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UPDATE SUSHIL KOIRALA BUSY IN LUCKNOW

Kathmandu, 7 Aug.: NC President Sushil Koirala held discussions with

 Utter Pradesh Chief Minister Akilesh Yadav in Lucknow Wednesday.

Koirala returns home Friday after a Bihar visit.

Utter Pradesh and Bihar border Nepal terai.

The NC president concluded his New Delhi visit Wednesday.

In the Indian capital, Koirala invited Sonia Gandhi to visit Nepal

Gandhi said she will visit following assembly elections.

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NEPAL SCHOOL STUDENT HONOURED BY US PRESIDENT

Kathmandu, 7 Aug.:: Apurba Shrestha, a Nepali student studying in USA has been successful in receiving the special educational honor from the US president for the second time, RSS reports.. He received the ´President´s Educational Award´ for attaining excellence in Class 8 at Lanier Middle School of Virginia state of USA, his family said. The honor is given to extraordinary students in school level on the basis of their evaluation of educational standard, character and extracurricular activities. Honoring him, US President Barak Obama handed him a letter of honor and letter of congratulations with his signature, wishing him a bright future. Born at Om Bahal in his ancestral home in Kathmandu, he had also won the same honor in 2011.

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