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KAMAL PARIYAR
KATHMANDU, May 23: On Sunday afternoon, when Tuna Kumari Nepal, 39, of Votshipa-9 in Sindhupalchowk District, regained consciousness, she was horrified to find that the gold jewelry she had been wearing was all missing. And she could hardly stand on her feet as these were unresponsive.
It was not long before it dawned on her that she had looted after being drugged with the fruit juice that she had taken about 25 minutes earlier at the request of a woman in her forties and two men.

She was not the only woman to find herself in such a miserable predicament of late. In the last few months, several other women and elder citizens have gone to the police with similar complaints. However, the police were clueless about the culprits, who operated by drugging their victims with Lorazepam, a type of drug often used as a sedative. [More]

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	Actor Reecha Sharma is going places. She has just come back from Paris after attending the acting classes of renowned world acting coach Jack Waltzer. After successful releases like Highway and Visa Girl, Reecha is anxiously waiting for the release of yet another class act called Uma, a film directed by well-known documentary maker Tsering Rhitar Sherpa which is being released on May 24. How did Reecha Sharma become Uma? Just before the release of Highway, I heard that Tsering was looking for an actor for Uma. He’s in my directors’ wish list and I’ve always wanted to work with him. However, he wasn’t convinced that I would be suitable. But he changed his mind after a private screening of Highway.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

SC defers hearings against removing difficulties 17 times
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Legal eagles term move ´unusual´

KATHMANDU, May 23: Legal experts have termed as ´unusual´ the deferring time and again of hearings at the Supreme Court (SC) on a writ petition against the approval of the ordinance on removing constitutional difficulties.

Hearings on the writ petition, which also challenges the appointment of Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi as chairman of the Interim Election Council, have been deferred 17 times over the last two months. The petition was filed by Advocate Subhas Acharya. [More]

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Govt formulates first draft of urban poor policy
RUPAK D SHARMA

KATHMANDU, May 22: The Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has prepared first draft of the National Urban Poor Policy in an attempt to reduce the incidence of urban poverty by enhancing skills of the urban poor, providing them employment opportunities and raising their access to finance.

This is the first time the government has made an attempt to address the problem of urban poverty through policy intervention.
“The government´s approach to resolving issues related to the poor of the poor has thus far been scheme-based. The policy will put specific focus on primary issues pertaining to urban poverty such as skill enhancement, wage employment and self-employment opportunities,” says the draft document, a copy of which was obtained by Republica. [More]

Consortium to invest Rs 6 billion in Mistri Khola project
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NRNs focus on trilateral economic cooperation
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS

1,239 trees to be felled for 9 km Ring Road expansion
NIRJANA SHARMA

100 urban bird species´ habitat under threat, activists warn of stir

KATHMANDU, May 22: More than 1000 trees along the Kalanki-Koteshwar section of the ring road are set to be chopped down in a few days to expand the existing four lane roads to eight lanes. The government of China has pledged to provide Rs 3.7 billion for the widening of the 9km stretch that is set to begin in June.

The District Forestry Office (DFO), Lalitpur and Kathmandu have permitted the Department of Road (DoR), Lalitpur to cut down as many as 1,239 trees that were planted in the 70s. [More]

Haque's supporters continue protests for 2nd day
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Diabetes and hypertension patients to get free medicines
ARJUN POUDEL

LIFESTYLE

Down the career roads
YUKTA BAJRACHARYA

KATHMANDU, May 22: Career decisions aren’t easy to make. And even when we’ve decided what we want to do in life, we’re presented with many hurdles that we have to overcome. Four students from Herald International College in Maharajgunj share their career plans and anticipations on this week’s edition of Campus Talk.

The participants, Anjana Adhikari, Anita Bastola, Ranjita Bhattarai and Anupa Ramudamu are all first year students of Bachelors in Business Studies (BBS) at Herald International. [More]

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SPORTS

Saraswati takes on Machhindra in opener Police-Munal match postponed
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KATHMANDU, May 22: Simrik Saraswati Youth Club will take on A division rival Machhindra Club at the Dasharath Stadium as the new season of Nepali football begins with the Gurkha Cup on Thursday. However, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has postponed the match between Nepal Police Club and Munal Club, Jhapa until further notice.

Defending champion Police and A Division District League champion Munal were scheduled to play the opening match of the Gurkha Cup on Thursday. However, the Jhapa-based team had not been able to arrive in Kathmandu until Wednesday evening due to strikes in different parts of eastern Tarai. Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, ANFA has cited technical reason behind postponing the match. [More]

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INTERNATIONAL

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

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KATMANDU, May 23: An 80-year-old Japanese climber reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to scale the world´s highest mountain, his website and a Nepalese official said.

Yuichiro Miura and his party arrived at the summit at around 9am (0315 GMT), according to the website. [More]

Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
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Solar plane aims for new world distance record
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