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RAM CHANDRA PAUDEL VISITS NEW DELHI HOSPITAL
Kathmandu, 12 Aug.: Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President Ram Vhandra Poudel Monday underwent a medical checkup at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi.
He arrived Sunday for treatment.
Paudel began treatment for infection after piles operation in Kathmandu, sources close to Paudel said.
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DARJEELING STIR CONTINUES
Kathmandu, 12 Aug.:  The agitating eight political parties who have been launching protests demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling Hills in West Bengal, India have decided to launch the protests in a united manner, Parbat Portel wriites in The Kathmandu Post from Suligiri.
A joint meeting of the agitating eight parties at Gymkhana in Darjeeling on Monday has decided to launch a joint protest under the leadership of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Chairman Bimal Gurung , said GJM General Secretary Roshan Giri.
Other than GJM, parties like All India Gurkha League, Revolutionary Marxist Communist Party, Hill Congress, Gurkha National Congress, Gurkha Rastriya Nirman Morcha, among other parties, participated in the meeting held today.
The meeting also decided to unveil new round of protests starting August 16. GJM launched the protests in Darjeeling since August 3 demanding separate state of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling . The indefinite strike has paralysed normal life in the region.
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