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End of the road for Valley's old public vehicles

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: In a move purportedly to mark the beginning of a new era in public transport here, the government has finally enforced a long-delayed policy of banning public transport vehicles older than 20 years from plying the roads of  Kathmandu Valley from Wednesday onward. The move is certai...
Mar 01, 2017
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Most TU-affiliated campuses padlocked

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: The Free Student Union (FSU) elections are set to be held only at a few campuses affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU) today as most of the university's constituent as well as affiliated colleges remain padlocked.
Mar 01, 2017
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Hubby kills wife

GULMI, Feb 28: A man has killed his wife in Ismarajsthal VDC of the district. Yam Bahadur Aryal, 59, stabbed her wife Kamal Aryal, 45, with a Khukuri and then hit her with a stone, killing her on Tuesday morning.
Feb 28, 2017
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Govt to establish Sushil Koirala Cancer Hospital in Banke

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Nepal government has decided to establish a cancer hospital in Banke on the memory of former prime minister late Sushil Koirala.
Feb 28, 2017
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Army Staff and Command College to include civil servants in...

TOKHA, Feb 28: The Nepalese Army has conducted advanced training on national security targeting the top notch civil servants at the policy-making level of some ministries and their subordinate bodies.
Feb 28, 2017
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Army sets up free health camp in rural village

LAMJUNG, Feb 28: More than 600 rural folks benefited from a health camp run by the Nepal Army (NA).
Feb 28, 2017
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Two arrested for running illegal medical facilities

DANG, Feb 28: Two persons were arrested on charges of operating illegal pathology and dental clinic in Dang.
Feb 28, 2017
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3 daughters from same family in government service

KHOTANG, Feb 28: Unable to bear with the villagers' stinging remarks for being a father of three daughters in a society greatly obsessed with having a male child in the family, Yadudnath Acharya became an alcoholic in the past. But now, he is a proud father whose all three daughters have set an exam...
Feb 28, 2017
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Countering youth radicalization in South Asia

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Veteran diplomat Shambhu Ram Simkhada on Monday inaugurated a two-day regional conference on 'Countering Youth Radicalization in South Asia', being organized by the Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in cooperation with the Konrad Adenaur Stiftung (KAS) Foundation. The conferen...
Feb 28, 2017
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Ilam locals eager to cast votes in local polls

ILAM, Feb 28: Thirty-five-year-old Bijay Limbu of Chamaut never gets a chance to cast votes in local elections although he voted twice in the Constituent Assembly elections. Like many other locals, he is eagerly waiting to participate in the local elections to be held nearly after two decades.
Feb 28, 2017