Chairman Regmi hopeful of all side cooperation to draft new constitution

KATHMANDU, MAR 27 - Chairman of Interim Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi has stressed on the Speaking at an interaction programme organised by Ex-civil servants organizations national coordination council here on Wednesday, Chairman Regmi said that drafting of a new constitution was the main agenda of the nation, as it had a long-term importance and is the way to building a stable country. ...

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UML to be largest party after CA elections: Khanal

RSS, KATHMANDU, March 23: Chairman of the CPN (UML), Jhala Nath Khanal, has claimed that the UML would be the largest political party after the election and write the constitution for it only has power to take on the ultra-leftist and ultra-rightist forces. Speaking at the inaugural program of the Second National Convention of the University Employees Union, he said, "The UML should be...

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Paras's photo taken in hospital bed surfaces on Facebook

KATHMANDU: The latest photograph of ailing former crown prince Paras Shah, who is recuperating at a Bangkok-based hospital, has been made public through a social networking website on Saturday. Shah's friend Sunil Khadka, also the secretary of Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), Thailand, has uploaded the photograph on Facebook, claiming that it is genuine and taken today. In...

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Govt to bring full budget if parties agree: Finance Minister

KATHMANDU, MAR 23 - Minister for Finance Shankar Prasad Koirala has said that full budget would be brought in the fiscal year 2070-71 BS if the political parties were agreed on the same. Speaking in a programme organised by the Bhojpure Service Society in his honour in the Capital on Saturday, Minister Koirala pledged to make maximum efforts on his behalf to ensure the full budget for...

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Students unions enforce chakkajam

KATHMANDU, March 21: Some 11 different student organizations, including Nepal Students Union (NSU) and All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), enforced a chakkajam (transport strike) in front of various colleges across the country from 8:30 am to 10:00 am on Thursday. They held the chakkajam protesting against the high level political mechanism´s proposal of nominating an ´anti-democratic´...

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Rockets explode in southern Israel as Obama visits

JERUSALEM: Two rockets exploded in a southern Israeli town near the Gaza border on Thursday, the second day of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the Jewish state, Israeli police said. One of the rockets damaged the yard of an Israeli home but there were no immediate reports of injuries. There were also no immediate claims of responsibility issued in Hamas Islamist-ruled Gaza....

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Govt gears up for ‘adjusted budget’

KATHMANDU, MAR 21 - The government has started preparations to introduce an “adjusted budget ” for the current fiscal year within mid-April. Finance Minister Shankar Koirala has directed ministry officials to prepare for such a budget . However, the officials said the nature of the upcoming budget will be that of a full budget , no matter whatever name is given. Minister Koirala, talking...

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Sanjay Dutt gets 5 years in jail in Mumbai blasts case

NEW DELHI, MAR 21 - Actor Sanjay Dutt has been convicted by the Supreme Court today in the Arms Act case that he was booked under in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. He has been given a 5-year jail sentence. He has served 18 months in jail already. The actor was arrested in April 1993, a month after the serial blasts that ripped Mumbai apart and left 257 people dead and over...

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Sherlyn to shoot item song for Kamasutra 3D

Actress Sherlyn Chopra will soon shoot an item song for her debut movie Kamasutra 3D. Rupesh Paul, director of the film, said the song will be used as a promotional tool. "Yes, we do have an item number in the film, which will also be used as the promotional song," said Paul. "The song will be picturised on Sherlyn itself. We will start shooting for the song soon. We might shoot for the...

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Car bomb blast kills nine in Iraq's Shi'ite south

No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have stepped up their efforts to undermine Iraq's Shi'ite-led government and foment inter-communal conflict this year. The bomb exploded in the town of Garmat Ali, around 20 km (12 miles) north of the usually stable oil hub of Basra. "I was thrown back by the explosion. Then I stood up and ran back to help the victims,"...

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Country heading towards polls: Singh

RATNANAGAR, MAR 17 - General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Prakashman Singh has said the country is now heading towards the second Constituent Assembly (CA) polls. At a meeting with the cadres of Nepali Congress in eastern Chitwan on Sunday, he directed the cadres to orient towards election as election was in favor of NC now. As the people are distracted from UCPN (Maoist), the victory...

