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  • 12 rhino poachers jailed in Nepal

    Twelve poachers of the one-horned rhinos have been sentenced to a jail term, ranging between 10 -15 years, and fined in Nepal. Authorities at the Chitwan National Park said the convicts, who were from a nearby Nawalparasi district, were also ordered to pay fine amounting from $550 -$1,100 each, Xinhua reported. The one-horned rhino is an endangered species, protected in Chitwan, a place some ...

  • Rescue chopper crashes in Nepal one killed

    At least one person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday when a chopper, sent for rescuing people affected by landslides and floods, crashed on the banks of the Karnali river on the Nepal-Tibet border, officials said. The ill-fated helicopter with six people onboard crashed on the banks of the river in Humla district, the district administrative office said. Three people were ...

  • Over 400 Nepali pilgrims stranded due to floods

    More than four hundred Nepali pilgrims bound for Badrinath-Kedarnath have been stranded in Uttarakhand State of India due to torrential downpours and landslides. They have remained out of contact due to the incessant rainfall which has cut-off the power supply and communication medium for a week. Dr Padam Prasad Subedi, speaking to The Kathmandu Post from Haridwar, said more than 400 Nepali ...

  • Helicopter crash in remote northwestern Nepal kills 1 passenger injures 5 people on board

    KATMANDU, Nepal - A helicopter has crashed in remote northwestern Nepal, killing one passenger and injuring five other people on board. A police official said the helicopter belonging to local Fishtail Air crashed Wednesday evening near Muchu village. That's about 400 kilometres (250 miles) north west of the capital, Kathmandu. The injured were flown by a rescue helicopter to the nearest ...

  • One killed 5 injured in helicopter crash in Nepal

    police official said the helicopter belonging to local Fishtail Air crashed on Wednesday evening near Muchu village. That's about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north west of the capital, Katmandu. The injured were flown by a rescue helicopter to the nearest town for treatment. It was not clear why the helicopter crashed, but it had been raining in the area for the past few days and visibility ...

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Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

Like Paul Rudds titular man-child protagonist, Our Idiot Brother is sweet, shaggy, and generally likeable without being in any way memorable. Thrown together from various familiar components--some Woody Allen-ish family conflict here, a little Jeff Lebowski there, tossed ... ...

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  • Nepal to earmark over $1b for hydro power development

    The government of Nepal is likely to allocate more than 20 percent of resources in its upcoming national budget 2013/14 for the development of hydro power projects, Finance Minister Shankar Prasad Koirala said on Wednesday.As the main priority of Nepal is to tackle energy crisis prevailing in the country, the government will probably allocate more than 20 percent of the expenditures for the ...

  • Writings from Israel Nepal and Myanmar included in UNESCO world register

    Print 19 June 2013 &#150 Documentation on Holocaust victims, a collection of Buddhist scriptures written on stones from Myanmar, two rare manuscripts from Nepal and diaries belonging to Ernesto Che Guevara, are among 54 ...

  • Conquering Everest begins with safe landing at a tiny Nepal airstrip

    LUKLA, Nepal // As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest. At an altitude of 2,843 metres, the small airstrip here has earned a reputation as one of the most extreme and dangerous airports in the world. The single runway is narrow, ...

  • India Nepal monsoon floods leave 160 dead

    DEHRADUN, India (AFP) - Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of people stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India and neighbouring Nepal, killing more than 160, officials said.Thousands of pilgrims and tourists have already been evacuated after floods and landslides caused by early monsoon rains wrought devastation through ...

  • Nepal-Africa film festival opens with Earth Anthem

    Kathmandu, June 19 (IANS) The third edition of the Nepal-Africa Film Festival opened with the screening of "Earth Anthem", a short film written, produced and directed by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. The screening of the 2.5-minute-long film was held Wednesday at the Russian Cultural Centre in the Nepal capital. It was attended by celebrities of the Nepalese film industry. The ...

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