| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 India discuss measures to curb terrorism with neighbouring countries
| New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Union Government on Wednesday reiterated that it has consistently taken up the issue of use of their territories for terrorist/insurgent activities against India with governments of neighbouring countries at various levels. | Replyin... | One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns
Kathmandu: One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday. | Nearly half of Nepal's 75 districts, mainly in the west and mountain regions, are grappling with food shortages. An additional $123.5 million is urgently needed to a... | Tight security on Tibet anniversary
| China has stepped up security in Tibet as the Himalayan region marks the sensitive anniversaries of the failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and bloody riots two years ago. | In the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, on Wednesday residents reported an upsurge in armed po... | Hundreds held in pre-emptive Tibet crackdown
| Hundreds of Tibetans have been rounded up in Lhasa and armed paramilitaries are patrolling the streets in the run-up to the anniversary of a bloody riot in 2008. | The authorities are anxious to avoid a repeat of the anti-Chinese attacks that left about 20 people dead... | State Minister Ansari set to step down
| KATHMANDU: State Minister for Home Affairs Rijwan Ansari is set to tender his resignation on Wednesday. | The Minister said he will put forward his resignation to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal after the latter returns to the capital from Udayapur. | Talking to The... | Pearce - Door open for Owen
| England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists it is wrong to suggest Michael Owen's international career is over. | Owen's slim hopes of making this summer's World Cup finals appear to be over after he was ruled out for the rest of the season through injury. | The Manchester... | Scorpio wins Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm in the Ndure category
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), the market leader in the utility vehicle segment in India, has good reason to rejoice this year. The Scorpio (the company’s flagship brand) won the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2010 in the Ndure category. In 2009 the Sco... | Himalayan topic for Pickering Horticultural Society
| The speaker at the February meeting of the Hardy Plant Group of the Pickering Horticultural Society was Peter Hartrey. | Mr Hartrey showed slides illustrating the mountain flowers of Tibet and Nepal. They included rare species of primulas, meconopsis and rhododendrons... | A new look at an old threat
| Japanese project to develop a glacier and glacial lake inventory | GLOF Assessment Project 10 March, 2010 - There is a new twist in the story of the threats looming large high up in the mountains. Ten of the 25 glacial lakes, identified by ICIMOD as most dangerous, co... | 130 illegal workers repatriated
| Immigration Update 10 March, 2010 - Following a month-long raid on private homes, immigration officials have repatriated more than 130 illegal workers from the country and collected a fine of over Nu 500,000. | The immigration department, with their teams from four fr... | |
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