Purnia, India (AFP) Sept 6, 2008 - Some villagers began trying to return to their flooded homes in eastern India on Saturday as waters slowly receded, but officials warned the move was risky with a month of heavy rains...
Purnea town is Bihar has given refuge to thousands of flood-affected victims in the last few days. While the town has remained untouched by Kosi's rampage, most areas surrounding it have been flooded."The last time we...
KATHMANDU, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Nepali police have arrested five persons in connection with a bomb blast at Vice President Parmananda Jha's residence in the capital Kathmandu last month. The five suspects were arrested...
Gaya (Bihar), Sept. 7 (ANI): With the breach in the Kosi river embankment in Kusaha, Nepal, leaving millions of people in north Bihar homeless and marooned, it is people's help that seems to be making the difference to...
By Frank Ahrens Washington Post WASHINGTON — Most people take a vacation to get away from their jobs. Instead of relaxing on a beach, Roeding — a mobile technology expert and enthusiast — took a 'round-the-world odyssey...
Kathmandu, Sept 7 (ANI): Nepal's Terai-Madhesh Democratic Party (TMDP) on Sunday demanded to dissolve the Ministry of State Restructuring. The party claimed that it was formed with no good intention and it was the work...
The Fifth Global Investigative Journalism Conference is going to be held from September 11 to September 14 at Lillehammer, Norway. So far, 488 participants from 86 countries are reported to have registered. Nepal will be...
Published Date: 07 September 2008 AS THE sun rises, the children of the Kalimpong Hill region in the Himalayas put on their uniforms, pack their bags and make their way to school. But for 65-year-old Pauline MacInnes,...
KATHMANDU: It was a long trail — from Mumbai to Dubai and from there to Pakistan, and finally Nepal. But the long arm of law stretched across thousands of miles to finally swoop down on Riyaz Khatri alias Riyaz Abukar...
NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working closely with the governments of India and Nepal to minimise the risk of disease outbreaks and provide basic healthcare for the millions affected by floods. The...