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Parivar opposes aid to riot-hit churches BHUBANESWAR : The Sangh Parivar on Tuesday opposed government aid for reconstruction of churches claimed to have been burnt or damaged during the recent communal violence in Kandhmal district. The Parivar’s opposition to state assistance was raised in a... Read more.

Demo continues protesting killing of two youths; YCL denies its hand Students have continued demonstrations, Thursday, condemning the killing of two youths allegedly by cadres of Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL). Students have demonstrated in Kalanki, Chabahel and Sorhakhutte, among ot... Read more.

CAN Info-Tech in January The Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) has said it will hold the 15th CAN InfoTech, the biggest IT show in Nepal, from 14 to 19 January next year. The show will be held at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikuti Mandap. The 15th edition of the mega Expo will see participation from ... Read more.

Two youths abducted by YCL found killed; protests in Kathmandu Two youths from Kathmandu – Nirmal Panta and Pushkar Dangol – who were abducted by Maoist-affiliated Youth Communist League (YCL) cadres a month ago on October 20, have been found killed. The relatives, rights activists and police fo... Read more.

OBAMA AND JAPAN / Mutual efforts necessary to ‘redefine’ security treaty The Yomiuri Shimbun This is the first installment of a series examining the prospects for Japan’s relations with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, with a particular focus on sec... Read more.

Roy Morgan Update : The political center is moving left; Is big business taking note? Whether we like it or not, change is coming. Across the globe, survival is nudging governments towards the left of the old ideological divide but they are carefully dragging the center with them. European Commissio... Read more.

HSBC to cut 500 jobs in Asia as slump takes toll HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe’s largest bank by market value, plans to cut 500 jobs in Asia due to the global economic slump. The cuts will be made in various parts of the business, including back office functions, with about 450 jobs in Hong Kong t... Read more.

Doctors seek sponsors for cataract surgery Ophthalmologists are seeking sponsors to help them cut the lengthy administrative procedures required to carry out charity cataract surgery for the poor. The Indonesian Association of Ophthalmologists (Perdami) chairman, Tjahjono Ghondowiardjo, said sponsor... Read more.

Artists organize HIV / AIDS gig Scores of Bali’s artists, performers and singers will stage an HIV/AIDS charity concert this Saturday at Pemuteran village, Buleleng. They will perform with a band, whose members are all PLWHA (the term used to describe People Living With HIV/AIDS), to increase ... Read more.

Military faces long battle to complete reform: Experts Military analysts say the Indonesian Military (TNI) must get out of politics and business completely to pave the way for a more professional armed forces. “The success of TNI’s reformation can’t be separated from the eradicatio... Read more.