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Tilganga's cornea donation campaign bears fruit

PRATIBHA RAWAL KATHMANDU, March 7: Two weeks ago, Yugeen Thapa, 18, died of cardiac arrest soon after he was admitted to Bir Hospital. While still grieving the untimely death of his son, Rajendra Thapa, Yugeen´s father, contacted Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO), which runs Nepal´s only eye bank, and asked them to collect the corneas of his dead son. Thapa, who lives in Gatthaghar...

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Bollywood actor's Nepali helper dies mysteriously

NEW DELHI, MAR 06 - Nepali community in Mumbai has demanded proper investigation over the controversial death of a Nepali who was working as a helper at the house of Bollywood actor Ayushman Khurana. Rudra Prasad Pratap, 27, hailing from Nawalparasi, had been working at the house of the Khuranas for the past five years. "The khuranas still have not returned from Delhi even after the death...

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Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured

ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, March 3: A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who´s now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection. There´s no guarantee the child will remain healthy, although sophisticated testing uncovered just traces of the virus´ genetic...

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Dr Koirala breaks silence on sudden TUTH exit

KATHMANDU: After 108 days of taking charge of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital(TUTH), Dr Bhagwan Koirala has resigned from his post disillusioned over various external and internal pressures. On Friday, Dr Koirala had tendered his resignation from the position of Executive Director of TUTH and after three days of silence, he clarified the reasons on Monday that led him to walk out from the...

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No need of constitution: Yami

KATHMANDU, MAR 04 - At a time when the political parties have been working hard to make preparations for fresh election to the Constituent Assembly (CA), UCPN (Maoist) leader and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's wife Hisila Yami has remarked that there is no need for constitution . Speaking at a press meet organised at Balaju Baisdhara garden, leader Yami informed that Chief Secretary...

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World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

ROHIT RAI DHARAN, March 3: World War II veteran Lal Bahadur Lohorung Rai, known for his war heroics, celebrated his 100th birthday at his ancestral home at Loke Pangma village in Kadhbari municipality, Sankhuwasaba on Saturday. Rai fought several major wars during his service in the East India Company. Well wishers, neighbors, family members, and ex-Gurkha servicemen had gathered at Rai´s house...

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Maternal uncle among 3 arrested in Delhi siblings murder case

Three men have been arrested in connection with the killing of minor siblings in the national capital, police said Sunday. Among those arrested is the maternal uncle of the children. The decomposed bodies of Mansij and his sister Yashvi, aged seven and five respectively, were recovered from near the railway track in front of Pragati Maidan power station at around 9.30 a.m. Saturday morning. The...

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Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak and sons set for April 13

CAIRO, MAR 03 - An Egyptian court set the date on Sunday for a retrial of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak , his sons and top aides, ordering the politically fraught hearings over the killing of protesters to start just nine days before parliamentary elections next month. Mubarak, who was toppled in a popular revolt in 2011, was jailed for life for ordering the killing of demonstrators, but was later...

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Hubby kills wife

CHITWAN, MAR 03 -A person has murdered his wife at Bharatpur in Chitwan district on Sunday morning.Mohan BK living in a rented house at Bharatpur Municipality-13 killed his wife Maya by attacking with a lumber following a...

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Application filed against SC's rejection of contempt of court case

KATHMANDU, MAR 03 - An application was filed at the Supreme Court against the apex court administration's rejection of a contempt of court case against Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi. Applicant Sunil Ranjan Singh maintained that the grounds on which his case was rejected were invalid. Hearing on the application has been scheduled for Tuesday. Applicant Singh had tabled a case at the apex...

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Anti-graft crusader Bhusal ends death fast after govt pledge

KATHMANDU, MAR 03 - Sharada Bhusal, an anti-corruption crusader, called off her indefinite hunger strike on Saturday night after the government’s commitment to address demands raised by her team. Bhusal had launched the strike...

