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Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Bells and property worth 1.6 lakh stolen in Capital
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: Bells and valuables have been stolen from Botebahal-based temples in KMC on Monday. Police said four bells have been stolen from Ganesh temple, three from Bhagawati temple, ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Myanmar cuts sentences for many prisoners
ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON: Myanmar's government announced Monday that it is reducing the sentences of many prisoners in a clemency that fell short of the general amnesty many people were ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Indian police arrest 2 men for sacrificing child
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI:Two men have been arrested in central India for allegedly killing a 7-year-old girl and cutting out her liver in a ritual sacrifice to ensure a better harvest, police ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Sunsari man found dead in hotel room
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: Megh Timalsina (32), a resident of Sanischare, Morang, has been found dead in a hotel room in the Capital on Sunday evening. Timalsina's body was recovered from room ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

AIG Kunwar sees off peacekeepers for Haiti‚ East Timor
THT ONLINE KATHAMDNU: Additional Inspector General (AIG) Prakash Kunwar on Monday saw off the two teams of Nepal Police peacekeepers leaving for MINUSTAH Mission and United Nations Integrated ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

Veteran NC leader Kerung dies
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress has expressed sorrow over the demise of its veteran leader Machhindra Kerung, and condoled the bereaved family on Monday. The former president of NC ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

'Federal states should respect suppressed group'
RSS KATHMANDU: Prime Minister's chief political advisor Devendra Paudel has urged all to concentrate on making federal states aiming to end discriminations based on class, caste, region, ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

Crash in dense fog on India road kills 10 children
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI: News reports say a collision on a northern Indian road in dense fog has killed 10 children and the driver taking them to school. Press Trust of India said Monday the ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

India airs edgier TV shows _ but cuts out the edge
In this June 15, 2004 file photo, a movie theater worker removes a poster of Bollywood film "Girlfriend," a film about a lesbian couple, after Hindu hard-liners demanded a ban on the film, ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

Humla conference concluded with Humla declaration-2068
RSS HUMLA: Politicians, media persons and civil society leaders have adopted a Humla Declaration-2068 BS that aims to ensure democracy in local bodies in the village level. Stakeholders concerned ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

Indian TV grows edgy _ without the edge
FILE - In this March 15, 2007 file photo, Hollywood actor Richard Gere, left, hugs and kisses Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty during an event for HIV-AIDS awareness in New Delhi, India. An arrest ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

Reflections over incompatible proposals on
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: The Central Committee (CC) meeting of the UCPN-Maoist has resumed today also, wherein the CC members, Maoist standing committee members and the politburo members are busy in ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

Seoul sees 'turning point' with N.Korea after Kim death
Citizens listen to a televised New Year address by South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at a railway station in Seoul on January 2, 2012. Lee said the divided peninsula is at a turning point after ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST

Egypt's army hastens end of parliamentary election
REUTERS CAIRO: Egypt's army rulers issued a decree on Sunday to hasten the conclusion of parliamentary elections after deadly clashes in Cairo last month raised pressure for a quicker handover ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST

Rights activists held for protesting blanket amnesty bid
ANANTA RAJ LUITEL KATHMANDU: Police rounded up around six dozen human rights activists from outside the Singha Durbar on Monday afternoon for defying the prohibitory zone order. They had gathered ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST

PM impeding peace process‚ says Nepal
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE RAUTAHAT: Senior CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal today accused Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and his party, the UCPN-Maoist, of obstructing peace and ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST

India's Maruti sees 7.1% fall in monthly sales
India's biggest auto maker Maruti Suzuki on Monday said that its monthly sales for December fell 7.1% year-on-year, as demand for cars weakened due to rising fuel costs and high interest ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Boat capsizes in Kenya; 7 dead‚ 2 dozen missing
ASSOCIATED PRESS LAMU: The Red Cross says a passenger boat on the Kenyan coast has capsized, killing at least seven people and leaving more than two dozen missing. The Red Cross said Monday that ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Crowd fights Chinese police at mosque demolition
ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: A police employee says Chinese Muslims have fought with officers who demolished a mosque in China's northwest. The employee who answered the phone at the police ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

'I don't like playing the good guy'
AGENCIES NEW DELHI: People loved to hate his avatar of a lecherous South Indian star in The Dirty Picture but veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah says he had the time of his life playing the bad guy. ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

It's time for yoga
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: Do you want to feel fresh when you wake up in the morning and throughout the day? If you do then it's time you gave serious thought about yoga. But why yoga, ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Online travel portal launched
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: Sanskriti Infoedge Pvt Ltd has launched its online travel portal www.mytrip2nepal.com. The portal, claimed to be Nepal's first online travel portal, promises ...

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Hu warns Chinese culture being 'Westernised'
Chinese President Hu Jintao, pictured here in December 2011, has warned that "hostile" powers are seeking to "Westernise" the country and called for greater efforts to enhance ...