UN declares Nepal free of land mines

UN declares Nepal free of land mines Phulchoki: The United Nations declared Nepal free of land mine fields on Tuesday after the last of the anti-personnel weapons planted by the army while fighting communist insurgents was destroyed. Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal flipped a switch to trigger the last land mine, which had been laid to protect the main civil aviation radio tower in mountains south of the capital, Katmandu. UN official Robert Piper declared that the mine...
09:51 PM, Jun 14, 2011

Why laughter is the best medicine

Why laughter is the best medicine London: There's now scientific backing for the old adage that laughter is the best medicine, as a new study has claimed that a hearty chuckle promotes healing by speeding up blood flow. It is likely to put you on the road to recovery more quickly than any hi-tech treatment, simply by increasing your blood circulation, said the researchers. A team led by researchers at the University of Leeds that carried...
02:50 PM, Mar 10, 2011

India sees red over China-Pak nuclear deal

India sees red over China-Pak nuclear deal Pakistan is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and therefore cannot legally do any nuclear business. ...
10:52 PM, Jun 23, 2010

Microsoft co-founder Allen battles cancer

Microsoft co-founder Allen battles cancer Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Bill Gates; Vulcan Inc in 1986. ...
08:23 AM, Nov 17, 2009

No meeting of minds on N-deal, Left blocks Govt

No meeting of minds on N-deal, Left blocks Govt Communists opposed to IAEA talks as Congress defends PM. ...
03:36 PM, Jun 18, 2008

Bajaj set to build Rs 1-lakh car to rival Nano

Bajaj set to build Rs 1-lakh car to rival Nano Colombo: Sri Lanka's cricket selectors on Tuesday expressed concern over the fitness of Angelo Mathews, who is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Mathews failed a fitness test ahead of the first Test against England and played the second Test only as a batsman. During the Test, he said that over the last 12 months, he had been nursing knee, quadriceps and ankle injuries and needed to manage...
09:29 AM, May 13, 2008
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