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Snowfall halts tourist arrival in Jumla
Snowfall halts tourist arrival in Jumla
JUMLA, Dec 21: Tourist arrival in Jumla has come to a halt after heavy snowfall in the region earlier this week.
Dec 21, 2019
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Three persons recommended for KAHS rector
Three persons recommended for KAHS rector
JUMLA, Dec 21: Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) has recommended three names to the government for the post of rector, which remains vacant for the last seven months.
Dec 21, 2019
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Schools and airport shut in Bara due to cold weather
Schools and airport shut in Bara due to cold weather
BARA, Dec 21: Amid growing cold in the district, several local units in Bara district have closed the community schools from this week.
Dec 21, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal hints at delaying MCC endorsement
Dahal hints at delaying MCC endorsement
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has hinted at prolonging the parliamentary endorsement process for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant provided by the United States if the grant is part of America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Dec 21, 2019
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Speaker election deferred as NCP undecided over candidate
Speaker election deferred as NCP undecided over candidate
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: With the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) failing to pick a candidate for speaker, the election for the House leader has been deferred for at least a week although the winter session of parliament began Friday after a gap of three months.
Dec 21, 2019
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NCP head office housed illegally in Pasang Lhamu Foundation building
NCP head office housed illegally in Pasang Lhamu Foundation...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The headquarters of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at Dhumbarahi in the capital are housed illegally in a building owned by the Pasang Lhamu Mountaineering Foundation.
Dec 21, 2019
WORLD
Lebanon’s new PM says he plans a government of experts
Lebanon’s new PM says he plans a government of experts
BEIRUT, Dec 20: Lebanon’s newly designated prime minister said on Friday that he plans to form a government of experts and independents to deal with the country’s crippling economic crisis.
Dec 20, 2019
WORLD
Pakistan study blames HIV outbreak in kids on bad healthcare
Pakistan study blames HIV outbreak in kids on bad healthcare
ISLAMABAD, Dec 20: A group of Pakistani doctors blames a recent outbreak of HIV among children in a southern city on poor healthcare practices such as using dirty needles and contaminated blood, according to a statement released Friday.
Dec 20, 2019
WORLD
India's protesters cheered on by actors, artists and singers
India's protesters cheered on by actors, artists and singers
GUWAHATI, India, Dec 20: With a voice known to millions of Indian moviegoers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic fervour, but he is protesting against the government, not singing its praises.
Dec 20, 2019
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Poverty rate to drop by three percent in five years: Minister Baskota
Poverty rate to drop by three percent in five years: Ministe...
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota today claimed that the poverty rate of the country would be dropped to 15 percent from existing 18 in the next five years.
Dec 20, 2019