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Nepal mulls ban on foreigners climbing alone on Everest

Mar 28, 2014 - 10:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (tip): Nepal is considering banning foreign climbers from scaling Mount Everest alone in a bid to reduce accidents on the world’s highest peak, an industry official said March 26 Solo climbers would be forced […]

HOLI AROUND THE WORLD

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Holi knows no bars, Holi knows no boundaries too. Across the world wherever Indians or people of Indian origin are present Holi is celebrated with gusto and bonhomie. People play with colours, light a bonfire […]

Nepal mulls leasing Himalayan peaks to private tourism companies

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal is considering a plan to lease Himalayan peaks to private tourism companies, an official said on March 11, in a bid to ease traffic on Mount Everest and help jumpstart the economy. […]

Nepal to force Everest climbers to collect rubbish

Mar 7, 2014 - 7:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Climbers scaling Mount Everest will have to bring back eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) of garbage under new rules designed to clean up the world’s highest peak, a Nepalese official said on Monday. The […]

Nepal plane crash kills 18 people

Feb 21, 2014 - 6:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): All the 18 people on board a missing Nepalese aircraft have been found dead in the remote mountain area on Monday. The incident serves as a reminder of the poor aviation safety record […]

Europe

Nepalese party refuses to join ruling coalition

Feb 14, 2014 - 7:16 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): A day after Nepal got its new democratically elected prime minister, differences between two biggest political parties have surfaced over allocation of ministerial portfolios. The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist- Leninist), the […]

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14 killed as bus plunges into river in Nepal

Feb 7, 2014 - 6:56 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured on Feb 6 when a passenger bus veered off a mountain highway and fell some 500 metres into a river. The bus, carrying […]

Europe

Nepalese man dies after drinking whisky for bet

Feb 7, 2014 - 6:53 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU: A 47-year-old man in Nepal who downed a bottle of whisky after a bet with a friend has died from medical complications three weeks after the drinking challenge, officials said on February 6. Pancharam […]

Vikas Khanna Launches Himalayan Cook Book ‘Return to the Rivers’

Jan 31, 2014 - 9:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Vikas Khanna, an award-winning Michelin-starred Indian chef, restaurateur, filmmaker, humanitarian and the host of the TV show Master Chef India along with Lake Isle Press, launched his new book “Return to the […]

London ‘Run for Unity’a Grand Success: Jolly

Jan 31, 2014 - 7:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Gujarat Leader Amit Thaker mandated for organizing ‘Run for Unity’ globally NEW DELHI (TIP): Encouraged by the success of London Run for Unity, OFBJP Convener Vijay Jolly announced January 29 that “Run for Unity” programs […]

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Sushil Koirala leads race to become Nepal’s new PM

Jan 31, 2014 - 6:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala January 28 became the favourite to be Nepal‘s new prime minister after he was elected the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party defeating his competitor Sher Bahadur Deuba, […]

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Nepal doctors’ strike continues despite SC order

Jan 24, 2014 - 9:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Strike by doctors in Nepal to push for reforms in medical education entered the third day on January 22 despite the Supreme Court ordering them to resume services in hospitals across the country. […]

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF INDIA

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:18 am EST @theindpanorama 0

India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s mostpopulous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]

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IM PLANS TO USE ‘STICKY BOMBS’ ON OIL TANKERS

Jan 17, 2014 - 7:28 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Mujahideen is planning to turn oilcarrying tankers into fireballs using magnetic explosive device for spectacular strikes, counter-terror officials familiar with the revelations made by the terror outfit’s top operative, Yasin […]

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Nepal’s Maoists agree to join assembly, ending impasse

Dec 28, 2013 - 5:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal‘s Maoists have agreed to join the country’s constituent assembly, ending a weeks-long impasse after they initially rejected the result of last month’s elections, a senior party leader said on December 22. “We […]

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Pope is Time’s person of the year, gay activist runner-up

Dec 13, 2013 - 7:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): At a time India‘s Supreme Court ruled, in effect, that consensual homosexual engagement in India is illegal, Time magazine has chosen Edith Windsor, the pioneering American lesbiangay rights activist, as its Person of […]

PARADISE ON EARTH— DARJEELING

Dec 5, 2013 - 6:23 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Darjeeling conjures visions of snow peaks, serenity of vibrant green hills steeped in splendour, a land of breathtaking beauty crowned by the majestic Himalayas. Darjeeling is one of the most magnificent hill resorts in the […]

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Nepal Maoists demand postponement of vote counting

Nov 21, 2013 - 7:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal‘s Maoist party demanded a postponement in vote counting early Thursday, alleging conspiracy after tentative results showed them trailing in polls seen as key to cementing a postwar peace process. “Due to the […]

Europe

Nepal elections pass off peacefully

Nov 21, 2013 - 6:57 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BIRGANJ (NEPAL) (TIP): Nepal went to polls on November 19 with over 50% of the electorate casting their votes till noon to elect the Constituent Assembly of the country hit by political stalemate, Maoist threats […]

Nepal: Prachanda suffers defeat Maoists rejects elections

Nov 21, 2013 - 6:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATMANDU (TIP): The leader of Nepal‘s Maoist party, who appears to have lost in this week’s national election, demanded on November 21 that the vote counting be stopped because of what he called massive irregularities. […]

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Nov 8, 2013 - 8:08 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the […]

The Essence of Diwali

Nov 1, 2013 - 8:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The DFW Indian Cultural Society’s mega event-the Diwali Mela- is being organized on November 2 at Cotton Bowl. It will be the 8th super mela in a row. As our tribute to the grand event, […]

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Nov 1, 2013 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the […]

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Two Indians among three arrested in Nepal poll candidate murder

Nov 1, 2013 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Two Indian nationals were among three people arrested for the murder of a constituent assembly election candidate in Bara district in southern Nepal in October. Police said on Sunday that Mohamed Alam, a […]

Army deployed for Nepal poll security

Oct 25, 2013 - 6:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): The Nepal Army was deployed in the country on October 20 to ensure that the November 19 polls happen smoothly. According to army spokesman Brigadier General Jagdish Chandra Pokhrel, the army has been […]

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