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Nepal hammers 6 past Northern Mariana Island

KATHMANDU, MAR 02 - Nepal ended their international goal scoring drought in style when they hammered six past Northern Mariana Island in the AFC Challenge Cup Group D Qualifiers at Dasharath Stadium on Saturday. It was a memorable day especially for striker Bharat Khawas who scored a hat-trick against the little known islanders. Khawas opened his and Nepali account after barely three minutes...

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Priyanka Takes Rs 4.48 Coror for Singal Item Dance

One of the most sought-after actor Priyanka Chopra, who is all set for her first item number, Babli Badmaash has raised eyebrows by demanding Rs. 2.8 crore for the song. Which is about 4.5 coror in NRS The A-list Bollywood actor will show her dance moves in director Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala. However, according to reports, Priyanka's remuneration for the song is Rs.2.8 crore, which...

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Emma Watson to play Cinderella?

Actress Emma Watson, 22, is in talks to play Cinderella in Kenneth Branagh's film of the same name."We are still in talks with Watson. It's too early to say anything. But Emma seemed excited when we discussed the role with her."Cate Blanchett has already agreed to play the wicked stepmother in the film. ...

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NT internet WiMAX service launched for Public too

NT Has launched its very waiting service to the internet Wi-Max, wireless broad band internet service for the public too. Now any individual also can buy the package of Called 4G internet through the NT-Office counters. NT Says it has started its service about all over the nation . Yesterday NT has launched the Wi-Max at Far-western too... For more information relating to NT-WiMaX please...

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Kaligandaki 'A' shutdown will not increase power cuts: NEA

KATHMANDU, March 2: Though the Kaligandaki ´A´ Hydropower Project in Syngja has been shut down late Friday for maintenance, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has assured that there would be no additional hours of load-shedding as the deficit would be fulfilled by running Kulekhani storage project in full capacity. “We will fulfill the deficit caused by “Kaliandaki ´A´ shutdown by running...

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'Paras Shah in conscious state'

KATHMANDU, MAR 02 - Ex-crown prince Paras Shah who has been undergoing treatment at Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok after suffering from a major heart attack has come to conscious state. Issuing a press statement on Saturday, the hospital has confirmed that Shah is now conscious and gradually improving. Shah had been admitted to the hospital after he suffered a heart attack last Tuesday. In September...

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Paras' health improving‚ says former king

LAXMI MAHARJANBANGKOK: Hundreds of Nepalis residing in Bangkok and surrounding cities today thro-nged the Samitivej Hospital to meet former king Gyanendra Shah‚ who arrived in the hospital to discuss about further medication of former crown prince Paras Shah. Shah has been in critical care in the hospital for the last 10 days.The former king's meeting with the doctors involved in his son's...

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Rival Maoists form taskforce to resolve property dispute

KATHMANDU, MAR 02 - The UCPN (Maoist) and the CPN-Maoist agreed on Friday to form a taskforce to end disputes over the distribution of property between the two parties.The taskforce , comprising Hitraj Pandey from the ruling Maoist party and Dev Gurung from the splinter group, was formed to furnish recommendations within 10 days for the proportional distribution of central and regional party...

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Col Lama granted bail

KATHMANDU, MAR 02 -Nepalese Army Colonel Kumar Lama who was held in the UK in January on torture charges has been granted bail .Colonel Lama, 46, is in the custody of the British police since January 3 on two counts of torture he allegedly committed during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The Scotland Yard alleged him for ‘intentionally inflicting severe pain or suffering’ to Janak Bahadur Raut...

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I won't take any steps against constitution: Prez

KATHMANDU, MAR 01 - President Ram Baran Yadav has made it clear that he will not take any steps against the interim constitution. The president said so during his meeting with the office bearers of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) on Friday evening, NBA President Hari Krishna Karki informed. The delegation of Nepali lawyers handed over a memorandum to the president urging him not to accept the...

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My k-k-killer Budget (SRK Budget Cartoons)

The great online magazine of India (IndiaToday) Has make very humorous cartoon for the India budget of the year 2013. The great star of Bollywood i.e. Saha-Rukh Khan is the hero of this cartoon and many political leaders also talked about the budget in the cartoon. Friends I liked this cartoon too much and so this is shared here. If you like those cartoons please don't forget to share with...

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