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Unsatisfactory education
Unsatisfactory education
From the outside, the Central Higher Secondary School for the Deaf looks just like any other government school. But in the dusty ground of Bal Mandir the yellow buildings house a school that has been the educational institution for the differently-abled since 1977.
Jan 03, 2020
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Braille booklets on reproductive health
Braille booklets on reproductive health
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Dilu Khadka, a local of Dailekh, is blind by birth. She has passed the intermediate level but she had little knowledge about reproductive health until she gave birth to her two sons.
Jan 03, 2020
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Gorkha village mourns death of a local serving in Indian army in Kashmir
Gorkha village mourns death of a local serving in Indian arm...
GORKHA, Jan 3: A small village in Gorkha Municipality-5 has been mourning since Wednesday. After the news emerged that a local Arjun Thapa Magar had died in enemy fire from the Pakistani army in the disputed Kashmir region, residents of Dadhgau have lost their smile, and the whole village is mournin...
Jan 03, 2020
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Tigress with cubs enters settlement, locals terrified
Tigress with cubs enters settlement, locals terrified
TIKAPUR, Jan 3: A tigress, accompanied by its two cubs, is reported to have been frequenting the settlements of Joshipur and Janaki rural municipalities for the last one week. According to the locals, the tigress continues to be spotted in the nursery at the bank of the local Pathraiya River. Near t...
Jan 03, 2020
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Agriculture scientist donates Rs 50,000 to NIC
Agriculture scientist donates Rs 50,000 to NIC
KHOTANG, Jan 3: Renowned agriculture scientist Madan Rai has donated Rs 50,000 to the National Innovation Centre (NIC) set up by Magsaysay award winner Mahabir Pun. Rai handed over a check to Pun on Thursday.
Jan 03, 2020
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Chinese tech school supportsSiddhartha Banasthali School
Chinese tech school supportsSiddhartha Banasthali School
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Siddhartha Banasthali Institute is starting technical educational classes with the support of Chhintao Electronic School of China.
Jan 03, 2020
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Dispute within foils NCP bid to settle upper house candidates
Dispute within foils NCP bid to settle upper house candidate...
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: A secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which was supposed to finalize the party’s candidates for the National Assembly and for the new speaker of the lower house, ended without making any decision as the top leaders were divided over the choice of candidat...
Jan 03, 2020
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India reiterates its stance on border issue
India reiterates its stance on border issue
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Even as there has been huge public outcry here against the inclusion of Kalapani and other territories in India’s new political map, the Indian side has reiterated its stance that the map ‘accurately’ depicts the sovereign territory of India.
Jan 03, 2020
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Upper house endorses resolution to reclaim Nepali territory
Upper house endorses resolution to reclaim Nepali territory
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The upper house of parliament on Thursday directed the government to settle boundary issues with India, unanimously endorsing a resolution motion that demands the reclaiming of the Nepali territories of Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura from encroachment by the Indian side.
Jan 03, 2020
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Govt orders sugar mills to clear all dues to farmers within 3 weeks
Govt orders sugar mills to clear all dues to farmers within...
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The government has vowed to resolve the payment issue of sugarcane within three weeks.
Jan 03, 2020