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Tripadvisor ranks Kathmandu as second best destination in world for solo travel

Mani Lamichhane, director at the Nepal Tourism Board said that Kathmandu has been listed as the 27th best destination in the world and the 7th best cultural city. Lamichhane said that Tripadvisor ranking Nepal as the second best destination for solo travel is significant for the tourism sector.
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According to Ghimire, the vapes were traced to Diamond Nepal International through a month-long low profile investigation into the call logs of the drivers.
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Testing of newly laid pipelines for Melamchi water distribut...

The primary pipelines of the water distribution network, 33 water distribution networks have a total of 1,010 kilometers of pipelines.  Additionally, a total of 60,831 new meters have been installed in the pipelines that distribute drinking water.
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Manang sees first snowfall of this winter

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Mothers in wake of foreign employment: Struggles with unwant...

In Nepal, foreign employment is often seen as a path to prosperity, but for many women, it becomes a journey marked by exploitation, heartbreak and shattered dreams. Among them is a 32-year-old mother who returned home carrying the weight of an unwanted pregnancy—a painful reminder of the abus...
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Swarnalakshmi Cooperative’s funds embezzlement: Lamichhane’s...

On Sunday, the bench of Kathmandu District Court Judge Madhav Prasad Adhikari ordered him to appear before the court at 10 am today and ordered him to be kept in judicial custody. Lamichhane was sent to custody yesterday because the hearing did not conclude yesterday.
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Lamichhane to be presented to court again today

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane is scheduled to be brought to the court again today. Yesterday, Kathmandu District Court Judge Madhav Prasad Adhikari ordered him to appear in court at 10 am today and ordered him to be kept in judicial custody.
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Poush Shukla Purnima: Swasthani Brata Katha begins today

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