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Koirala's last journey begins 21 March 2010, 21-0 HrsKathmandu, March 21 Mourned by thousands, including world leaders, Nepal's peace architect and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala's last journey started Sunday, marking the end of an era and raising questions about the fate of the republic's fragile peace process. |
Girija Prasad Koirala: A man with simple convictions (Obituary) 20 March 2010, 20-1 HrsKathmandu, March 20 Fate had written Girija Prasad Koirala, the man known as the Kennedy and Nehru of Nepal, would be at the helm of the Himalayan republic's politics, coming as he did from a family that was one of the biggest champions of democracy in Nepal. |
Fight over India bid drives Nepal to passport disaster 19 March 2010, 19-1 HrsKathmandu, March 19 April 1 bodes to be no laughing matter for Nepal with the fledgling republic heading for a passport disaster as the ruling parties continue to bicker over a bid by an Indian company to print new passports. |
Godrej Sara Lee to set up insecticides plant in Nepal 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsGodrej Sara Lee (GSLL), a joint venture between India's Godrej Group and the US' Sara Lee Corporation, is setting up a plant in Nepal to meet the growing demand for insecticides in the Himalayan republic. |
200 fall sick due to food poisoning at Dominican mine 16 March 2010, 16-1 HrsSantiago (Dominican Republic), March 16 (IANS/EFE) Around 200 employees at a gold mine in the northeastern Dominican town of Cotui suffered food poisoning, according to an executive of Canadian-owned Barrick Gold. |
Another group calls for shutdown in Nepal's Terai 13 March 2010, 13-1 HrsKathmandu, March 13 With less than 80 days left for the promulgation of a new constitution in Nepal, the nascent republic went on the boil once again Saturday with its Tharu community, believed to be the descendants of the Buddha, going on the warpath. |
28 killed in Kazakhstan chopper crash, flood 12 March 2010, 12-1 HrsAstana, March 12 (DPA) At least 28 people were killed in the central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan after severe flooding and a helicopter crash, local media reported Friday. |
Brazil to keep trade ties with Iran, opposes sanctions 05 March 2010, 05-2 HrsBrasilia, March 5 Brazil will maintain trade ties with Iran despite mounting pressure on the Islamic republic from Western countries to give up its nuclear programme, an official said. |
Top leaders rapped as Nepal fails key constitution milestone 05 March 2010, 05-1 HrsKathmandu, March 5 The panel of lawmakers entrusted with drafting the new constitution of Nepal Friday rapped three of the top political leaders on their knuckles, accusing them of not being serious about the statute as the nascent republic failed to keep a major date with destiny. |
Over 1 tonne of cocaine seized in Spain 05 March 2010, 05-1 HrsValencia (Spain), March 5 (IANS/EFE) More than 1 tonne of cocaine that arrived in the customs area of the port in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia hidden in the false bottom of a container shipped from the Dominican Republic was seized, investigators said. |
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