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<title><![CDATA[SC asks NPC not to publish scurrilous news]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/sc-asks-npc-not-to-publish-scurrilous-news/372074/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Nepal Press Council (NPC) not to publish any news item that defames a person. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NEFIN against ‘threshold’ provision of electoral law]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The NEFIN has said that it would not accept the idea of reducing the number of CA members and the provision of a 'threshold' for seats under Proportional Representation system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NC, UML firm on downsizing CA size]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Top leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN- UML have suggested the Chairman of the Interim Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi to limit the size of the next CA to 491 members.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese envoy calls on Koirala]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai called on Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala at the latter's residence in Maharajgunj in Kathmandu on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TU VC vows to scrap fake admissions]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:32:30 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tribhuvan University (TU) Vice Chancellor Hira Bahadur Maharjan has committed to scrap the counterfeit admissions in TU for the upcoming Free Students' Union (FSU) election]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UML Morang secretariat tense over Parshuram issue]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/uml-morang-secretariat-tense-over-parshuram-issue/372069/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Morang district secretariat of the CPN-UML remained tense over the issue of party’s youth front leader Parshuram Basnet.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Haque murder case: MJF (Democratic) demands immediate action]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/haque-murder-case-mjf-democratic-demands-immediate-action/372068/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issuing a press release today, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Democratic) has condemned the murder of former lawmaker Sadrul Miya Haque. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Four brothers of a family climb Everest ]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/four-brothers-of-a-family-climb-everest/372067/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 8:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Four brothers of a single family of Gudel-4 in Solukhumbu district climbed Mt. Everest simultaneously.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/world/militants-release-seven-egyptians-kidnapped-in-sinai/372066/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 8:30:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NC, UML strike same chord on CA law provision]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 8:12:12 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A meeting of Nepali Congress and CPN-UML on Wednesday decided to stick to their stand on the provision of one percent threshold for CA seat under PR system and 491-member CA. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/world/weak-yen-a-help-for-japan-but-headache-elsewhere/372064/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 8:06:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Haque murder case: Probe committee starts investigation ]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/haque-murder-case-probe-committee-starts-investigation/372063/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 7:52:50 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A probe committee formed by the government to carryout investigation into the murder of Sadrul Miya Haque has started its work after arriving at the incident site on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man arrested for spreading rumour on chopper crash]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/man-arrested-for-spreading-rumour-on-chopper-crash/372062/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 7:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A man has been arrested in Okhaldhunga for spreading false rumour of a helicopter crash in the district.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manpower agencies association likely to be dissolved ]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/manpower-agencies-association-likely-to-be-dissolved/372061/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 7:31:53 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The executive committee of the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) is likely to be declared 'dissolved' on Wednesday]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran bars candidates for presidential election]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/world/iran-bars-candidates-for-presidential-election/372060/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 7:12:02 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatari royal summits Everest]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 7:09:58 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdullah Al-Thani, a member of Qatar ruling family, climbed the world’s highest peak Mt Everest on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's Li offers to help end Pakistan's energy crisis]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 7:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital for home]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 6:44:57 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally, a hospital spokesman said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[sportsdigest]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 6:44:38 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[
Gurkha Cup from Thursday]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leopard terror in Bhaktapur]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 6:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[

Sirutar village in Bhaktapur district is under a grip of leopard terror these days.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Property worth Rs 3.5 m gutted in school fire]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 6:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fire broke out at the Nabin Shikshya Sadan Higher Secondary School at Chhathar Phakchamara VDC Tehrathum on Tuesdaynight, destroying property worth 3.5 million rupees.
