Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia — South) MALE – The largest floating book fair operated by the German Christian charitable organisation GBA Ships visited Maldives after 40 years. The book fair, which aimed to tour all over the world was open to the public in Malé’s commercial harbour area till the 20th of December. An official opening of the book fair was done on December 18 where the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mohamed Maleeh […]
Sadichchha Pokharel, Editor (Asia: South) MUMBAI– A packed passenger bus carrying 40 people has collided with a tempo (three-wheeled vehicle) and fallen into a deep gorge at Malshej Ghat near Mumbai, leaving 27 dead. The bus was headed to Ahmednagar from Thane, and met with an accident as the driver tried to overtake a tempo. 19 women and 8 men and reportedly dead. Rescue work has begun, according to reports, and police officers are […]
Sadichchha Pokharel, Editor (Asia: South) RAWALPINDI– Pakistan’s former leader Pervez Musharraf has suffered a heart problem and has been rushed to the hospital while on his way to court for his trial for treason. He has been reportedly taken to the Armed Forces Cardiology Hospital in Rawalpindi. This will be the third time the former president will have failed to show up at a trial, following two previous security threats. It is unclear what […]
Diksha Dwivedi, Correspondent (Asia: South) DELHI — Devyani Khobragade, 39, Deputy Consul General in the Consulate General of India in New York was charged on December 11, 2013 for committing ‘visa fraud’ according to the US attorney’s statement. It has been said that there were false statements provided by her in order to get a visa clearance for her personal employee Sangeeta Richard to come with her to the US. The complaint was based on […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia — South) DHAKA — Factory work isn’t exactly the safest pursuit in Bangladesh. Eight hundred people have been injured this year and there has been 10 deaths this month apart from the fires that break out on a weekly basis. Among the estimated 5,000 factories in the country, there are millions of Bangladeshi labourers who depend on this work in order to make a living. These factories are working […]
Suryatapa Mukherjee, Correspondent (Asia: South) DIBRUGARH — One killed and possibly 13 were injured in a crude bomb blast by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants in upper Assam’s tea-town, Dibrugarh on Tuesday at 5 pm IST. According to Dibrugarh’s Superintendent of Police Rana Bhuyan, the bomb was planted in the busy Amolapatty area. The explosion created a two feet wide crater on the road. “We suspect the hand of the anti-talk […]
Diksha Dwivedi, Correspondent (Asia – South) DELHI — Starting as a new portal in 1999, Tehelka (www.tehelka.com) turned into an Indian weekly magazine in 2007 and has been dedicated to sting operations since its inception. It was involved in unveiling the match-fixing scandal and many serious corruption cases in India. However, Tarun Tejpal, one of the founding members of Tehelka, has brought the company to its turning point for the first time. A company that […]
Sadichchha Pokharel, Editor (Asia: South) KOLKATA – Two lunch boxes full of gold bars were found hidden in toilet compartments of Jet Airways stationed at Kolkata airport in India on Tuesday, November 19. The airline staff found the gold while cleaning the aircraft. The plane had arrived from Patna on a domestic flight but it generally flew between Dubai and Mumbai, which has the biggest gold market in India. According to airport official Rameshwar […]
Dipika Rangasami, Contributor (Asia- South) COLOMBO — The Sri Lankan government was the subject of criticism from the global community over its human rights crisis as it hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 (CHOGM) earlier this month. The conference, held in Colombo, marked a controversial but strategic move by the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, to secure diplomatic ties and draw in investment, despite his government facing several allegations of human rights […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) KATHMANDU – Tihar or Diwali is one of the biggest Hindu festivals that takes place every year. This years Tihar’s celebration ended on November 5, with utmost grandeur as ever. Hindus prayed to goddess Laxmi for wealth and prosperity, the holy cow was also worshipped and the entire house was lit up with candles and traditional lights, ‘Diyo’, in the evening time for four days. In the West, […]
