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•	Labor export up by 14%
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Women pulling the chariot of Rato Machchhindranath, in Patan, Lalitpur. (Dipesh Shrestha)

Cubit smartphones now in Nepal

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KATHMANDU, May 22: The Mobi King has been appointed national distributor for sales and service of Cubit smartphones in Nepal.
Cubit Tech is yet another Indian smartphone maker to enter the Nepali market.

Mukesh Kumar Sharma, managing director of The Mobi King, said the company introduced Cubit phones in Nepal as the demand for smartphones is increasing. “Cubit smartphones have the best technology and are available at affordable price. It is in line with our mission of providing ´technology with quality and service at competitive prices,” Sharma said, adding, “That is why we partnered with Cubit Tech.” [More]

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	Achham – first ODF district in Far West Nepal Achham has become the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) district in the Far Western Region and the fifth district in the country to do so. The declaration was made recently after the district managed to have toilets in each household in all the 75 Village Development Committees (VDCs). So far, only six municipalities and 750 VDCs, out of almost 4,000, have been declared ODF. It is, therefore, still a long way from fulfilling the universal target – to provide access to water and sanitation services by 2017. According to the latest census, 30 percent of Nepal’s population lacks access to basic sanitation facilities and are vulnerable to various diseases and epidemics all year round.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

RPP convention elects CC members
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KATHMANDU, May 22: The unity convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and RJP elected over 53 central committee members and vote counting for the members under reservation quota for women, dalits and other marginalized communities was under way until late evening on Wednesday.

The convention had earlier on Monday unanimously elected former RJP head Surya Bahadur Thapa as the chairman of the unified party, which has been named RPP. [More]

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Labor export up by 14%
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KATHMANDU, May 22: The number of workers leaving for overseas destinations increased by 14 percent during the first ten months of the 2012/13 compared to the number recorded during the same period last year.

Data compiled by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) shows a total of 357,707 workers, including 22,213 women, left for foreign jobs in the review period, compared to 313,034 workers that flew to international job markets during the first ten months of 2011/12. [More]

Ncell gives 20 motorbikes to Nepal Police
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GMR seeks generation license for Upper Karnali
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS

TU VC Maharjan directs colleges to scrap mass admissions
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KATHMANDU, May 22: Vice-chancellor of Tribhuvan Universtiy (TU) Hira Bahadur Maharjan on Wednesday directed that the mass admissions be scrapped in all the affiliated colleges as per the agreement between four student unions on Tuesday.

Maharjan gave the direction during a meeting with the student leaders affiliated to All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), All Nepal National Free Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNFSU-R), and Nepal Students´ Union (NSU). [More]

Women steer Macchindranath chariot, men applaud from sides
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Girl trafficker gets 20 yrs in jail
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LIFESTYLE

Porn star's calligraphy sparks art debate in China
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SHANGHAI, May 22: Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000.

Eight Chinese characters the actress wrote with brush and ink at a theme park in the eastern city of Ningbo were sold earlier this month, the Liberation Daily newspaper said Wednesday, without identifying the auction house or buyer. [More]

Helping disseminate the message of conservation
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Bestsellers now cheaper for students
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SPORTS

Indian players dominate NSKA Karate
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KATHMANDU, May 22: Indian karatekas are on course for a clean sweep of medals in the Seventh International NSKA Karate Championship with a majority of players from the neighboring country securing berths in the semifinals of the tournament on Wednesday.

In the kumute section, India´s Harsha Bhardwaj and Aayush made it to the last four of boys´ 20 kg weight category winning their respective matches held at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. [More]

Biratnagar, Bhairahawa make winning starts
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Gurkha Cup to kick off Thursday
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INTERNATIONAL

Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD, May 22: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country´s partnership with Pakistan Wednesday as he began an official visit less than a fortnight after the country´s general election.

The long-time allies will look to use the two-day trip to boost trade ties, and Li will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif -- who has not yet been sworn in -- as well as holding talks with senior officials. [More]

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Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall
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