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Gold, silver traders take out protest rally in capital, resisting market monitoring by government. (Bhaswor Ojha)

Medical test on Prez starts in Tokyo hospital

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KATHMANDU, June 19: Doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital started various tests on President Dr Ram Baran Yadav from Wednesday morning, according to a press statement issued by Nepalese embassy in Tokyo.

The president, who was admitted to the prestigious hospital on Tuesday, is being examined by a team of experts led by Prof. Toshiaki Watanabe, the Vice-director of the institute. Whether to take him to some other well-equipped hospital will be decided once the the black spot seen in his large intestine is diagnosed. [More]

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	Kalikot is open defecation free Remote Kalikot has been declared the first open defecation free district in Karnali. With active participation of the local residents, toilets have been constructed in each household of all the 30 VDCs of the district. It took four years of campaign to achieve this after the first initiation was taken in Jimjedi of Badalkot VDC in 2009. Reports said that the local villagers danced Deuda and Hudke, different dance forms, during a ceremony to declare the title.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

EC urges parties to play positive role
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KATHMANDU, June 19: A day after issuing a timeline for holding election to the Constituent Assembly (CA), the Election Commission (EC) has expedited discussions with the political parties.

EC top officials on Wednesday discussed the upcoming CA election with leaders of UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, Madhesi People´s Rights Forum (MPRF), MPRF-Democratic and Federal Socialist Party (FSP)-led by Ashok Rai. [More]

UML CC deferred
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Thapa stresses on revival of monarchy
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Dabur Nepal, ICIMOD sign pact
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KATHMANDU, June 20: Dabur Nepal and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have entered into a five-year partnership to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.

As per the pact, experts from Dabur and ICIMOD will bring to bear their significant resources and experience to establish an herbal garden at ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari. A press release issued by ICIMOD says the garden will facilitate research and development and act as a learning centre with demonstrations, hands-on training, and information sharing. [More]

New TCL chest freezer in market
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Five distilleries face IRD action
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS

One killed, five injured in chopper crash
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SURKHET, June 19: A Fishtail Air helicopter crashed at Nunkot of Muchu VDC-7 in Humla on Wednesday afternoon killing one and injuring five others.
Police have identified the deceased as Tek Bahadur Tapali, station manager of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Humla.

According to Humla police, the helicopter (IV-IEW) had crashed at around 4:35 pm while it was returning to the district headquarters Simikot from Hilsa. “The helicopter had tried to make an emergency landing on the bank of Karnali River,” said District Superintendent of Police Bijaya Thapa. [More]

Journo nabbed with pistol, two rounds of bullets
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Parties to blame for instability: ex-king Shah
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LIFESTYLE

Saving pennies for a noble cause
PRAMILA RAI

KATHMANDU, June 18: Established in July of 2009 by 14 young Nepalis residing in the UK, A Penny for Nepal is a not- for-profit organization dedicated to assisting the needy children in the education and health sector.

“People don’t know the value of pennies, and so often don’t bother saving the pennies. We decided to collect pennies and use them to help the needy children in Nepal,” explains Amrit Ramudamu, 32. Ramudamu is one of the 14 founding members of the organization. [More]

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SPORTS

Nepal to vie in Asian U-16 Basketball qualifiers
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KATHMANDU, June 19: Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA) has decided to send an 18-member Nepali boys´ team comprising 12 players and six officials to participate in the South Asian qualifying tournament for the Third Asian U-16 Basketball Championship. South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) has scheduled the qualifying tournament for July 3 to 5 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

According to NeBA President Lama Tendi Sherpa, the association has already selected players for the qualifying tournament. Ajay Kunwar, Kesang Thokya Thakuri, Saugat Singh Baniya, Amish Magar, Shoharat Shah, Suraj Lama and Sujan Senchuri are included in the U-16 national team. The other players in the squad are Denjo Gurung, Prayush Shrestha, Chhewang Jhankri, Sandesh Tamang and Sudip Acharya. [More]

Tension, anger as Asian giants reach World Cup
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CAN mulls infrastructure development, Sri Lanka tour
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INTERNATIONAL

Armed gang kills 48 in raid in Nigeria: official
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KANO, Nigeria, June 19: An armed gang has raided a northern Nigerian village and killed 48 people in an apparent reprisal attack targeting a local vigilante group, a state official said Wednesday.

The attack saw gunmen move house to house as well as take positions atop a hill and open fire, the official said. Houses were also burnt, but it was not clear how many. [More]

US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war
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Toll in Baghdad suicide bombs up to 31 dead: officials
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Is internship really all that important?
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How important is it really to do an internship before applying for a job? Do you need to get the hands-on experience that is talked about when discussing the importance of internships or is it really a matter of just landing the right job? [More]

111 Nepali school students awarded scholarship
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Shankha; A thing of worship? A trumpet?
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