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Valley Pollution Levels for July 10,2018

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Valley Pollution Levels for July 10,2018
Jul 11, 2018
SPORTS

England v Croatia: Who will win? (pre-match analysis)

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July 11: This is a FIFA World Cup semi-final decades in the making. Both sides have waited patiently for their turn, each experiencing heartbreak in prior editions since they last appeared in the final four. Croatia have 'only' had to wait 20 years (semi-finalists at France 1998), while England last...
Jul 11, 2018
SOCIETY

PM inaugurates Nepal Academy library building

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KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister KP Oli inaugurated a three-story library building of the Nepal Academy in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The building was constructed with Indian assistance of Rs 43.94 million. The inaugural event was attended by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and representa...
Jul 11, 2018
SOCIETY

What delayed the construction of Nepal's first arc bridges?

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KATHMANDU, July 11: In 2015, the Kathmandu Valley Road Improvement Project (KVRIP) decided to build two sets of network arc bridges along the eight-lane Tinkune-Maitighar road section to facilitate the traffic along the busy road. These bridges are said to be the first-of-its-kind to be constructed...
Jul 11, 2018
POLITICS

PHSC to prepare working procedure

PHSC to prepare working procedure
KATHMANDU, July 11: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has commenced its work by forming a three-member taskforce to formulate its working procedure on Tuesday.
Jul 11, 2018
ECONOMY

SC turns down foreign aid but law ministry accepts it

SC turns down foreign aid but law ministry accepts it
KATHMANDU, July 11: The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Norwegian government “for enhancing access to justice for women, poor and vulnerable groups in Nepal.”
Jul 11, 2018
SOCIETY

SC team off to Georgia without seeking govt approval

SC team off to Georgia without seeking govt approval
KATHMANDU, July 11: It has been revealed that a team led by Supreme Court (SC) Justice Ananda Mohan Bhattarai left for a week-long trip to Georgia on Sunday without seeking prior approval from the government. The visit is in violation of the recently introduced Foreign Trips Management Directives-20...
Jul 11, 2018
SOCIETY

Docs to stage hour-long rally at medical institutions

Docs to stage hour-long rally at medical institutions
KATHMANDU, July 11: Extending solidarity with agitating  senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, doctors have announced yet another round of nation-wide protests.
Jul 11, 2018
ECONOMY

Aid donors also spent more on recurrent programs

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KATHMANDU, July 11: The government in its budget speech had targeted the channeling of more foreign aid funds into capital spending and less on recurrent expenditures for the ongoing fiscal year.
Jul 11, 2018
SOCIETY

Woman lost all 4 offspring in Mustang tipper truck crash

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ROLPA, July 11: Dhanapuri Rokamagar, 61, of Thabang-5 in Rolpa district silently watched the cremation of her two sons on the bank of the Lungri River. Another son and a daughter were being cremated at the same time on the bank of Rapti in Dang district. She lost all four of her children in the tipp...
Jul 11, 2018
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