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Nepal government begins crackdown on gays
Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) Nepal's vulnerable gay community, who had taken part in the popular protests against King Gyanendra's regime, are now being targeted by the new 'democratic' government they supported to power, a gay rights organisation said.

Thursday, September 14, 2006 4:39:59 PM

13 proves unlucky for Charles Sobhraj
Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) The number 13 proved unlucky for yesteryear's crime genius Charles Sobhraj with his final bid for freedom in Nepal's top court Wednesday being stymied for want of time.

Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:40:36 PM

Nepal Maoists reject government denial, protests to continue
Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) Rejecting the government's explanation about a military convoy moving through the country, Nepal's Maoist guerrillas vowed to keep up their protests, alleging there was a conspiracy to import arms from India and sabotage ongoing peace talks.

Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:20:13 PM

Indian military supplies for Nepal unleashes uproar
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (IANS) An ill-timed non-lethal military assistance by India to Nepal, whose contents were distorted by the local media, unleashed widespread protests by Maoist guerrillas in Nepal Wednesday with the rebels blocking highways and calling for shutdowns.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:44:30 PM

Nepal gets its own garden of Babylon
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (IANS) Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, will soon unveil one of the world's costliest public gardens likely to eclipse the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon in both splendour and controversy.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:46:02 PM

Sobhraj to take on eyewitnesses in final freedom bid
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) After a long wait in a high-security prison cell in Kathmandu, yesteryear crime maestro Charles Sobhraj will finally make his last bid for freedom in Nepal Wednesday, taking on eyewitnesses who could nail or acquit him of a three-decade-old murder.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:26:36 PM

Indian to resume Kathmandu-Varanasi flights
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (IANS) Indian Airlines will resume its Kathmandu-Varanasi service from Friday, more than a year after it suspended service from the Nepali capital to one of India's best-known pilgrim destinations.

Monday, September 11, 2006 3:58:01 PM

Nepal minister proposes presidential role for king
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (IANS) In a move likely to widen the growing rift between the government and Maoist guerrillas, a Nepal minister has proposed a presidential role for King Gyanendra when rebels want him to be stripped of all powers and positions.

Monday, September 11, 2006 3:34:51 PM

Indian Airlines to resume Kathmandu-Varanasi flights
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (IANS) India's national carrier Indian Airlines will resume its Kathmandu-Varanasi service from Friday, more than a year after it suspended service from the Nepali capital to one of India's best-known pilgrim destinations.

Monday, September 11, 2006 1:20:40 PM

Nepal comes under witch doctors' spell
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (IANS) After the spectre of a vengeful snake god caused mass hysteria among its teenage students, a school in western Nepal now has to contend with two witch doctors warring to 'cure' the victims.

Monday, September 11, 2006 11:37:33 AM

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