UCPN-M is anti federalist party: Lekhi

KAILALI: Chairman of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), Raj Kumar Lekhi said the Unified CPN-Maoist was an anti-federalist force. Speaking at a press conference organised here today, he said the UCPN-Maoist leaders have talked about federalism superficially just to deceive the general public but in reality, they do not want federalism in the country. He said the UCPN-Maoist...

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Nepali rupee gains over Rs 2 against dollar

KATHMANDU, FEB 07 - The US dollar has become cheaper against the Nepali currency, consistently over the last one month.  The value of US dollar has come down by Rs 2.62 in the last 25 days, coming down from Rs 87.90 on January 14, to Rs 85.28 on Thursday as fixed by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). Pegged with the Indian currency (IC), the value of the Nepali currency against the US dollar...

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Smoker Canadian family cause flight to be diverted

A flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the Dominican Republic was diverted to Bermuda after a family of four were found smoking in the washroom. The Sunwing flight was travelling from Halifax to Punta Cana Friday evening. According to police in Bermuda, a passenger informed a flight attendant that people were smoking in one of the aircraft's washrooms. Dave Shellington, a passenger on the plane,...

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