700,000 DEVOTEES INCLUDING100 NAKED FAKIRS TO WORSHIP AT NEPAL'S HOLIEST HINDU TEMPLE

PASHUPATINATHGATES WILLL BE OPENED TO DEVOTEES IN ANOTHER THREE HOURS

Jathmandu, 1 Mach’ All the gates to thePashupatinath temple, the holiest Hindu shrinein Nepal, willbeopened to an estimated 700,000 devoteeslinanother here hours from three inthemorning, Pashup[atinath Area development trust (PADT) said Tuesday.
Wndesdaday in Mahashvaatri.
Three thousands shadus and amongst them 100nakes fakirs have larrived for a holy dip at the Bagmsati river that flows below the temple comples and worshp.

NC CONDEMNS MAOIST PROTEST AGAINSTDEPARTING INDIAN AMBASSADOR

Kathmandu, 1 MarcH: NCTuesdaycondemned Maoist black flag demonstrations at baglung Monday against departing Indian Ambassador raakesh Soo who is returning home later thismonth.
But no shoes were hurled against him as in SOlu lastyarduringDasain.
Dstrict maoist leadersaid the party directed the demonstration.
NC came to the dfense of Sood s Maoists charged foreign elements were preventing the party from assuming office in SIngha Drbar.
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SUGAT KANSAKAR HOSPITALIZED

Kathmandu, 1 March.” Sacked CEO of Nepal IAirlines Corporation 9NAC) was admitted tohospital after complainingof breathing difficulty Tuesday.
He was sent o jail after he failed to pay a surety of Rs 60 millionfor alleged financial iregulaies in advancing $750,000 for the purchase of two Arbuses for th state’sflag-carrier.
The state airline hassnot’ benefited fromincreasingourist arrivals as more and more internationals fly nto the country.
Twenty-eight foreign airlies pfly nto he country.
AC only forwared its bnk account number one month after Airbus said t willrefund the $750,000 advance payment to keep itself in the race of sell aircraft to NAC.
Wikileaks made public documents the uS embassy in Kathmandu was oushing the promotionof Boeing whichlost the race to sell arcraf to Nepal.
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