More than gloomy As the political parties continue to display their dirty and ugly power struggle, the state is gradually relegating into the quagmire of virtual collapse.
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Unending drama of sordidness As expected, the fifth round of election to pick a new prime minister ended in ignominy.
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Nepal’s bid for UNGA chair It is the turn of Asian continent to get the chair of the United Nations General Assembly for the year 2011.
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NC 12th Convention: Can it revive democratic socialism? Nepal Congress (NC), the oldest democratic party of the country, is going to hold its 12th general convention in Kathmandu from September 17 to 21.
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Wildlife diaries It’s like any other day for the staffers at the Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge deep inside the lush sub-tropical forest of Chitwan National Park: A big wild male elephant ventures close to the front lawns of the lodge that open into the forest in the late afternoon and the guests immediately come out of the dining hall with their cameras to take a closer shot. A herd of spotted deer comes strolling through the grassland and disappears into the dark lushness of the forest beyond it, before anybody could take their pictures. A mother rhino and calf appear and just go out of sight. And on a rare day, one of the lodge’s staff told me, you can see a tiger on the prowl nearby! “
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Tibetan Glaciers are retreating at an alarming rate Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called Earth's "third pole", hold the largest ice mass outside the polar regions. These glaciers act as a water storage tower for South and East Asia, releasing melt water in warm months to the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra and other river systems, providing fresh water to more than a billion people. In the dry season glacial melt provides half or more of the water in many rivers.
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One of the best hill stations of eastern Nepal - Ilam Ilam is a municipality and tea-producing town in Nepal. It is in Ilam District which is in hilly Eastern Region of Nepal. It is famous for its natural sceneries and landscapes.
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Eco-tourism in Nepal An eco-tourism can provide, if managed and catered for properly, the utilisation of natural resources to create sustainable income for businesses and individuals. Though it is true that eco tourism provides full and effective participation and viable income-generating opportunities and employment for local people, eco tourism in Nepal is newly introduced.
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President Hu holds talks with DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks last Friday with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Il in Changchun, capital city of northeast China' s Jilin Province.
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Twenty Years of Conflict has cost the Middle East $12 trillion The 20 years of conflict has cost the Middle East region 12 trillion U.S. dollars during the period from 1991 to 2010.
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Chinese ambassador releases tourist guide book Qiu Guohong, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal released 'Chinese Handbook' and 'Nepal Tour Guide Chinese' written by Nepali students at Confucius Institute of Kathmandu University.
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A drug free zone Campaign Locals of Tinchuli, Bauddha in the Capital on Tuesday declared the area from Tinchulil, Arubari to Charghare a drug free zone with the aim to discourage drug addition among youths and curb the resultant crimes.
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"Gradual consolidation and enhancement in the relations between China and South Asian countries" With the aim of furthering substantial exchanges of cooperation and friendship between South Asian friendship Organizations and the Chinese People's Associations for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) a extensive meeting was held in Sri Lanka with the joint efforts of Sri Lanka China Social and cultural Cooperation, Sri Lanka-China Young Journalists Forum and Sri Lanka-China Friendship Association from June 7 to June 9, 2010.
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Nepal-China Joint Press Statement in Beijing The following is the text of the joint press statement issued today in Beijing, following the 6-day official visit by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to China. Both sides agreed to further strengthen political and economic ties.
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