child-rights initiatives supported by UNICEF in Brazil
Senior government representatives from Nepal with students at a public school in the Morro do Borel community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school is part of the Platform for Urban Centres project de...
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Japanese arrested in Nepal for possessing hashish
KATHMANDU — Nepalese police have arrested a 27-year-old Japanese national at Kathmandu’s international airport on suspicion of possessing 1.2 kilograms of hashish, an official said Wednes...
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Nepal's repatriation of 3 Tibetans leaves UN ‘concerned’
The UN refugee agency said it had already written to the Nepalese government about the incident."Three Tibetans were forcefully returned to China from Nepal in early June 2010. It is a very serious is...
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Nepal's flux holds up extradition treaty with India
NEW DELHI: Nepal's 'fractured polity' is clearly taking a heavy toll on India's relations with the important Indian neighbour. After the controversial withdrawal of the contract issued to an Indian...
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UN concerned over Nepal’s repatriation of Tibetans
Nepal has forcibly repatriated three Tibetan refugees, the United Nations said yesterday, adding it was “extremely concerned” by the move. The UN refugee agency said it had written to the Nepalese...
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