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  • Dabur Nepal ICIMOD partner to promote herbal garden

    Dabur Nepal, a subsidiary of Dabur India, and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) here, have entered into a five-year partnership to promote medicinal and aromatic plants from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Experts from Dabur and ICIMOD will bring in their resources and experience to establish a herbal garden at ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari, Kathmandu, ...

  • 39 killed in Nepal floods landslides

    At least 39 people were killed and 18 went missing in the recent floods and landslides in Nepal, authorities said Thursday. At least half a dozen were injured in the disaster triggered by incessant rains, said Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Ministry spokesperson Shanker Prasad Koirala told IANS that according to the data available until Thursday morning, at least 39 people have lost ...

  • Nepal-Africa Film Festival inaugurated in Kathmandu with `Earth Anthem

    The third Nepal-Africa Film Festival was inaugurated on June 18 with the screening of the `Earth Anthem' - a short film written, produced and directed by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. at the Russian Cultural Centre in Kathmandu. The Nepalese film uindustry is popularly known as Kollywood. The Earth Anthem originally a poem written by the poet Abhay K. In 2009, it was set to music by Sapan ...

  • 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 ...

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Possession (2002)

Possession (2002)

One could argue that there isn't enough poetry in the world anymore. In the hustle and bustle of the 21st century, the simple pleasures of written verse are becoming more and more archaic, as is the romanticism associated with it. ...

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  • 400 Nepalis stranded in Uttarakhand

    Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) At least 400 Nepalis, on pilgrimage to the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, are stranded in the Indian state of Uttarakhand due to torrential rains and landslides, Nepal's leading English daily the Kathmandu Post reported Thursday. Quoting Padam Prasad Subedi, who is based in the state's Haridwar town, the newspaper said there has been no contact with the ...

  • Sixty of 350 Nepalis stranded in Kedarnath airlifted MoFA

    Sixty of 350 Nepalis stranded in Kedarnath airlifted: MoFA Sixty of the 350-odd Nepali pilgrims who were among the thousands stranded at the Hindu shrine of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand due to floods have been air lifted to Deheradun, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed. The Nepali Embassy in New Delhi is in constant touch with Indian officials and are monitoring the situation closely, said ...

  • Nepal to be solar-powered

    The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has planned to diversify from hydroelectricity into solar power. In the next fiscal year, it will launch a solar power project with a soft loan from the World Bank (WB). The project, called Renewal Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP), has a capacity of 20 MW. It will be implemented at five places: Sunkoshi powerhouse (Sindhupalchok), Panauti ...

  • Nepal U-16 Basketball team to participate in South Asian qualifying tournament

    Nepal U-16 Basketball team to participate in South Asian qualifying tournament Nepal is set to participate in the South Asian qualifying tournament for the Third Asian U-16 Basketball Championship. According to Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA), altogether 18-member team including 12 players and six officials will participate in the tournament going to be held from July 3 to 5 in Dhaka, ...

  • 3 Nepali workers die in Doha road accident

    3 Nepali workers die in Doha road accident Three Nepalese construction workers were killed and 13 injured when a minivan they were travelling in met with an accident in Doha of Qatar Wednesday. The accident occurred when the tyre of the minivan carrying them bursted and hit a side wall of a newly-opened tunnel in Salwa Road, according to the online edition of Peninsula Daily. The deceased ...

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