From Outlook India (April 17, 2000) Just as Kargil was India’s first television war, the taking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 was the first hijack drama of the satellite age, and the channels exploited it to the hilt. And even as the plane circled over Amritsar in the very first leg of the extended …
From The Rising Nepal (May 15, 1975) – Courtesy MPP Archive It was the year 1852. An obscure peak deep in the frontier of Nepal and Tibet named Peak XV was found to be the highest in the world. It is a sad fact that the Sherpa name ‘of Chomolungma (Mother Goddess of the Earth) was not …
From The Rising Nepal (September 22, 1972) – Courtesy MPP Archive Half a century ago Rana Prime Minister Chandra Sumshere built for himself a summer resort at Godavari, a place tucked away in the extreme south-east corner of the Kathmandu Valley. He, like everybody else who has been there, was enchanted by Godavari which offers …