‘Slim chances of peace process conclusion’


KATHMANDU:
UCPN(Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Saturday that chances of concluding peace process and promulgation of a new constitution appears slim.
Addressing a gathering of the families of disappeared people at party headquarters Parisdanda, Dahal opined that opposition parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are not serious about completing the twin tasks. Read more....
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Teachers strikes shuts schools, students hit

KATHMANDU:
All the educational institutions across the country were shut down on Sunday due to the indefinite educational strike called by the Nepal Teachers Union and Nepal Educational Republic Forum.  Read more....
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No role in Free Tibet Movement: Kirati


KATHMANDU: Culture Minister Gopal Kirati has denied involvement in the Free Tibet Movement and reiterated his support for one-China policy.
Organising a press conference at the Ministry of Federal Affairs, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Minister Kirati trashed media reports, which claim that National Investigation Department (NID) has prepared a report accusing him of involvement in anti-China activities. 

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Tibetan activist


Riot police detaining a Tibetan activist in front of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy during a demonstration staged to mark the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in Kathmandu on Saturday‚ March 10‚ 2012. 



BILD SAYS AUF WIEDERSEHEN TO PAGE ONE GIRLS

German tabloid Bild has said auf wiedersehen to a 28-year-long series of page one girls.
The newspaper, which has featured around 5000 semi-naked to completely naked women on its inside cover, said ending its policy was "a small step for women ... a big step for all German men," the Daily Mail reported. Read more...
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Zara Phillips wedding: Ceremony at Edinburgh church

The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips has married England rugby player Mike Tindall at a ceremony in Edinburgh.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were among those at the wedding in Canongate Kirk on a sunny Royal Mile. Read more ....


India 'Slutwalk' sex harassment protest held in Delhi


A rally has taken place in India's capital inspired by the "Slutwalk" protests held in a number of countries.
Most of the marchers in Delhi were soberly dressed
The protest is to challenge the notion that the way a woman looks can excuse sexual abuse or taunting - "Eve teasing" as it is known in India.
Hundreds took part in Delhi, though there was little of the skimpy dressing that has marked protests elsewhere. Read more ......

Bhutan spreads happiness to UN

Lhatu Wangchuk admits his vision is
Utopian, but should be worked on

Bhutan has put the politics of happiness on the UN's agenda.
This week the General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution that aims to make happiness a "development indicator".
Bhutan's ambassador Lhatu Wangchuk told the BBC the next step was to help UN members better understand the concept.
He admitted some were sceptical when Bhutan started lobbying for the resolution 10 months ago. But ultimately it won 66 co-sponsors, including the UK. Read more....

Iranian sentenced to blinding for acid attack pardoned

Ameneh Bahrami said she had reprieved the man "for my country"

An Iranian man who was ordered to be blinded for carrying out an acid attack on a woman has been pardoned by his victim, state television has said.
Ameneh Bahrami had demanded qisas, a rarely used retributive justice under Sharia law, but the report said she had foregone that right at the last minute. Read more....

Afghanistan: Suicide attack in Lashkar Gah 'kills 11'

The attack targeted the gate of the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah

Ten Afghan policemen and a child have been killed in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah, officials say.
The attacker targeted the gate of the police headquarters in the city, the capital of Helmand province. Read more....

Syrian unrest: 'Many deaths' as army attacks Hama
Syrian tanks have stormed the northern city of Hama, killing at least 45 civilians, a leading rights group says.
Hama has been in a state of revolt and virtually besieged for the past month. Read more.....

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 Mehboob Asif Pak. embassy official shot in Nepal

Nepal: A Pakistani embassy official here was shot and wounded by unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen outside the mission building, with Islamabad voicing concern over the attack. Read more....

Nepal: New Energy Minister Gokarna Bista is stabbed

Authorities in Nepal are looking for men who attacked a government minister in the capital, Kathmandu.
Gokarna Bista, who was appointed energy minister on Monday, was stabbed a few hours later outside his house. Read more....

Nepali channels banned in Darjeeling

WEST BENGAL, INDIA - The Election Commission (EC) of West Bengal, India has banned Nepali television channels in Darjeeling region, where a majority of people speak Nepali language, ahead of the 15th Vidhan Sabha election. The Vidhan Sabha election is slated for Monday in Darjeeling. Read more....
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Taskforce formed to draft minimum programme

Kathmandu- The ruling parties Sunday formed an eight-member high level task force to draft common minimum programme and code of conduct for the coalition government within three days. Read more....

Youths from Mid, Far-West being recruited in British army, Singapore police

KATHMANDU: The youths of Mid and Far-Western Development Regions are also going to get an opportunity to serve in the British Army and the Singapore Police.
Earlier, the youths of the two regions were deprived of the opportunity. Read more....

 

China tells US: Stop preaching on human rights

China has told the US to stop preaching on human rights, after the state department's annual report on the issue criticised China. Read more....

Why did LOL infiltrate the language?

The internet slang term "LOL" (laughing out loud) has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, to the mild dismay of language purists. But where did the term originate? And is it really a threat to our lexicon?
"OMG! LOL's in the OED. LMAO!"
If you find the above string of letters utterly unintelligible, you are clearly an internet "noob". Let me start again.
Golly gosh! The popular initialism LOL (laughing out loud) has been inducted into the canon of the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary. Blimey! What is going on?
The OED defines LOL as an interjection "used chiefly in electronic communications... to draw attention to a joke or humorous statement, or to express amusement". Read more ....

AU Leaders to Mediate Libyan Crisis

South African President Jacob Zuma flies to the capital, Tripoli, Sunday, where he will be joined by the presidents of Mauritania, Mali and Leaders from the African Union are headed to Libya in an effort to resolve the political crisis between longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi and rebels attempting to overthrow him. Read more.....


Leading Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja arrested

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is one of Bahrain's most
prominent human rights activists
Security forces in Bahrain have arrested and beaten one of the country's leading human rights activists, his daughter says.
The activist, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, was seized in the middle of the night and taken away with his two sons-in-law. Read more...

 

 

Egypt: Army crackdown in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Egypt's army has cracked down on protests in Cairo's symbolic Tahrir Square, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured.
The violence occurred overnight as the army tried to clear protesters calling for ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his family to be tried for corruption. Read more....
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