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Elderly woman found dead at Pachali inn 27 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
KATHMANDU: An elderly woman was found dead in her room at an inn in the premises of Bhairav Lakshmeeshwar Temple in Teku Pachali, KMC-12 on Monday. Police identified the deceased as Bishnu Maya (70)....
Conductor arrested for assaulting 55yo passenger 27 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
KATHMANDU: Police on Monday evening apprehended a conductor of micro bus (BA 3 KHA 1623) on charge of assaulting a passenger. Police identified the suspect as Rajendra Lama (17) of Makwanpur district...
Number of tourists visiting Khumbu area slightly down 27 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
SOLUKHUMBU: The number of tourists visiting the Mt. Everest area has decreased from July 16-August 16 in the current fiscal year, 2013/14. Only 292 tourists visited the Khumbu area during this period...
Narchyang turning into 'hydropower village' 27 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
MYAGDI: Ten hydropower projects are in the pipeline at Narchyang, a touristic area in north Myagdi. Construction of 10 small and big hydropower projects with the capacity of generating 384 megawatt of...
Afghan Taliban kill 12 'government' workers 27 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm
HERAT: The Afghan Taliban executed 12 Afghan workers in two provinces after accusing them of working for the government, officials said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of brutal attacks on civilian...
Nepali rupee hits record low‚ 1 USD costs above Rs.105 27 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
KATHMANDU: The Nepali currency has fallen to a record low on Tuesday as Indian rupee continued to depreciate against the U.S dollar. The Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the reference selling rate of one ...
Pol activities heating up in run up to CA polls 27 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
LALITPUR: Chief Election Commissioner Neelkantha Upreti has stressed the need of using simple language and methods for voter education. Opening a two-day regional orientation programme on voters' edu...
Nepali hog plum to be promoted as Parbat's own product 27 Aug 2013 | 04:34 pm
PARBAT: Initiatives have been taken to making Parbat district self-reliant in the production of Lapsi or the Nepali hog plum under the 'One District, One Production' programme. Native to Nepal, Lapsi...
Syria says it will defend itself against attack 27 Aug 2013 | 03:51 pm
DAMASCUS: Syria's foreign minister says his country will defend itself using "all means available" in case of a U.S. strike. Walid al-Moallem says Syria has two choices, either to surrender or fight ...
Syria says rebels delay 2nd UN trip to attack site 27 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
DAMASCUS: Syria's foreign minister says a second trip by U.N. experts to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack has been delayed because of disputes between rebel groups. Walid al-Moallem say...
