ETHAN B WINTER

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Selling dreams

Published On: August 11, 2017 10:17 AM NPT By: ETHAN B WINTER

Safal Niraula, caught up in stories spun by a consultancy and college recruiters, applied to Southern Illinois University, where he will attend this fall. Instead of excitement though, when he realized the school wasn’t as it was marketed to be, he felt cheated. “I feel like a victim,” he said.

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Global Gag Rule could 'cripple' healthcare in Nepal

Published On: July 17, 2017 03:15 AM NPT By: ETHAN B WINTER

KATHMANDU, July 16: Nepal is likely to lose 26 million dollars in US aid money for family planning for this upcoming year. This comes as a consequence of US President Donald Trump's January decision to re-impose the so-called global gag rule which cuts the funding to non-governmental organizations (NGO's) that provide abortion counseling or advocate for the right to an abortion.

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Is joining US military still path to citizenship ?

Published On: July 1, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: ETHAN B WINTER

KATHMANDU, July 1: Nepali youths who had hoped to become citizens of the US through enlistment in the military there, are now unsure if this path will still work for them as the authorities introduced additional vetting last fall to ensure that those with ties to terrorism are not able to enlist.

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