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Monday, February 20, 2012

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NA marks Army Day amid special programme
KATHMANDU, FEB 20 - Nepal Army (NA) observed its annual Army Day coinciding with Mahashivaratri festival amidst a grand ceremony at the army pavilion in Tundikhel on Monday.
Three killed, over dozen injured in Pyuthan jeep accident
PYUTHAN, FEB 20 - Three people have been killed and over dozen injured in a jeep accident at Dakhwadi VDC-3 of Belawa, Pyuthan on Monday.
Top brass to finalise governance structure
KATHMANDU, FEB 20 - The Dispute Resolution Sub-Committee has decided that the top leaders of the major three parties should finalise the issues concerning governance structure.

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A scene captured from inside the Haleshi cave, a famous Hindu religious site, in Khotang on Sunday. Thousands of pilgrims have flocked to Haleshi on the eve of Maha Shivaratri festival.

Photographer: Dambar Singh Rai /eKantipur
Hari Kumar Rimal of Nepal Army and Brinda Shrestha of APF complete the race, to win the male and female category respectively, in the Kantipur Marathon organised to mark the 20th anniversary of Kantipur Publications at Tinkune, Kathmandu on Sunday.

Photographer: Kaushal Adhikari /ekantipur
Chairman and Managing Director of Kantipur Publications Kailash Sirohiya addresses a special function organised to mark the 20th anniversary of Kantipur Publications at the Publications compound, Kathmandu on Sunday.

Photographer: eKantipur
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai flagging off the Kantipur Marathon at Kantipur Publications premises in Tinkune, Kathmandu on Sunday. Also seen in the photo are Chairman/MD of Kantipur Publications, Kailash Sirohiya, and Editor of Kantipur Daily, Sudhir Sharma.

Photographer: BR /eKantipur
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Information Minister JP Gupta attend the Golden Jubilee year and 51st Anniversary of Rastriya Samachar Samittee in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Photographer: Kiran Panday /eKantipur
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (Left) speaks with Presidential Representative in the Siberian Federal District Viktor Tolokonsky during a meeting in Abakan, on Saturday.

Photographer: AFP /Ria Novosti
A dancer performs at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta during the historic Venetian Carnival ball" the Doge ball" in Venice on Saturday.

Photographer: AFP /Andrea Pattaro

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Opinion

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PURANJAN ACHARYA

The political culture today is profoundly influenced by the Rana regime
Meghalaya’s ashes
BABU RAM NEUPANE

Recently a colleague from Guwahati in India shared a report on child labour from Nepal, Bangladesh and

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They’re here to stay
2012-02-20-To say that multinational companies (MNCs) are going through their most fragile period would not be an understatement.

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Road should be treated as a shared space
FEB 20 - Roads are meant to facilitate movement of people and goods. They are the shared space for all stakeholders.

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Mahashivaratri being observed with reverence, gusto
KATHMANDU, FEB 20 - Hindus all over the nation are observing Mahashivaratri festival—a special night to pray to Lord Shiva—on Monday.

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