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Manipal feels betrayed in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 15: Hit by a strike in its 825-bed hospital in western Nepal since Sunday and plagued by violence and militant labour unions, the Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCMS), Nepal’s first private medical college, feels betrayed.

Laid-off Nepal workers follow in Hazare’s shoes

Kathmandu, Sep 6: Scores of militant workers, whose hostilities forced ITC’s joint venture in Nepal to shut down its state-of-the-art garments factory in the Terai plains last month, have now begun to emulate Indian civil society activist Anna Hazare, beginning a fast in front of the factory to pressure the authorities to re-start the venture.

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Battle hots up for Nepal PM’s post

Kathmandu, Aug 16: The battle for Nepal’s new prime minister hotted up Tuesday with the major parties stepping up negotiations after President Ram Baran Yadav gave them till Sunday to form a national government.

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Nepal president wants new government by Sunday

Kathmandu, Aug 15: Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Monday gave the warring parties time till next Sunday to form a national government after Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal tendered his resignation in a dramatic movement Sunday night, plunging the nation into a dire constitutional crisis.

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Crisis in Nepal as PM quits

Kathmandu, Aug 14: Nepal was plunged into a crisis Sunday with embattled Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal tendering his resignation late night after days of vacillating.

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‘Aarakshan’ sees different aarakshan in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug 14: While Bollywood director Prakash Jha’s new film ‘Aarakshan’, based on India’s system of seat reservations for the disadvantaged Dalit community in educational institutions, has triggered controversy in the subcontinent, its release in Nepal Friday saw a different kind of reservation.

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Nepal PM to quit Saturday

Kathmandu, Aug 10: Nepal’s six-month-old communist-led coalition government is poised to fall, with Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal informing parliament Wednesday that he would step down Saturday.

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Nepal defends Baba Ramdev aide

Kathmandu, June 7: Strong reactions poured in from Nepal Tuesday after reports in the Indian media quoted an Indian politician as accusing yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s principal aide Balkrishna of having fled Nepal after being involved in criminal activities there.

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US raises stateless Tibetans’ issue in Nepal

Kathmandu, June 6: The US has expressed concern about the growing number of stateless people in Nepal, mostly young Tibetans, as Kathmandu refuses to let them register themselves officially for fear of incurring giant neighbour China’s displeasure.

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