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Nervous and excited, Bhutanese flock to first parliamentary polls By Simon Denyer/ Reuters 11:30 PM \| March 24,2008 According to election commission officials, more than 60% of registered voterscast their ballots
Indian Idol reignites demand for Gorkhaland in Darjeeling hills Simon Denyer/ Reuters 10:44 PM \| March 19,2008 Frenzied canvassing for a local boy, ethnic Nepali, or Gorkha, policeman Prashant Tamang, metamorphosised into a political upsurge that has ushered in a new king of the hills
Rural employment guarantee project missing its objectives Simon Denyer/ Reuters 11:55 PM \| February 06,2008 Both supporters and critics of the job programme agree that the government needs to overhaul it radically
Scandal gnaws at the root of Buddha’s holy tree By Simon Denyer/ Reuters 11:03 PM \| February 04,2008 The temple land has been owned by a nearby Hindu monastery for centuries, and the temple is managed by a committee where Hindus retain a majority over Buddhists


Nervous and excited, Bhutanese flock to first parliamentary polls By Simon Denyer/ Reuters 11:30 PM \| March 24,2008 According to election commission officials, more than 60% of registered voterscast their ballots
Indian Idol reignites demand for Gorkhaland in Darjeeling hills Simon Denyer/ Reuters 10:44 PM \| March 19,2008 Frenzied canvassing for a local boy, ethnic Nepali, or Gorkha, policeman Prashant Tamang, metamorphosised into a political upsurge that has ushered in a new king of the hills
Rural employment guarantee project missing its objectives Simon Denyer/ Reuters 11:55 PM \| February 06,2008 Both supporters and critics of the job programme agree that the government needs to overhaul it radically
Scandal gnaws at the root of Buddha’s holy tree By Simon Denyer/ Reuters 11:03 PM \| February 04,2008 The temple land has been owned by a nearby Hindu monastery for centuries, and the temple is managed by a committee where Hindus retain a majority over Buddhists