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<title><![CDATA[Death toll rises to 28 in Freeport Indonesia mine accident]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 5:40:15 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The death toll from a tunnel collapse at the world's second largest copper mine run by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit was raised to 28 on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Koirala moving out of Maharajgunj residence]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 5:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala has decided to move out of his Maharajgunj residence. He will be shifting to the residence of Sasanka Koirala in Maharajgunj. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Locals demand probe into Haque murder]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/locals-demand-probe-into-haque-murder/372051/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 5:14:44 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vehicular movement along the Saptari stretch of East West Highway has not resumed till Wednesday morning as locals have blocked traffic.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan parliament approves child abduction treaty]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure from the United States and other Western nations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keep your feet happy]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/business/keep-your-feet-happy/372049/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:27:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Planning to purchase shoes and confused where to step in? ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Trade via Tatopani at standstill as traders protest freight hike]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/business/trade-via-tatopani-at-standstill-as-traders-protest-freight-hike/372048/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:26:52 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nepali traders have halted imports and exports through the Tatopani customs point on the northern border with China from Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KTM-Hetauda Tunnel Highway gets letter of permission]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/business/ktm-hetauda-tunnel-highway-gets-letter-of-permission/372047/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:25:53 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A week after signing the concession agreement, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport on Tuesday issued the letter of permission to Nepal Purbadhar Bikas Company ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Govt urged to create farm-friendly policy]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/business/govt-urged-to-create-farm-friendly-policy/372046/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:24:44 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nepal Krishi Company (NKC) has urged the government to formulate appropriate policy to help the farm sector which has been suffering from declining per capita food production. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepali industry operating at 44.7pc capacity, says NRB]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/business/nepali-industry-operating-at-44.7pc-capacity-says-nrb/372045/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recent study done by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has revealed that factories struggled to utilise their full capacity in the first half of this fiscal year in a reflection of the poor state ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High airfare, seat crunch hit migrant workers]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/business/high-airfare-seat-crunch-hit-migrant-workers/372044/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:21:43 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign employment agencies are having a hard time to send migrant workers to major labour destinations amid air seat crunch and increased airfares]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Janakpur and Nepalgunj progress into semis]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/sports/janakpur-and-nepalgunj-progress-into-semis/372043/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:20:26 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Champions Janakpur made light work of Birgunj by  eight wickets to qualify for the semi-finals as group ‘A’ winners in the Wai Wai U-19 Women National Cricket Tournament ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Writing for the big screen]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/entertainment/writing-for-the-big-screen/372042/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:17:15 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sanjay Chauhan was born in Bhopal, to a father who worked for a railway company and a schoolteacher mother. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Script-craft]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/entertainment/script-craft/372041/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A workshop was recently held in the Capital by well-known Indian scriptwriter Sanjay Chauhan wherein he shared with the participants his own experiences in the business]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[May you always be safe]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/oped/may-you-always-be-safe/372040/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:14:59 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am tired of lying. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water, water everywhere]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/oped/water-water-everywhere/372039/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:13:55 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biodiversity conservation and water security go hand in hand]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Defending democracy]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/oped/defending-democracy/372038/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:12:56 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is the foundation of democracy so fragile that one needs to fear an individual like Karki?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comfortably numb ]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/editorial/comfortably-numb/372037/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The parties cannot hold the poor hostage in the name of transition ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Release water in Gandak canal: Locals]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/national/release-water-in-gandak-canal-locals/372036/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:11:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Local people have urged the Gandak River Control Struggle Committee (GRCSC) not to stop the release of water in the Gandak canal, warning that it may obstruct the ongoing repair work of floo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MoLE delay hinders reforms in foreign employment sector]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/mole-delay-hinders-reforms-in-foreign-employment-sector/372035/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The government failure to endorse four major directives aimed at regulating the foreign employment sector has put the migrant workers on the receiving end.