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Valley Pollution Index for January 22, 2019

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Valley Pollution Index for January 22, 2019.
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY

Woman killed by her nephew

Woman killed by her nephew
DHADING, Jan 23: A woman of Nilkantha Municipality-14 in Dhadhing district was hacked to death on Tuesday, apparently by her nephew.
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY

One shot at in Gongabu police firing

One shot at in Gongabu police firing
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Police on Tuesday resorted to firing to arrest a suspected criminal in a hotel in Gongabu. A team of police personnel from the Metropolitan Police Range Office (MPRO), Kathmandu, shot Abilash Tamang, 30, of Bansakharka Rural Municipality, Kavre, on his left leg at 5:20 pm on Tuesd...
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY

JC makes major administrative reshuffle in Supreme Court

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KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) headed by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana has made a major administrative reshuffle in the judiciary.
Jan 23, 2019
ECONOMY

Local units struggling to spend budget

Local units struggling to spend budget
PANCHTHAR, Jan 23: Budget implementation in the first six months of the current fiscal year in Panchthar is found to be very disappointing.
Jan 23, 2019
WORLD

Refugees and migrants more prone to antibiotic-resistant ill...

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A new World Health Organization study of refugee and migrant flows in Europe found that these groups have a lower risk of almost all forms of cancer but are more vulnerable to communicable diseases including vaccine-preventable diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
Jan 23, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Two million tourists by 2020 possible: Tourism Minister Adhi...

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BHADRAPUR, Jhapa, Jan 23: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Prasad Adhikari today said the government was at work to bring in over two million tourists by 2020.
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY

In pictures: Snowfall delights farmers but brings daily life...

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KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Mountain regions of the country have witnessed heavy snowfall after a change in weather by westerly disturbance. In the hilly regions, temperatures have dipped and there has been normal to light drizzle.
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY

Social media storms over Tootle's tax evasion

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KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Tootle, a ride-sharing service provider, has faced strong criticism on social media after Wednesday's Republica revealed that the company was collecting 13 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) from riders for 19 months but without paying the tax to the government.
Jan 23, 2019
SOCIETY

Kathmandu-bound 150 cargo trucks stranded at Kerung over hea...

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RASUWA, Jan 23: The transportation between Nepal-China border Kerung to Kathmandu has been blocked due to heavy snowfall that occurred in Kerung on Tuesday night.
Jan 23, 2019
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