Indo Daily
May 10, 2013
FLORA AND FAUNA
Nepal hunts tiger after deadly double attack
Kathmandu (AFP) May 9, 2013
Police and wildlife rangers have launched a hunt for a tiger which mauled two people to death Thursday in Nepal, officials said. The tiger first killed a 75-year-old man when it dragged him out of a hut on the fringes of the Chitwan National Park in central Nepal, police said. "The old man was living with his daughter-in-law but she said she didn't know about the attack. In the morning people saw blood and traced it to the forest, where they found the body," Superintendent Deepak Kumar Thapa tol ... read more
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SOLAR DAILY

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DEMOCRACY

Dalai Lama urges respect for non-religious
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday called for the teaching of secular values in education, saying that it was critical for the world to respect all religions - as well as the right not to believe. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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Supreme Court allows protest-hit Indian nuclear plant
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THE STANS

China and India to discuss Kashmir issues
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SUPERPOWERS

India foreign minister hints may cancel China trip
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FLOATING STEEL

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FLOATING STEEL
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FLOATING STEEL
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SHAKE AND BLOW

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SHAKE AND BLOW

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DEMOCRACY

Bangladesh gets its first woman Speaker

SUPERPOWERS

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TERROR WARS

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ENERGY TECH

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SUPERPOWERS

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SUPERPOWERS

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