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May 22 2017 | 03:22 pmBiodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). Scenic landscapes, forests, lakes, mounta...
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Jun 24 2016 | 11:02 amBrexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a new world order — who pushed it out of the European Union, in a v...
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May 23 2016 | 04:25 pmMountain biodiversity: Sustaining lives through generations
Biodiversity in the mountains is a major source of sustenance for local communities By Janita Gurung and NehaBisht More than a hundred and fifty years ago, the British naturalist explorer, Joseph Dalt...
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Mar 02 2016 | 12:02 pmUnfair criticism
By Madhukar SJB Rana There seems to be a growing concern and fear in the West that things are not going their way– geo politically or geo economically or, for that matter, geo psychologically to...
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Features
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Salvation House — where Hindus go to die
Varanasi: They arrive in battered cars, on crutches and sometimes on a stretcher barely able to breathe — but salvation is close for thousands of Hindus who go to the holy city of Varanasi each year to die. Some end up in homes for the elderly ...
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Five-star hotels offer exclusive cuisine for Lunar New Year holidays
By Shristi Kafle Kathmandu: Holiday makers arriving in Nepal to spend the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival here and local foodies are being treated to a gourmet-fest as the majority of five-star hotels are offering exclusive Chinese cuisine...
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Israeli-developed “multi-target toxin” treatment a complete cure for cancer?
Jerusalem: A “multi-target toxin” treatment developed by an Israeli company has raised doubts about its claimed capability to completely cure cancer. Codeveloper and the company’s CEO Ilan Morad voiced his confidence about its effec...
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‘Naive, reckless’ tourists couchsurfing in war-torn Afghanistan
Kabul: Seeking an “authentic” experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. He found an astonishing number of potential hosts. Despite the co...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
