Kathmandu - The number of tourists visiting Nepal increased to their highest level in eight years in October, coinciding with the start of the trekking season, officials said Tuesday.
Figures released by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said 50,567 tourists arrived in Nepal via air in October, an increase of 16.6 per cent from the same period last year.
The growth was the highest the country has seen in eight years for a single month and represented a healthy outlook for the winter and spring seasons that are considered the best time for trekking in the Himalayas.
Washington, Nov 4: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who is said to be comfortably leading against his Republican rival John McCain in today’s presidential poll, is the favourite among the British bookies too.
This assumes significance as past records show that gamblers had been “more accurate” than pollsters.
According to the Daily Times, placing bets on the outcome of US presidential elections is though barred under the US laws, but British bookmaker Betfair has made Barack Obama an overwhelming 1-7 favourite.
Kathmandu - Nepal's former Maoist rebel combatants have issued veiled threats against political parties over growing opposition to their integration into the national army, a media report said Tuesday.
Rebel commanders said they were meeting in western Nepal to discuss how to respond to political opposition to the large-scale inclusion of combatants in the country's security forces, Kantipur newspaper said.
"The discussions have focused on whether to accept the decision by the political leadership or opt for another revolt," Kantipur newspaper quoted an unnamed Maoist commander as saying.
Kuala Lumpur - More than 60 Malaysian police officers of all ranks have been demoted, fired or transferred in a nationwide clean-up after more than 1 million ringgit
(303,000 dollars) worth of drugs were found missing from a police evidence room, officials and news reports said Tuesday.
More than 40 of the officers were from the southern Johor state, while the remaining men were from the capital Kuala Lumpur and northern Penang state police forces, a police spokesman said.
Lahore, Nov 4 : Indian Test batsmen VVS Laxman and Gautam Gambhir have improved their ICC Test rankings after their superb performance in the third Test against Australia at Ferozeshah Kotla. While Laxman is now placed at 11th position, Gambhir is placed at 18th position.
Meanwhile, former skipper Rahul Dravid has dropped out of top 20 for the first time in 11 years in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. Pushed down by eight places, Dravid is now placed at 26th position.
Experts warn Britain needs to take urgent action, heading as it is to a dementia epidemic caused by the nation's binge-drinking culture. Research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has linked excessive drinking to a loss of brain tissue.
Cheap alcohol, according to Dr. Susham Gupta and Dr James Warner has doubled drinking rates from double what they were in the
Washington, Nov 4: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who is said to be comfortably leading against his Republican rival John McCain in today’s presidential poll, is the favourite among the British bookies too.
Kuala Lumpur - More than 60 Malaysian police officers of all ranks have been demoted, fired or transferred in a nationwide clean-up after more than 1 million ringgit 
Lahore, Nov 4 : Indian Test batsmen VVS Laxman and Gautam Gambhir have improved their ICC Test rankings after their superb performance in the third Test against Australia at Ferozeshah Kotla. While Laxman is now placed at 11th position, Gambhir is placed at 18th position.
Experts warn Britain needs to take urgent action, heading as it is to a dementia epidemic caused by the nation's binge-drinking culture. Research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has linked excessive drinking to a loss of brain tissue. 
