Tourist arrival declines by 17.6%, recession blamed

Just over 33,000 visitors flew into Nepal in March 2009, registering a decline by 17.6 per cent in the arrival figures compared to the same month last year, according to Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport. The global recession is responsible… बाँकी अंश »

Obama concerned that Guantanamo inmates may abuse freedom

US President Barack Obama has told NBC News he is worried that men who have been released from Guantanamo Prison might resume attacks on the United States. In an interview, Mr Obama said: ‘Can we guarantee that they’re not going… बाँकी अंश »

President, PM congratulate new US President

President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal congratulated Barack Obama on his assumption of the high office of the President of the United States and hoped that America will achieve progress and prosperity under his “dynamic… बाँकी अंश »

Obama victory helps turn page on US racial history

Irish Sun Wednesday 5th November, 2008   (IANS) An 11-year-old white girl came home from school in rural California a few days before the election quoting a slogan she had heard from one of her friends: ‘Rosa sat, so Martin could… बाँकी अंश »

Sarah Palin agrees to hunt baby seals with bogus head of state

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has become the victim of a prank phone call by a French-Canadian comedian posing as the French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Well-known Canadian comic, Sebastien Trudel, convinced the Alaska governor that she was speaking to… बाँकी अंश »

President Bush signs bailout bill into law

(Dan Robinson) President Bush has praised what he calls bold bipartisan action by the U.S. Congress in approving a measure aimed at rescuing U. The House of Representatives Friday approved a Senate-passed version of the financial rescue legislation in a… बाँकी अंश »

Tourist Arrivals By Air Up Says NTB

The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that the total visitor arrivals till September 2008 have reached to 2,57,181, says a release from Nepal Tourism Board. The figures represent an increase of 2% in comparison to… बाँकी अंश »

Tourist Arrivals By Air Up Says NTB

The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that the total visitor arrivals till September 2008 have reached to 2,57,181, says a release from Nepal Tourism Board. The figures represent an increase of 2% in comparison to… बाँकी अंश »

Debate over, US Senate poised to approve n-deal

(IANS) The India-US civil nuclear deal appeared poised to clear its last legislative hurdle as the Senate completed a two-and-a-half-hour debate Wednesday with members from across the political divide supporting the landmark accord. But a vote would be taken on… बाँकी अंश »

Political parties unconvinced over US bail-out

With no desire to be pushed into a rushed economic rescue package, both Republicans and Democrats in the US have rebuffed warnings from the government’s top economic officials of recession, layoffs and foreclosed homes. The Treasury has been asking Congress… बाँकी अंश »