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Federer could meet Soderling in US Open quarters

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:40 +0000

NEW YORK: If Roger Federer is going to reach a seventh consecutive U.S. Open title match, he might need to get past the man who ended his Grand Slam semifinal streak.

Five-time U.S. Open champion Federer was given a possible quarterfinal against two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling in Thursday’s draw. The No. 5-seeded Soderling upset Federer in the quarterfinals in Paris this ……Read More

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No backtrack from parliamentary process:Koirala

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:38 +0000

KATHMANDU: Acting president of the Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala has said there is no alternative to the majority system in a democratic system.

He made it clear that the NC will not backtrack from the Legislature-Parliament stressing that the prime ministerial election should be settled from the Parliament itself.

Speaking at a programme organized in memory of the late Bal Bah ……Read More

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Potato price shoots up in Birgunj

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:38 +0000

RSS BIRGUNJ: Potato price has skyrocketed following its shortage in Birgunj. The price of potato has increased at a time when its production is low this time around compared to market demand. The po…

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Himal South Asia fund for Pak flood victims

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:38 +0000

KATHMANDU: Speakers at a programme highlighted providing immediate support for the ongoing relief efforts in Pakistan in the aftermath of the devastating floods that hit the country recently.

Speaking at an interaction programme aimed at raising awareness and promoting South Asian solidarity, they discussed the causes and the human and environmental impact of the floods and the relief a ……Read More

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Cops nab prime accused in Thaiba murder

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:38 +0000

KATHMANDU: Nepal Police on Thursday nabbed UCPN-Maoist cadre Sujit BK, prime accused in the killing of Prachanda Thaiba-a CPN-UML affiliated youth wing leader from a guest house at Sundhara in Kathmandu.

Organising a press conference at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu, chief of Kathmandu Police SSP Ramesh Karel said that he was arrested on a tip-off that he was hiding in Kathmandu under a fa ……Read More

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Emboldened ex prince blames advisers for monarchy downfall

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:38 +0000

KATHMANDU: Ex-prince Paras Shah on Thursday rubbished the abolishment of monarchy in the country. He claimed that the expulsion of monarchy is merely in the process and that it could not be said that monarchy has ended until the new constitution endorses it.

He added that if the country is pushed into failure, the people would choose the former monarchy. He said that the move has alread ……Read More

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Prachanda plagued by the ‘P’ curse

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:38 +0000

Born a nondescript Chhabilal Dahal to a struggling farmer in southern Nepal, the chief of Nepal’s astounding Maoist guerrilla movement became a global phenomenon after he adopted the nom de guerre P…

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Anti-corruption units can be independent

bara — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:36 +0000

Associated Press KABUL: After "tough" talks with U.S. Sen. John Kerry, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday he would make sure that two Western-backed anti-corruption units could pursu…

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N.Korea leader ‘makes visit to China’

bara — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:59:58 +0000

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was believed to be visiting key ally China on Thursday, possibly with his youngest son and presumed successor, officials, media reports and Chinese residents said.

The apparent trip, which was not confirmed by either Beijing or Pyongyang, dashed hopes of a meeting with former US president Jimmy Carter who is on a mission to North Korea to try to wi ……Read More

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Plane crashes in Nepal with 14 on board

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:25:45 +0000

KATHMANDU: A small plane heading for the Everest region with 14 people on board including four Americans and one Japanese crashed in bad weather near the Nepalese capital on Tuesday, the home ministry said.

The Agni Air plane was returning to Kathmandu after it was unable to land at Lukla, its intended destination in a popular trekking spot in the Everest region of eastern Nepal, ministry spokesman Jayamukunda Khanal told AFP.

Among the passengers were four Americans, one Japanese and one other foreigner whose nationality is not known, said Khanal, who had earlier indicated there were 15 people on board.

Thousands of travellers fly into Lukla, 140 kilometres northeast of Kathmandu, every year to access the stunning Himalayan range that forms Nepal’s northern border with Chinese-controlled Tibet.

Local villagers said they saw the plane crash into a field next to a school about 15 miles south of Kathmandu and break up on impact. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

“There are small pieces of the plane all over the field and you can see body parts. We are all so shocked,” villager Pratap Lama told the Kantipur radio station.

Khanal said rescue teams had been dispatched but heavy rain and the remoteness of the area were hampering the operation.

“The security forces have dispatched rescue teams but the area is very remote and they have not yet reached the crash site,” he said.

Army helicopters were unable to fly to the area due to poor visibility, while landslides — a frequent occurrence in Nepal during the current monsoon season — were hampering road access, he said.

The 550-metre-long sloping airstrip at Lukla perched on a hillside 2,757 metres above sea level is considered one of the most difficult landings in the world.

The last major accident there was in 2008 when a Twin Otter plane carrying 18 people crashed at Lukla killing everyone on board.

The airport is used by climbers heading for the heights of Everest, though now is the low season for mountaineering.

Tourism is a major foreign currency earner for impoverished Nepal and the number of visitors has increased since a civil war between Maoist guerrillas and the state ended in 2006.

Earlier this year, the government announced an ambitious plan to attract a million tourists to the country in 2011 — around twice the number that visited in 2009.

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