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Gold, silver traders take out protest rally in capital, resisting market monitoring by government. (Bhaswor Ojha)

Dairies operating without license

KRITI BHUJU
NDDB Govt seals 3 in Bhakatpur

KATHMANDU, June 20: Most dairies in the Valley are found to be operating without a license from the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC). A study by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) shows that there are some 800 dairies in operation nationwide, and of these, only 26 have a license.

Though the study shows that many dairies have no license, DFTQC has not been able to take any action against those operating without license.
“It is true that many dairies are operating without license, and they will face legal action,” said Pramod Koirala, spokesperson of DFTQC, adding that they have not been able to monitor all of them due to lack of infrastructure and manpower. [More]

	Q & A Into the world of art
	BY THE WEEK BUREAU
	A prominent abstract painter, Laxman Shreshtha has earned quite a reputation and much critical acclaim for his alluring paintings. Born in Siraha, Nepal, he now shuttles between Mumbai, Paris and New York. Winner of several awards like the first prize at Boursiers Exhibition of Painting, Paris and other honors like Prix d’Honneur, International Art Exchange Exhibition, New York, Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Medal, Inter Nations Invitation, Germany, Shreshtha was recently in Kathmandu in search of some inspiration.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS

Members yet to receive appointment letters
GANI ANSARI

KATHMANDU, June 19: Six days after the Interim Election Council´s announcement to form a five-member Constituency Delineation Commission (CDC), members of the commission have yet to receive their appointment letters.

The Interim Election Council on Thursday had announced November 19 as the date for Constituent Assembly (CA) polls and had decided to form the commission under former justice Tahir Ali Ansari. [More]

Deuba wooing agitating parties to join poll process
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JP Gupta likely to join TMDP
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Apex court stays decision to sack Binod Aryal
RUPAK D SHARMA

KATHMANDU, June 20: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Insurance Board (IB) not to enforce a decision to sack its executive director, Binod Aryal, for at least a week.

The stay order was issued by a single bench of officiating Chief Justice Damodar Prasad Sharma hours after the IB, the insurance sector regulator, took a decision to relieve Aryal from his job. [More]

Bullion traders organize national gathering to put pressure on govt
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Increase income tax threshold: CNI
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS

A year on, squatters still await relocation
NIRJANA SHARMA

KATHMANDU, June 20: Bimala Tamang, 38, has been thinking of getting the roof of her hut repaired as it leaks when it rains just as it did on Wednesday morning.

She bought some plastic sacks to cover the roof with a hope that her four-member family will have some relief during night.
Staring at the sky, she murmured, “The trouble is mounting every day and night at our home.” [More]

Langtang Park seeks to open wild-boar hunting
NIRAJAN POUDEL

Sauraha to get more tourist police personnel
RAMESH KUMAR POUDEL

LIFESTYLE

Saving pennies for a noble cause
PRAMILA RAI

KATHMANDU, June 18: Established in July of 2009 by 14 young Nepalis residing in the UK, A Penny for Nepal is a not- for-profit organization dedicated to assisting the needy children in the education and health sector.

“People don’t know the value of pennies, and so often don’t bother saving the pennies. We decided to collect pennies and use them to help the needy children in Nepal,” explains Amrit Ramudamu, 32. Ramudamu is one of the 14 founding members of the organization. [More]

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SPORTS

Gurung, Dhital bag 2 golds each on final day
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KATHMANDU, June 19: Swimmers Sirish Gurung and Shreya Dhital who broke their own national records on Tuesday, claimed two gold medals each on Wednesday, the second and final day of the 18th National Open Swimming Championship held at the Satdobato swimming complex, Lalitpur.

Gurung won the men´s 400m and 100m freestyle events to take his gold medals tally to three. Gurung had won gold in 200m freestyle on Tuesday clocking 2 minutes 13.84 seconds to better his own national record of 2 minutes 17 seconds set last year. He had also bagged a silver in men´s 50m freestyle. [More]

Nepal to vie in Asian U-16 Basketball qualifiers
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Tension, anger as Asian giants reach World Cup
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INTERNATIONAL

Armed gang kills 48 in raid in Nigeria: official
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

KANO, Nigeria, June 19: An armed gang has raided a northern Nigerian village and killed 48 people in an apparent reprisal attack targeting a local vigilante group, a state official said Wednesday.

The attack saw gunmen move house to house as well as take positions atop a hill and open fire, the official said. Houses were also burnt, but it was not clear how many. [More]

US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war
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Toll in Baghdad suicide bombs up to 31 dead: officials
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Is internship really all that important?
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How important is it really to do an internship before applying for a job? Do you need to get the hands-on experience that is talked about when discussing the importance of internships or is it really a matter of just landing the right job? [More]

111 Nepali school students awarded scholarship
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