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Day of the disappeared

Fate of disappeared ignored: Kin

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KATHMANDU, May 22: The Maoist parties --Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led UCPN (Maoist) and Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist --have remembered their disappeared cadres at functions organised Tuesday at their respective party head offices at Perisdanda and Kopundol, on the occasion of the day of the disappeared.

Dahal-led Maoists inaugurated a monument to martyrs and disappeared at Perisadanda while the Baidya-led Maoists observed the day at Kopundol, to honor the families of the disappeared. [More]

	SOCIETY Fender bender: Experimenting with live-in relationships
	BY CILLA KHATRY
	Live-in relationship does provide a remedy for a carefree life free from the hassles of responsibility and commitment which is the very prerequisite of the institution of marriage. Amit Thapa, 28, and Ritu Shrestha*, 27, had been together for two years when their families decided to get them married off. But the two of them had other plans. They wanted to live together for some months before they tied the knot. “Our families were aghast. They couldn’t understand why we couldn’t get married right away,” says Ritu, a Masters-level student who had to convince her parents to let her spend some time with Amit before she decided to take the plunge.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

No decision on selling London embassy, MoFA, Chalise tells SC
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KATHMANDU, May 21: Responding to a Supreme Court order to furnish clarifications over why the government was taking steps to sell the Nepal Embassy premises in London, Nepal´s ambassador to the UK, Suresh Chalise, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) have stated that the government has not taken any decision to sell off the property.

In a separate written clarification sent to the apex court last week, they have urged the SC to scrap the petition stating that the government had formed a high-level study committee to recommend appropriate measures for the management of the embassy premises. [More]

Special Court asks district courts to summon 'absconding' gangsters
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Riddhi Siddhi Jewellers, Geetanjali told to stop sales
KRITI BHUJU

KATHMANDU, May 21: Shree Riddhi Siddhi Jewellers at Bishal Bazar and Geetanjali Jewellers at Durbar Marg are found to be cheating customers through the use of weighing machines without certification from the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM).

The irrigularities were found when a joint team from the Department of Commerce and Supply Management (DoCSM) and NBSM inspected three jewelry outlets in the New Road area and one at Durbar Marg, Tueday. [More]

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS

Three bird flu outbreaks in last seven days
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KATHMANDU, May 21: The rapid response team comprising vet officials and technicians on Monday evening culled 475 chickens and 335 ducks following confirmation of bird flu virus in a poultry farm owned by Santosh Chaudhary of Dhapasi-6, Kathmandu.

The team deployed by the Directorate of Animal Health (DoAH) had also destroyed 200 kg chicken feed stored in farm. The vet technicians had also destroyed droppings and disinfected the farm by late night. [More]

Kathmandu men going metrosexual
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East Tarai tense after after ex-lawmaker Haque's murder
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LIFESTYLE

Helping disseminate the message of conservation
PRAMILA RAI

Miss Nepal as WWF Young Conservation Ambassador

KATHMANDU, May 21: Ishani Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2013, is the eighth Young Conservation Ambassador appointed by WWF Nepal. During her inauguration ceremony last month, Ishani promised to work to raise awareness on conservation issues.

Starting with Payal Shakya in 2004, WWF Nepal has been appointing the title holder of Miss Nepal as its Young Conservation Ambassador as the best way to disseminate the message of conservation among youth. [More]

Bestsellers now cheaper for students
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SPORTS

Gurkha Cup to kick off Thursday
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KATHMANDU, May 21: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has rescheduled the Gurkha Cup fixtures and postponed the final of the tournament by three days. At a press conference organized in the capital on Tuesday, ANFA informed that the final will take place on June 15 instead of the earlier scheduled date of June 12. The tournament will kick off on Thursday.

ANFA also informed that it has completed all preparations for the tournament. Thirteen A division clubs, including newly-promoted Boys´ Union, along with B division runner-up Tusal, A Division District League champion Munal Club of Jhapa and B Division District League champion Deshbhakta Youth Club of Nawalparasi are participating in the tournament. [More]

Janakpur, Nepalgunj reach semis
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INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall
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LAHORE, Pakistan, May 22: Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for the country´s general election, where his party scored a major breakthrough.

The 60-year-old was ordered to remain immobile in bed after he fractured vertebrae and a rib in a dramatic tumble from a hoist lifting him to a stage just days before the May 11 general election. [More]

Iran bars Rafsanjani from standing for president
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