Students from remote Baitadi village brave river to reach school every day
Around 40 students from ward 6 of Sagada village wade through the Nwaghari river to reach Ganesh Secondary School.
The Kathmandu Post
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Over the past 18 years, authorities have reached 175 agreements with the locals, but they have all been breached.
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According to the prime minister’s secretariat, the leaders have asked Dahal to make thorough preparation so as to maximise the benefits of his visit.
A painful balancing act in China
Even as Beijing receives PM Dahal, its disappointment with Nepal Communist Party’s break-up might manifest in negotiations.
Nepal’s farmers feel drought heat even before monsoon exit
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