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  • Nepal Airlines Corp signs US$106m loan with EPF to buy two jets

    Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) finally looks like it is buying planes to expand its skeleton fleet again, after each of its past purchase plans ended in disaster. The national flag carrier signed a 10 billion Nepalese rupees (US$106 million) loan agreement with the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) on Tuesday to buy two Airbus aircraft it has been eyeing for a long time. With the loan ...

  • Nepali Papers Term U.S. Provoker of Korean War

    Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Nepali newspapers carried articles branding the U.S. imperialists as a provocateur of the Korean War on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 month of anti-U.S. joint struggle. Rahasha on June 13 said in an article title "Why did the U.S. ignite Korean War": On June 25, 1950, the U.S. instigated the south Korean puppet army to start an all-out invasion ...

  • AI criticizes Nepali envoy in Qatar for her attempts to deport migrant worker

    AI criticizes Nepali envoy in Qatar for her attempts to deport migrant worker Amnesty International (AI) has criticized the Nepali ambassador to Qatar Maya Kumari Sharma for her attempt to deport a Nepali migrant worker Dioendra Bhetwal for writing an article against her. Issuing a statement on Tuesday, AI said that targeting of Bhetwal for his article is not only a violation of his right to ...

  • 16 killed in Nepal floods

    Kathmandu, June 18 : At least 16 people were killed and several others went missing in Nepal in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, officials said ...

  • 12 killed in Nepal landslides

    A farmer walks home at Khokana village on the outskirts of Kathmandu during the monsoon on July 19, 2012. At least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials said ...

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Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher, which tells the story of a man who survived abuse, neglect, racism, and other horrors, is a generically uplifting movie, filled with the kind of bluntly life-affirming feel-goodness you expect to see on a Sunday-night TV movie. This doesnt make it bad in any particular way, merely unsurprising. Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington, in his directorial debut, has crafted a n ... ...

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  • Twelve killed in Nepal landslides

    AT least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials ...

  • Territorial Disputes between India and Nepal

    Nepal is on the brink of historical transition. The civil war has ended and so has the 240 year old royal institution. The Maoists have left the jungle to join the parliament. The amalgamation of Maoist guerrillas into the national army has been a success. Communist hardliners have finally agreed that the only way to win the hearts of the people is through democratic practice. The heyday of ...

  • Elephant kills girl in Nepal

    Kathmandu - An elephant trampled a 12-year-old girl to death after dragging her away from her home in a remote region of southeastern Nepal, police said on ...

  • IHT Rendezvous From Nepal a Push to End Human Trafficking

    More than half of the victims of forced labor are from the Asia-Pacific region, the International Labor Organization estimates. It’s a major policy challenge and in Asia, Nepal is leading the way in terms of legislation, according to the San Francisco-based Asia Foundation. Yet passing laws and implementing them are two different things, lawyers and activists say. In its 2012 report, the ...

  • Adventure of Everest begins at tiny Nepal airstrip

    Mount Everest . At an altitude of 2,843 meters (9,325 feet), 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, short and sloped. Miss the runway by a few meters (or feet) and the plane would hit a mountain. "After you cross the river there is no turning back, you have to land," said Pramod ...

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