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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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Xi’s South Asia trip boosts ties with India and Nepal, promotes regional cooperation
Kathmandu: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to India and Nepal has injected new impetus into China’s relations with the two countries, built new platform for good-neighborliness in South Asia, and opened up new prospects for regional p...
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Giant art project transforms East German housing blocks
Berlin: An enduring reminder of the communist era, the vast, concrete “Plattenbau” tower blocks that surround cities in eastern Germany are usually considered eyesores rather than works of art. Yet, a new urban culture project in the city...
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From Asia to Africa: Nepali, South Asian women trafficked to Kenya’s Bollywood-style dance bars
By Nita Bhalla Mombasa: Nepali beautician Sheela didn’t think twice about ditching her salon job when she received a call offering seven times her salary to work as a cultural dancer at a nightclub in Kenya.
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Sex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district
Amsterdam: Bathed in red neon light, hundreds of prostitutes ply their trade from behind windows in the narrow canalside streets of Amsterdam – and that’s how they want it to stay.
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...
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