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MORE THAN 200 BOMBS PROBABLY HIDDEN BY MAOISTS

DEFUSED IN FIVE DAYS

Kathmandu, 7 July: A huge amount of explosive materials found at Thurpalek cave in Gairigaun -6 in western part of Rolpa district has been disposed of on Saturdaym RSS reports..

The explosive materials were found hidden in the cave on Tuesday. As many as 265 pieces of socket bombs, two sacks of raw materials for socket bombs, five pieces of cupper pipe and 650 pieces of aluminum pipes were found in the cave.

The materials were destroyed by a three member bomb disposal team led by Lieutenant Ram Hari Shrestha who came from Dang, Tulsipur.

It is noted that the police had to wait for five days to dispose of the materials for lack of skilled manpower and equipments, said police.

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NATURAL DISASTERS KILL 1,000 EVERY YEAR

Kathmandu,, 7 July: More than 1,000 people annually lose their lives due to natural disasters across the country, RSS reports from Nepalgunj.. According to a study report, more than 300 people lose their lives due to floods and landslides annually and more than Rs. 1.2 billion worth property is destroyed in the disasters. The study by an NGO, Mercy Corps Nepal, states that if we invest one Euro for pre-informatory system, property worth more than 3.5 Euro can be saved from the natural calamity. According to the report, 26,656 people have lost their lives due to natural disasters for the past 37 years. Likewise, 4.7 million people are directly affected, 841,000 hectares of land has been eroded and 236,000 livestock were killed in the calamities. Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Rupandehi, Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Sarlahi, and Sunsari districts are at a higher risk of natural disasters, says the report.

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AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO IRANIAN PRESIDENT

Kayhmandu, 6 Ambassador Bharat Raj Paudyal, presented credentials to

Iranian President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in

Tehran Saturday.

Paudyal, resident Neplai ambassador in Pakistan is concurrently accredited to Iran.

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