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City Stinks, Strike Hits Garbage Collection THT Online Kathmandu, June 24: Due to transport strike, garbage collection in the Valley has yet again been halted, just five days after the collection resumed. Earlier, garbage collection was hit after Sisdole folks obstructed the Kathmandu Metropolitan City from dumping the garbage in the Sisdole Landfill Site. Piles of garbage have been left uncollected alongside the roads in the capital with the Environment Management Department (KMD) of the KMC failing to collect garbage on Monday as well. The KMD held the transportation strike responsible for the situation. According to the KMD, the Valley generates more than 350 tonnes of garbage, which is first taken to the Teku Transfer Station before transfering it to the Sisdole Landfill Site. "The collected garbage has been dumped in the transfer station for the last two days and we have not been able to transport it to the Sisdole site due to strike," said Rabin Man Shrestha, chief of K

Jarah Mariano Biography Height: 171cm/5 ft 7.5 in Bust: 86cm/34" Hips: 85cm/33.5" Dress: 34 EU/4; US/6; UK Waist: 61cm/24" Shoe: 39 EU/8; US/6; UK Jarah Mariano is one of the few Asian Victoria's Secret models. The secret to her success is her amazing measurements (she is about 5' 7" or 171 cm). This Pace University graduate recently signed on to IMG models. She is of Hawaiian, Korean, and Chinese descent, which explains her truly exotic look. She has appeared in several ads of Armani Exchange, Sephora, Abercrombie & Fitch, PacSun, and Victoria's Secret. She also appears in a several Old Navy commercials. She was the subject of Weber's lens for Abercrombie & Fitch and L'uomo Vogue. Mariano is the cover for the April/May 2007 anniversary issue of Complex magazine and is in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. She is represented by model agency IMG. Biography Born in Kauai, the fourth largest and oldest of the main Hawaiian i

UK to Provide $ 55 Million for Roads THT Online Kavre, June 22 United Kingdom (UK) has agreed to provide financial help worth $55 million (Rs 3.74 billion) to Nepal for road constructions over the next four years. "The United Kingdom has agreed to provide $55 million over the next four years to help the government link all of rural Nepal with roads," said UK Minister for International Development for Asia Shahid Malik who is on a three-day visit to Nepal. Malik was speaking during his inspection visit to a section of a rural road constructed with British aid in Kavre. Malik is in Kathmandu to observe development works carried out with British support and to meet political leaders. Over the past five years the government and donors have invested around $300 million in developing over 3,000 km of road network and connecting six million people. In the next five years, donors will provide an additional $550 million to upgrade almost 2,500 km of rural roads and provide around 40 m

Maoists Grab Land in Sunsari THT Online Itahari, June 22 Maoist cadres have grabbed two bighas and five kathhas of land belonging to the Shankaracharya Guthi in Madhesa VDC of Sunsari district and started farming in it. They also distributed portions of the land to a few Musahar and Batar families for building houses. According to Maoist district leaders, the land was seized to "upgrade the living standards" of under-privileged communities.

Thapa Against PLA's Integration Into NA THT Online Kathmandu, June 22 Former prime minister and Rastriya Janashakti Party chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa on Saturday said the Maoist army should not be integrated into the Nepal Army. Issuing a press statement, Thapa said the Maoist army should be integrated into other state organs, but not the national army, and they should be gracefully rehabilitated in the society. He said it would be a historical blunder if the Maoist combatants were integrated into the Nepal Army. Thapa also criticised the three big parties -- CPN-Maoist, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress -- for minimising the role of the Constituent Assembly. "The three big parties discuss national issues in private rooms or hotels and take those issues to the CA only for final approval. This tendency has minimised the importance of the nation's supreme body," the statement said. Thapa also sought clarification from the Prime Minister on Forest Minister Matrika Prasad Yada

Indigenous People Seek 26 CA Seats THT Online Kathmandu, June 22 Indigenous rights activists have demanded that the remaining 26 Constituent Assembly members be picked from the ethnic and indigenous communities. Speaking at a programme in Kathmandu on Saturday, Om Gurung of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) said, "The remaining 26 CA members should be appointed from the indigenous groups." He said that indigenous people in Nepal were marginalised and that they should be incorporated well in the new federal democratic order. President of NEFIN Pasang Sherpa said, "Indigenous people need to unite themselves for the protection and promotion of their culture, language, religion, custom and tradition." The entire indigenous population needs to be represented in the CA to ensure a proportional development of all the castes, Sherpa added. He said there was no sign of an indigenous group member to be appointed the President or Prime Minister in the pr

Kusumi Koharu, born July 15, 1992 in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, is a J-pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her school's volleyball team. Kusumi's audition process and debut was documented during the 2005 episodes of TV Tokyo television show, Hello! Morning. Profile Name: Kusumi Koharu Nickname: Koha, Kussun, Koha-chan, Koha-pink, Koharyu Birth date: 1992-07-15 Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Blood Type: A Height: 162cm Hobbies: Volleyball, which she played since 3rd grade of primary school and where she was captain of the team Favorite food: Umeboshi (dried plum) flavored snacks, fruit, sweet dried plums, natto Favorite color: Pink Favorite type of guy: Kind Favorite celebrities: Morning Musume & Amuro Namie Favorite H!P member: Fujimoto

Ayaka Komatsu is a Japanese model/actress. She was born on July 23, 1986 in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture. Her modeling agency is Amuse. She was a regular model of the now defunct Candy magazine. She also appeared in the Winter 2002-2003 "Angel Blue" fashion catalog and was on the cover of the manga "Young Sunday" dated April 7, 2005. She was a member of the 2004 edition of the Japanese modeling quartet named Nittelligenic. Prior to this, she did a few swimsuit layouts and continues to do them for magazines such as Sabra. She has released six photobooks, and six idol DVDs. In order of release date, the photobook titles are: Ayaka no Natsu, Nicchoku, Summer Date, Moon Doll, and Cheeeeeez!. The DVDs are named, in order of release date, Figure A, Layer Game/Megami no Chu, Masaka, Moon Doll! ("Throw away the book, probably become the swimwear!"), Dream Note, and Dream Note II. She has acted in the following movies: "Odoru Daisousasen THE MOVIE 2" (her

UK Minister's Call for Govt Formation THT Online Kathmandu, June 21 British Minister for International Development Shahid Malik arrived in Kathmandu on Friday for a three-day visit to help the political parties move forward to form a government. Talking to reporters at the airport, Malik said he plans to visit Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and leaders of the CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, among others, including UN representatives and civil society members. "In the next few days we will have interactions and positive discussions with the political leaders and see how we can help Nepal," said Malik. Claiming that Nepali people wanted a government more than anything else, Malik said, "There have been 13,000 deaths in the past and the violence should be dead by now. Therefore, the rule of law and respect for human rights are crucial in this new Nepal." He said that responsibility now falls on the representatives of political parties to dec

Maoists Yet to Return Seized Property THT Online Kapilvastu, June 21 The Maoists are yet to return the land, houses and property belonging to individuals, schools and industries they had seized during the conflict. Although the former rebels have repeatedly promised to return the seized property, they are yet to turn their words into actions, Maoist victims say. The Maoists have not returned the land and property belonging to 15 families, the Kapilvastu chapter of INSEC said. The displaced families said they have started doubting whether their property would be returned at all. They urged the local administration, journalists and human rights activists to press the Maoists to return the property. The Maoists have not also returned a land belonging to Harihar Sanskrit Higher Secondary School in Bandganga VDC and a land belonging to Bansbari Leather Shoes Company in Chanai VDC. However, Maoists' district in-charge Chandra Bahadur Chand said all seized property had been returned and t