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NC General Convention date likely to be deferred

KATHMANDU - The scheduled 12th General Convention of ruling party Nepali Congress (NC) is almost set to be deferred.

Mysterious disease claims 10 lives in Changunarayan

BHAKTAPUR - Ten people have died following a sudden outbreak of a mysterious disease in Changunarayan VDC, Bhaktapur district over the past one week.

Nepal, China share unique ties, says PM

KATHMANDU - Lauding the northern neighbour's contribution in Nepal's economic and social development, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said the relations between Nepal and China is unique.

National

Rainfall brings cheer to Parbat farmers, snowfall hits Gorkha

Farmers in Parbat have a reason to smile. Rain has brought cheers in several parts in the district.

World

197 people charged with murder over Philippine massacre

A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over an election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.

South-Asia

Death toll rises to 28 in Afghan avalanche

At least 28 people have died and more than 70 were injured after vehicles were trapped overnight by avalanches in a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

Business

Toyota recalls Prius, other hybrids over brake woes

Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.

Sports

Tendulkar defies with 46th ton but SA complete innings victory

Dale Steyn picked up ten wickets to help South Africa crush India by an innings and six runs in the first Test here in Nagpur on Tuesday.

Int'l Coverage

Nepali worker seeks new trial in lawsuit vs Saipan casino

A Nepali worker has asked for a new trial in her discrimination lawsuit against the owner of Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino for her termination in 2006.

Mixed Bag

Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show

British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."

Features

His kind of exile

Poet and activist Tenzin Tsundue is the new voice in the Tibetan struggle.

Photo Features

Federation of Nepali Journalist staging a protest rally at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu on Tuesday, demanding action against the murderer of media entrepreneur Jamim Shah. Shah was shot by unidentified gunmen in Lazimpat on Sunday.

Photo : Shaligram Tiwari/eKantipur

Nepali athlete Rajendra Bhandari along with the gold medal which he claimed in Marathon on the last day of the 11th South Asian Games which concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday. (Inset- Bhandari jubilant after crossing the finishing line).

Photo : Sundar Shrestha/eKantipur

Carrying umbrella, a woman waits for public bus at Jayabageshwori in the capital on Tuesday afternoon. It rained all day, and there was a fall in temperatures in the Kathmandu Valley. There has been snowfall in some western districts since Monday evening.

Photo : Keshav P. Koriala /eKantipur

In this file photograph taken on Feb.19, 2008 Indian forest workers watch as a rescued tigress leaps into the river Sundarikati on being released from a cage at Sunderbans. As China prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger, a massive publicity drive has begun in neighbouring India, where the big cat is the national animal, to save it from extinction.

Photo : AFP /Deshakalyan Chowdhury

Canada's Charles Hamelin from Ste-Julie, Quebec leads the pack around a corner during a short track speed skating practice on Monday in Vancouver. The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games begin on Friday, Feb. 12.

Photo : AP /The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson

A car sits in a flooded street of Durazno, some 200 km from Montevideo on Monday. According to local media, more than 4.000 people were evacuated from Durazno after flooding due to heavy rains.

Photo : AP /Matilde Campodonico

In this photo released by the Dominican Republic Presidency, U.S. actress Angelina Jolie speaks to Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez during her visit to the national palace in Santo Domingo on Monday.

Photo : AP /Dominican Republic Presidency

Bringing Home The BACON:Taekwondo ace Deepak Bista bites the gold medal that he won 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka on Monday. He created history by winning the gold in four consecutive editions of SAG.

Photo : Sundar Shrestha /eKantipur

Nepal Army personnel cleaning the Bagmati River in Pashupatinath area in Kathmandu on Monday for the preparation of Maha Shivaratri, which falls on Friday. Thousands of devotees from Nepal and India throng the holiest Hindu shrine to mark the birthday of Lord Shiva on Shivaratri.

Photo : Laxmi Pd Ngakhusi /eKantipur

UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Maoist leader Barshaman Pun (to his right) and others bid farewell to the final batch of disqualified Maoist combatants at the Fifth Division Cantonment in Rolpa on Monday.

Photo : Janak Nepal/eKantipur

Jamim Shah Murder

Indian underworld don behind Shah’s killing: Police

The Indian underworld gang run by Chhota Rajan could be behind Sunday’s killing of media entrepreneur Jamim Shah, police said, adding that it was zeroing in on the killers and the mastermind behind the killing.

SAG Coverage

SAG: Nepal bags eighth gold in marathon

On the last day of 11th South Asian Games (SAG) being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nepal claimed its eighth gold medal on Tuesday.

Capital

Nemwang urges CA members to speed up statute writing

Chairman of Constituent Assembly (CA) Subash Nemwang has urged CA members to speed up the constitution drafting process as all basis and drafts of the new statute have been readied.

Editor's Pick

Prachanda bids farewell to final batch of disqualified combatants in Rolpa

With the release of 268 combatants from the Fifth Division cantonment in Dahaban of Rolpa, the discharge process of the disqualified Maoist combatants concluded on Monday.

Oped

Lead Article

Finding balance
There are flaws in the concept paper on state restructuring, but many of the objections to it are wrong headed
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Whose bright idea?
Lighting up the NTC building all night amid crippling load-shedding was mocking
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The pen is mightier
By: Sushma Joshi

I was slouching along the road one day, my face swollen with a root canal treatment, my articles unwritten, when I came upon the ever-inspiring poet Manjul.
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Opinion

Be a sport
Nepal has the best climate for golf, but little has been done to develop golf tourism
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Bridging the gap
It is time to think of creative ways of helping the young build connections with Nepal and the older generation
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Invisible menace
The deteriorating water quality is yet to be considered a public health problem
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Interview

'Engage Maoists so that they don’t take up arms'
Christophe Jaffrelot is Research director at The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the largest governmental research organisation in France.
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'Extremists want to see peace process derailed'
Interview with CPN-UML General Secretary Ishwor Pokhrel, one of the party’s two representatives (Prime Minister Nepal being the second one) in the Special Committee.
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'Nepal doesn’t have archives of maps to counter Indian territorial claims'
Buddhi Narayan Shrestha, the former Director General of Survey Department, sheds light on various border issues.
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Entertainment

Jackson hearing mirrors past for family

The scene was eerily familiar, Katherine Jackson and her family walking grimly into a courtroom, occupying a special family row, demonstrating their love for their beloved son and sibling, Michael.