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mahato launches death fast]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/mahato-launches-death-fast/372034/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:07:38 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sadbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato on Tuesday began a fast-onto-death in the Capital.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepali kills self in South Korea]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/nepali-kills-self-in-south-korea/372033/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:06:55 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Nepali migrant worker committed suicide near Seoul in South Korea on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ready to have ex-king as party candidate if he changes: Mahara]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/national/ready-to-have-ex-king-as-party-candidate-if-he-changes-mahara/372032/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:05:56 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[UCPN (Maoist) Standing Committee member Krishna Bahadur Mahara has remarked that his party could give former king Gyanendra Shah the ticket to contest CA election]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Govt may drop CCTV idea to monitor secys]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/govt-may-drop-cctv-idea-to-monitor-secys/372031/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:05:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The government is likely to put on hold its plan to install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras to monitor the activities of 40 government secretaries inside Singha Durbar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[35 parties apply for place in EC book]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/35-parties-apply-for-place-in-ec-book/372030/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:04:51 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A total of 35 political parties have applied at the Election Commission (EC) for registration so far.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[London mission property: Only Cabinet can decide sale: Envoy]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/london-mission-property-only-cabinet-can-decide-sale-envoy/372029/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Suresh Chalise has told the Supreme Court that any decision to sell the property and the building owned by the Nepali Embassy in London is taken by the Cabinet ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unburned hopes prevail amid piles of charred books]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/unburned-hopes-prevail-amid-piles-of-charred-books/372028/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:02:19 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Five days after the fire in Thamel and the breeze still smells of ashes]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unions tell TU to scrap their illegal move]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/unions-tell-tu-to-scrap-their-illegal-move/372027/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:01:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The student unions close to the major political parties have agreed to cancel the voting rights of those who were admitted illegally on May 16 and 17.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Everest event at Tokyo Tower]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/everest-event-at-tokyo-tower/372026/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Nepali embassy in Japan in association with various organisations including Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Non-Resident Nepalese Association of Japan Chapter is organising a pro]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New city look by this year end: Authorities]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/new-city-look-by-this-year-end-authorities/372025/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 3:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the ongoing road expansion making good progress, the government has said the Capital city will get a new look by the end of the current fiscal year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amrit Bhog driver stabs employer in the back]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/amrit-bhog-driver-stabs-employer-in-the-back/372024/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:59:19 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A man employed as driver by Amrit Bhog, a renowned banquet in Kathmandu, has been found to have looted the home of his own employer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Biggest’ ammunition bust ever]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/capital/biggest-ammunition-bust-ever/372023/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:58:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A large amount of high-end bullets and ammunition, used in automatic SLR guns and modern pistols, have been recovered from Goldhunga VDC-7, Kathmandu.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Super-fast’ passport service to be a bane to poor, rural people]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/super-fast-passport-service-to-be-a-bane-to-poor-rural-people/372022/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sukumaya Thokar Tamang could have paid Rs 5,000 and obtained a passport from the District Administration Office in Bara, her home district]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two Maoist parties ‘in bid’ to mend fences]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/two-maoist-parties-in-bid-to-mend-fences/372021/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:53:31 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Around a year after the party split, the UCPN (Maoist) has approached its breakaway faction, the CPN-Maoist, for unification]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[After secretary files, CIAA chief now eyes ministers]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/editors-pick/after-secretary-files-ciaa-chief-now-eyes-ministers/372020/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:52:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chief Commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki, who has instructed secretaries to submit their decisions ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Former CA member Haque found murdered]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/former-ca-member-haque-found-murdered/372019/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A member of the dissolved Constituent Assembly (CA), Sadrul Miya Haque, was found murdered in Kalyanpur VDC-2 here on Tuesday morning]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese PM begins Pakistan visit]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/world/chinese-pm-begins-pakistan-visit/372018/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies look to boost trade ties.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/world/syrian-foes-move-towards-talks-but-fighting-rages/372017/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 2:46:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting t]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forum seeks access for all journos to courtroom]]></title>
<link>http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/05/22/top-story/forum-seeks-access-for-all-journos-to-courtroom/372016/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Constitutional and Judicial Journalists’ Forum has demanded that the Supreme Court give all the reporters access to the courtroom without discrimination.]]></description>
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