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Order signed for US military's controversial Syria exit

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WASHINGTON, Dec 24: The order to withdraw American troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said Sunday, after President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum in the wake of the controversial move.
Dec 24, 2018
SPORTS

Manang just a win away from A-Division title after win over...

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KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Leader Manang Marshyangdi Club is just one game away from the title after a stubborn 1-0 win over departmental team Nepal Police Club in the ongoing Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League in Lalitpur on Sunday.
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY

Lack of disabled-friendly infrastructures mars education sec...

Lack of disabled-friendly infrastructures mars education sector
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Suresh Bishwakarma, a differently-abled person from Jorpati, dropped out from school in grade five because his school did not have disabled-friendly infrastructures. Suresh, who cannot walk properly, was eleven years old then.
Dec 24, 2018
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX

Valley Pollution Index for December 23, 2018

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Valley Pollution Index for December 23, 2018.
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS

Oli, Nepal defend Asia Pacific Summit

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KATHMANDU, Dec 24: While the government is being widely criticized for organizing the controversial Asia Pacific Summit as a co-organizer, two of the senior leaders of the ruling party — Prime Minister KP Oli and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal - have defended the move, saying the summit he...
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY

Nirmala's father resumes his indefinite sit-in

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DHANGADHI, Dec 24:  After being discharged from the Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Yagyaraj Panta, the father of rape and murder victim Nirmala Panta, has returned to his home district and resumed his indefinite sit-in.
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS

Nepal doesn’t have global or regional strategic ambitions: F...

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KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Refuting reports that Nepal has decided to be part of the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali has said that Nepal does not have global or regional strategic ambitions.
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY

Country’s only mental hospital struggling for resources

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LALITPUR, Dec 24: Bir Bahadur Sunuwar’s brother Chandra Sunuwar started showing signs of mental illness during the last few years. Initially, the family from Surkhet tried to treat him through the help of shamans. But when that did not work, they went to a local health post. Officials there suggeste...
Dec 24, 2018
POLITICS

Govt registers amendment bill to review 56 laws in bulk

Govt registers amendment bill to review 56 laws in bulk
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The government has registered a bill in parliament to amend 56 existing laws that contradict the constitution promulgated in 2015.
Dec 24, 2018
SOCIETY

1,600 govt doctors threaten to quit to press demands: GODAN...

1,600 govt doctors threaten to quit to press demands: GODAN warns
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Government doctors across the country have threatened to resign in mass if their 14 demands were not addressed by the government. They have however not issued any deadline for fulfilling the demands.
Dec 24, 2018
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