DOCTORS CLOSE DOWN SERVICES IN POKHARA’S MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL Kathmandu, 29 July: All services at Pokhara’s Manipal Teaching Hospital were closed down from Sunday. Doctors went on an indefinite strike demanding increased salary. Patients have been inconvenienced. Doctors charged management of ignoring demands. Nnnn TIGER POPULATION UP ON NEPAL; NUMBER NOW STANDS AT 176 . Kathmandu, 29 July: The tiger population in Nepal has increased, a report released Sunday coinciding with Tiger Conservation Day said. There are now 176 tigers in the country; they are protected as endangered species in national parks—up from 155 in 2010. There are 125 wild cats in Chitwan National Park. nnnn