Perhaps, few noticed that Their Majesties this time used the VIP and not the VVIP bay at the airport to travel abroad. It seems, this fact went mindlessly unnoticed even by our usually very 'nosy' press. Could this Royal action indicate a leaner, more user-friendly Monarchy going into the 21st century?
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Mother Teresa, the 86-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate, frail yet beaming, who almost died of heart failure recently remarked from her sick bed, 'I want to go home, there's much to be done'. Such dedication and devotion to work even in the face of death must surely prove to be a shining example for all, especially for Nepalis who is habituated in doing things bholi first hour ma (tomorrow) instead of today.
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On Aug 28, an anonymous legal clerk's official stamp ended one of the world's most glamorous marriages as the Prince and Princess of Wales were divorced, considered to be one of the highest divorce sums negotiated in Britain. It's the sad unwinding of a marriage that started so well and ended so sadly. And those who meet Diana, just Princess of Wales now, need not bow in courtesy!
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They never gave up trying for a daughter. A British couple whose 22 years of tireless trying to have a baby girl resulted only in 11 sons, had their wishes granted last week, when not one but two girls were born to them. Patience coupled with tenacity of purpose pays, I guess!
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The Gai Jatra satirical programmes currently running in the capital has one very overriding theme. That political parties, the politicians and the attendant publicity they receive are ruining the nation. How true. Tattler could not agree more!
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Come September the monsoon becomes fickle. Does it? Anyway
persistent rain has made the surrounding hills lush green
while leaving the Capital's streets slushy. LC scams and
other such sensations from Mechi to Mahakali were
there as well, but they are not part of the monsoon.