114 TIBETANS ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY

114 TIBETANS ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALL ENTRY

Kathmandu, 13 Jan.: In the biggest haul recently,114 Tibetans—62 men and 52 women- were arrested at the Thankot entry point of the Valley Thursday for illegal entry into Nepal.
The group entered Nepal from India in four buses and not Tibet as is
normally the case; two of the buses has Indian registration number plates.
Tibetan exiles enter Nepal from India for anti-China demonstrations
vigorously opposed by Beijing.
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FORMER KING FLIES FOR JAIPUR FRIDAY

Kathmandu, 13 Jan.: Former King Gyanendra files for Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, from New Delhi to attend a wedding of a relative
He flew for the Indian capital Wednesday accompanied by
former Queen Komal , former Crown Princess Himani and
grandson Hridayendra.
After a week’s stay in the Rajasthan state capital, the former king will return to New Delhi before returning home in a fortnight.
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CASINO SHANGRI-LA TO REOPEN

Kathmandu, 13 Jan.: Casino Shangri-la s reopening 22 January.
The casino owned by a Malaysian is reopening after trade
unions affiliated with Maoists, NC and UML signed a 14-point agreement with management.
The casino is resuming operation after a three-week closure
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MADAN KUMAR DAHAL REELECTED CHAIRMANOF MEGHA BANK

Kathmandu, 13 Jan.: Madan Kumar Dahal was appointed chairman of Megha Bank for a four-year term by the first general assembly
Thursday.
Daman Thapa, Madan Kumar Acharya, Gopal Khanal, Govinda Nepal, Bhoj Bahadur Shah along with Dahal were elected board
members.
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CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT BANK OPTS FOR
MERGER

Kathmandu, 13 Jan.: A general meeting of Clean Energy Development Bank
Thursday opted to merge with NMB Bank.
A special proposal was approved by the meeting.
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