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Chief justice takes oath as Nepal PM, to oversee polls

Mar 15, 2013 - 8:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Following weeks of negotiations, Nepal‘s chief justice Khil Raj Regmi was Thursday sworn in as the new head of government, the msain task of which will be to hold general elections by June […]

Gender equality in India among worst in world: UN

Mar 15, 2013 - 8:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): When India‘s Human Development Index is adjusted for gender inequality, it becomes south Asia’s worst performing country after Afghanistan, new numbers in the UNDP’s Human Development Report 2013 show. Pakistan, Nepal and […]

NACSAA’s ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance’ Awards Presented

Mar 15, 2013 - 6:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): National Advisory Council on South Asian Affairs’ (NACSAA’s) “Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance” Awards were presented to Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri on March 8, 2013, at the Roosevelt […]

Ajanta Caves A Legacy From The Golden Age

Feb 22, 2013 - 6:27 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. […]

Darjeeling walking along the memory lane

Feb 15, 2013 - 5:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Travelling in Darjeeling is like walking along the memory lanes during the time of the British Raj. Located in the cozy and inviting lap of the Kanchan Junga, Darjeeling the dramatic land is amazingly blessed […]

Europe

Nepal Maoists Lock Up School For Including Indian Syllabus

Feb 2, 2013 - 5:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Teachers backed by the breakaway CPNMaoistfaction in Nepal have forcibly shut down a local schoolallegedly for including Indian course syllabus as part of theircurriculum.Some 3,000 students have been left in the lurch after […]

Business & Economics

The Republic Of India

Jan 25, 2013 - 8:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Republic of India is a large South Asian country rich in ethnic diversity,with over one billion people speaking hundreds of languages. Politically it is the world’s largest liberal democracy. The Indian economy is the […]

Business & Economics

Global Flooding

Jan 4, 2013 - 9:26 am EST @theindpanorama 0

In July at least 37 people were killed by flood waters inand around the city of Beijing, China. In the rural andsuburban areas outside Beijing, many more people died inas a result of flooding, which […]

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World Kabaddi Cup a Step in the Right Direction

Dec 21, 2012 - 5:27 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The ancient game of Kabaddi is enshrined permanently in the mind of every son of the soil Punjabi. In olden times, it used to be played on the dusty grounds of village common land. There […]

Europe

Nasa Photo Error Puts Mount Everest In India

Dec 14, 2012 - 6:11 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): The world’s highest mountain should not be hard to spot but American space agency Nasa has admitted it mistook a summit in India for Mount Everest, which straddles the border of Nepal and […]

Business & Economics

An Indian grammar for International Studies

Dec 14, 2012 - 6:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A little over three years ago I wrote in The Hindu that at a time when interest in India and India’s interest in the world are arguably at their highest, Indian scholarship on global issues […]

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SIKKIM beckons you

Dec 14, 2012 - 4:12 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Sikkim, a mountainous region in the eastern Himalayas, has 600 species of birds, or about half of the over 1200 species to be found in India. Perched between Nepal in the west, Bhutan in the […]

India

Ghaziabad to Host Interpol Program

Nov 16, 2012 - 6:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has requested Interpol to come up with a special notice for terror cases, which is not a part of the existing red corner notice. The request was made at the recently […]

Business & Economics

Manipal University inks pacts with 2 Chinese varsities

Nov 10, 2012 - 6:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Mangalore (TIP): Manipal University has signed agreements with Shanghai’s Tongji and Tianjin universities for mutual, comprehensive partnerships. Quoting the Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, K. Ramnarayan, a press release said here on Monday that the MoUs […]

India

Krishna Pokhrel elected to New York Life Chairman’s Council

Oct 27, 2012 - 6:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Krishna Pokhrel, LUTCF has been elected a member of the 2012 Chairman’s Council of New York Life Insurance Company today, says a Press Release issued by New York Life on October […]

United States

Prof. P. Chandra Sekharan’s book on Lip Forensics released in NY Book Fair

Oct 19, 2012 - 7:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): “Lip Forensics”- authored by renowned Indian forensic scientist Padma Bhushan Prof. Dr P. Chandra Sekharan was released at Seventh NY Book Fair Expo held at Queens Museum of Art (QMA) recently. Authors, […]

Europe

UN human rights chief wants Nepal to look into war abuses

Oct 12, 2012 - 7:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA: Nepal should proceed with long-delayed plans to investigate its 10-year civil war ending in 2006 which saw abuses by both sides, UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay said. “Perpetrators of serious violations […]

Europe

Maoist diktat says no Hindi Films in Nepal

Oct 5, 2012 - 6:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Kathmandu (TIP): The Maoists have succeeded in preventing the supply of Bollywood films to Nepal after blocking all traffic via Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh. As a result, there is no cinema hall in Nepal showing […]

Europe

19 people killed as private aircraft crashes in Nepal

Sep 28, 2012 - 7:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): All 19 people, mostly foreigners, aboard a Dornier aircraft of a private airline were killed today as the plane crashed minutes after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport here. Sixteen passengers and […]

Europe

Buddhists do battle in world’s highest horse race

Sep 21, 2012 - 5:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

UPPER DOLPA(Nepal) (TIP):The clansmen and monks of the mystical land of Upper Dolpa first gathered eight centuries ago to pray, feast, fight over property and vie for the title of fastest horseman in the Himalayas. […]

India

Diplomat involved in 1999 hijack: Terrorist

Sep 14, 2012 - 7:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SRINAGAR/JAMMU (TIP): Intelligence sources called the arrest of Mehrajuddin Wani alias Javed Dand —one of the terrorists who arranged logistics for the Kandahar hijackers—a big catch, and the terror suspect appeared to conform to that […]

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Breathe in the fresh mountain air of Sikkim

Sep 4, 2012 - 6:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Bordered by China, Nepal and Bhutan, Sikkim has long been regarded as one of the last Himalayan Shangri-las. Because of its remoteness and the fact that permits are required, Sikkim isn’t the most accessible area […]

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