UK minister pledges Rs 460m aid

UK minister pledges Rs 460m aid

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KATHMANDU, April 2: Visiting British Minister for International Development Mike Foster has pledged assistance worth Rs 460 million to Nepal. The assistance will be used for for buying food and for helping victims of the conflict. Foster made the pledge in Achham district in farwestern Nepal on Wednesday, according to reports.

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