GOVT. OFFICIAL SHOT DEAD IN BARA

GOVT. OFFICIAL SHOT DEAD IN BARA

Kathmandu, 11 June: Dhiraja Mahoto,48, a government official of terai, was shot dead in Bara overnight.
He was returning home after attending a wedding party.
Three suspects have been arrested.
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$46.5 MILLION ASSISTANCE FROM GAFSP

Kathmandu, 11 June: Nepal has received $ 46.5 million assistance equivalent to Rs.3.3 billion from Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) for household food security amid increased food insecurity.
“Nepal will receive $46.5 million, and the GAFSP funds will enhance household food security through increased agricultural productivity, household incomes and awareness about health and nutrition in the mid-western and far-western development regions,” a statement said.
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KOICA TO FINANCE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMME

Kathmandu, 11 June: Korea International Cooperation Agency (KIOCA) will spend $5.5 million from 2011 to 2014 for health service improvement in Tikapur in the far-West.
A 42-month programme will cover Tikapur and adjoining villages.
The money will fund construction of health facilities, health posts and upgrading of four sub-health posts.
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SUGAM GAS INDUSTRY LICENSE CANCELLED

Kathmandu, 11 June: Operating license of Sugam Gas Industry was cancelled by a meeting chaired by industry Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara Friday.
The company was found tampering with gas cylinders endangering lives of users..
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GRAHAM ROBERTS REAPPOINTED FOOTBALL COACH FOR ONE YEAR

Kathmandu, 11 June: Graham Roberts was reappointed Friday national football coach for one year by ANFA.
The British coach will take up his assignment 15 June.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

‘It is meaningless to integrate combatants after they are stripped of arms and belongings, All things stored in cantonments will be handed over along with their integration.”

(Maoist military leader Barsha Man Pun, The Kathmandu Post, 11 June)
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