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Kumar Pant elected as NRNA global president



Kumar Pant has been elected as the global president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA).


Prez Bhandari to meet Kovind, Abe in Tokyo



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President Bidya Devi Bhandari is paying an official visit to Japan from October 20 to 22 to attend the Ceremony of the Enthronement of Naruhito, the Emperor of Japan.


SC directs govt not to pay monthly salary to local representatives


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Supreme Court on Friday directed the Federal Government not to pay monthly salary to people's representatives at the local levels across the country as it contravenes the constitution. 


Gangster ‘Baghe’ arrested along with 18 others on charge of theft



Police have arrested gangster Sandesh Lama aka ‘Baghe’ and 18 other sand-depot operators on Friday on the charge of theft. 


Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire



Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect hours earlier.


Pakistan axe Sarfaraz, name Azhar as test captain


Pakistan has sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed as their captain across all formats, naming Azhar Ali on Friday as the new test skipper and putting Babar Azam in charge of the Twenty20 squad.

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