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242 people arrested with illegal weapons in a year

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KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal Police arrested 242 people in the current fiscal year for possessing illegal weapons.
May 23, 2019
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KMC focusing on operation of electric vehicles

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KATHMANDU, May 23: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is to operate electric vehicles in its bid to reduce air pollution in the city. KMC mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya said this in his address to a seminar on 'Impact of Garbage in Climate Change', organized by KMC here on Wednesday.
May 23, 2019
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ILO official wraps up Nepal visit with a call to 'work beyon...

ILO official wraps up Nepal visit with a call to 'work beyond the normal'
KATHMANDU, May 23: ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, has wrapped up her four-day visit to Nepal on Wednesday with a call to all constituents to “work beyond the normal” to help realize social justice and decent work for all.
May 23, 2019
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Probe committee formed to inspect mismanagement in Dhading D...

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DHADING, May 23: A committee has been formed to investigate into the unlawful activities being conducted in Dhading District Jail. A meeting of the officials of the District Administration Office in Dhading Besi on Wednesday formed a three-member investigative team under the coordination of Assistan...
May 23, 2019
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‘Holding public interaction on social media part of core fun...

‘Holding public interaction on social media part of core function of diplomacy’
KATHMANDU, May 23: Notwithstanding the criticisms from various quarters and objection from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), US Embassy in Kathmandu has indicated that it will go ahead with its plan to hold public interaction on social media.
May 23, 2019
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Applications open for Youth Global Forum 2019 in Amsterdam

Applications open for Youth Global Forum 2019 in Amsterdam
KATHMANDU, May 23: Youth Time International Movement, a non-political organisation founded by youths from across the globe, has opened applications for young enthusiasts to become project presenters and participants at the annual Youth Global Forum.
May 23, 2019
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Parliamentary journos demand consultations on media-related...

Parliamentary journos demand consultations on media-related laws
LUMBINI, May 23: An inter-province meeting of the Journalists Society for Parliamentary Affairs (JSPA) has demanded wider consultations with stakeholders while introducing media related laws.
May 23, 2019
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KOICA volunteer helps build basketball court

KOICA volunteer helps build basketball court
KATHMANDU, May 23: Hyun Lee, a Korean Overseas Volunteer (KOV), has helped Bharatpur-based School of Health Science, a vocational training institute, in upgrading its infrastructure under the project “Improvement of Educational Environment for School of Health Science (SOHS) – Make SOHS Great Again”...
May 23, 2019
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A rural municipality blocks road to another rural municipali...

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BAJHANG, May 23: Residents of Talkot Rural Municipality - 4 have blocked the road to Saipal Rural Municipality accusing its residents of conspiring to deprive them of access to yarsha pockets. Dozens of mules and yarsha pickers have been stranded on the way due to the blockade. Talkot Rural Municipa...
May 23, 2019
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CIAA summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case

CIAA summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case
JUMLA, May 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has given seven days to 11 persons accused of grabbing 590 ropani [30.02 hectares] of land belonging to the Sheep and Goat Research Program (SGRP), in Guthichaur Rural Municipality of Jumla to appear before the commissi...
May 23, 2019